CAPTAIN TUCKEY'S NARRATIVE. 225 



Lindy N'Congo resides at banza Congo, far inland to 

 the south. 



In war the Chenoo of Embomma musters 1000 muskets ; 

 fire into the enemies houses at night. Cut off the heads of 

 the prisoners and burn the bodies. All the women sent 

 away before a war is begun. Some Foomoo makes up the 

 business, and each party keeps the trophies, and puts up 

 with the losses. All the men of a Chenooship obliged to 

 go to war. Commanded by the Macaya, next brother to 

 the Chenoo, and civil magistrate ; Mambouk, relative of the 

 Chenoo, war minister. 



Chenoo of Inga dead, blind man substituted. 



Dress. Old men, long thin aprons ; young men, cat- 

 skins ; tyger cat most valuable ; each costs a piece ; com- 

 mon cat skins at Embomma for six fathoms 



Canoes made of camhafuma (bombax) 



Spoons, and mouth pieces of pipes made of lemanzao, 

 and pacahanda. 



Flocks of flamingos going to the south denote the 

 approach of the rains. 



THE END. 



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