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journal, will show in a clearer view the barter 

 trade : — 



" Two scrivelloes, weighing eleven and a half 

 pounds, were bought for nine cotton handkerchiefs 

 and one cutlass, or about 4is. ^d. sterling. 



" Two scrivelloes, weighing eighteen pounds, 

 for two yards scarlet cloth, one yard cotton velvet, 

 and four handkerchiefs; about 5s. 6d. sterling. 



" One tooth weighing thirty pounds, — three 

 yards red cloth, and eleven thousand cowries, or 

 about 14.y. sterling. 



" One tooth weighing forty-four pounds, — four 

 yards of red velvet, six yards of scarlet cloth; 

 about 16^. sterling. 



" One tooth weighing thirty pounds, — four 

 yards scarlet cloth, one looking-glass ; about 7s. 

 sterling." 



Hardware, powder, guns, Manchester cottons, 

 and earthenware were not saleable at prime 

 cost : red cloth, velvet, and mock coral beads 

 were principally in demand ; and next, looking- 

 glasses and snuff-boxes of Venetian manufacture, 

 I have stated the value of the goods at the 

 invoice price ; but the price paid for ivory is no 

 criterion of the value of the trade, as the quan- 



