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entreated by the king to allow my Kroomen to 

 accompany his men on marauding expeditions. 

 My refusal irritated him exceedingly, and, I have 

 little doubt, was one reason for his conduct to 

 me being so harsh. He tried the men them- 

 selves ; but though the Kroomen, like the Irish, 

 will fight for the fun of the thing, they knew 

 their duty too well to disobey me. They had 

 frequent wrestling and boxing matches with 

 the inhabitants, and were generally victorious, 

 although they never got into serious scrapes. 

 They were all tall, handsome men, and having 

 the advantage of the polish acquired by travel, 

 and the discipline of our cruisers, they surpassed 

 the Fundah beaux in the good graces of the fair 

 sex, who, frequently regardless of their reputa- 

 tions, and forgetting their own amiable character, 

 would vigorously contest for the possession of 

 their persons. 



The only manufactures carried on in Fundah 

 are cotton cloths, extensive dye-works, and iron 

 and copper utensils. The cotton is spun by every 

 one, from the king downwards, upon what, I 

 believe, is called a falling bobbin. The spinner 

 carries a quantity of raw cotton in his hand, and 

 with his finger and thumb commences the thread. 



