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at the same moment two magnificent teeth were 

 brought in, exceeding in size anything of the 

 sort I had ever seen. At the roots they were 

 about two feet and a half in circumference, and 

 gradually tapered to the point : it took two 

 able-bodied slaves to carry one of them : they 

 were each about eight feet long, and of a dark 

 tinge. I endeavoured in my own mind to pic- 

 ture the enormous size of an animal capable of 

 carrying such a weight attached to his head. I 

 should suppose that each tooth could not have 

 weighed less than from two hundred to two hun- 

 dred and fifty pounds. We had one on board, 

 weighing one hundred and forty pounds, which we 

 purchased when ofFAddacoodah, and those which 

 we then saw were nearly twice as large. — The 

 king asked me if we had goods sufficient to pur- 

 chase them : to which I replied, we had, provided 

 he did not ask more than their real value. I in- 

 quired what he would take for them, as I should 

 like to come to an agreement before going on 

 board ; but he replied, they were the king of 

 teeth (Sullikeen Gewaws). 



His majesty then began to talk of the war with 

 the Felatahs, and, like a bad general, disclosed 

 his plans. He told me with much warmth of 



