VISIT THE KING OF ADDACOODAH. 313 



paring the board, and humble as it certainly was, 

 it was the only mark of respect that I was able 

 to pay to his memory. 



I visited the king, being the first time of my 

 going ashore this trip. He is an elderly man, 

 very plain in his appearance, and the same who 

 brought the boy Friday to us last season. He 

 gave the boat's crew a thousand cowries, to be 

 divided amongst them, and expressed his hap- 

 piness at being on friendly terms with the white 

 men. Addacoodah pays a tribute to Attah, by 

 whom its present chief was placed in power. 



The Mallam presented me with some eggs and 

 a fowl, and I remained in his house upwards of 

 an hour. A mixture of honey and water was also 

 brought us, and on seeing it he jocosely remarked, 

 that it was his barrasa (rum), they having no- 

 thing stronger as a beverage than beer, which 

 the Mallams are forbidden to drink, but con- 

 sider it no sin to drink rum, even to intoxi- 

 cation. They were quite astonished to see us 

 drink beer, and thought it derogatory to our 

 dignity. 



Since my last visit, Addacoodah had been con- 

 siderably enlarged, and the population greatly 

 increased : the dye-pits were now at work. The 



