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a body with their followers to pay another visit 

 to us ; occupying, most inconveniently, much of 

 the valuable time of some of our party. A few 

 more presents were found for them. A sort of 

 apology was made to the governor for the unruly 

 drunken conduct of a connection of one of the 

 caciques on their former visit, when the inter- 

 preter drew his sword, and threatened to cut 

 him down if he did not desist from interrupting 

 him. The penitent Indian afterwards made him- 

 self very useful, in conducting and influencing 

 other Indians in the transport with oxen of our 

 baggage to the Leubu. The dress of the ca- 

 ciques was, in both their visits, not very different 

 from their followers, except in the case of Pi- 

 noleo, whose costume has been already described, 

 and Cheuquante, who looked not very unlike one 

 of the monkies which the Savoyard boys exhibit 

 in the streets of London ; he having, by some 

 means or other, furnished himself with what was 

 meant for a cocked hat, with a cockade, a blue 

 coatee with red cuffs and collar, and a very long 

 sabre, and adding to his ridiculous appearance 

 by his evident self-satisfaction. 



A supply of rum and water, in a small cask, 



