264 SPEECHES OF THE CHIEFS. [1820. 
many of his people ran from the ranks, and 
danced, &c. for some time, after which he made 
a most warlike speech, urging them to go quickly 
against the nation that had stolen their cattle. I 
was afraid he would propose that we should ac- 
company them with our muskets. 
Another captain said they had no King, (al- 
luding to the government by a Regent,) to protect 
the cattle. He did not like to see young kings 
with thick legs and corpulent bodies, they ought 
to be kept thin by watching and defending the 
cattle. 
A chief from another town, who was very black, 
and wore a large hairy cap, made a long speech, 
warmly exhorting them to take vengeance on the 
Boquains. A blind chief, when exhorting to 
war, was cheered ; on which he remarked, that 
what they had given was a weak cheer, they must 
clear their throats, and cheer such things with 
more force and heart. He laughed while he said 
this. 
Another chief said, they could come to the 
peetso all well powdered ; and they could talk 
much about commandoes, but it was all show, 
they did nothing. In his young days the captains 
were men of far more courage and resolution than 
they were now. 
