140 MATCHAPPEES AT THE FAIR. [1820. 
on during the time of worship, and some of them 
throwing small stones at each other ; they did 
not know what to make of this. 
When the Matchappees at the fair received 
paper money for the articles they had to dispose 
of, they could not be made to understand its use ; 
after farther explanations they supposed they 
could procure any thing they chose for it, 
whether the paper was for one, two, or more 
rix-dollars. Their money being rejected as too 
little for the articles they wanted, they thought 
they had been cheated by the persons who had 
given them the paper, and gave it for any thing 
they could obtain, despising small pieces of dirty 
paper. 
On their return to Lattakoo, every day some 
of them were making mock sales, imitating the 
auctioneer, calling out in the Dutch language his 
very words, " Once, twice, thrice! Who bids 
more ?" &c., which afforded great amusement to 
the natives. 
Five Corannas, from Mobatee, arrived, who in- 
formed us that they had removed to the place we 
had recommended as better for fields and gardens, 
and consequently for a permanent settlement, 
but they entertained doubts of its suitableness ; 
