The foUowm^ Atrigai; WoTir)5 occurrmq: frequently in the course 
of the ensuing Journal, it is thought proper to prefix an explanation 
of them. 
Bentang, a sort of stage erected in every town, answering the purpose of a 
town hall. 
Slatees, free black merchants, often traders in slaves. 
Ci)ffie,a caravan of slaves or of people travelling with any kind of merchandize, 
Dooty, the chief magistrate of a town or province. 
Palaver, A court of justice, or public meeting; some times a parly or nego- 
ciation. 
Bar, nominal money; a single bar is equal in value to about two shillings 
sterling. 
Kowries, small shells which pass for money in the Interior of Africa. 
Barrahclo, a fowling-piece. 
Arrangoes, a large kind of bead. 
Baft, blue cloth of East Indian manufacture, much used in the African 
Trade. 
Pagne, a kind of cloth, also much used in the same trade. 
