DISCOVERIES OP THE ENGLISH. 
motive of fear or entreaty to divert him from such 
a purpose ; but seeing that it remained firm, he con- 
veyed a warning to the threatened quarter, in 
terms sufficiently understood by Jobson, who, 
hastening to the spot, found a stout negro lying 
flat on the ground, in a state of such deadly panic, 
that he was unable even to beg for mercy. After 
such an^ exposure, it is truly wonderful to discover 
our traveller still lending some faith to this super- 
stition ; but he considers these persons as merely 
" belying the devil," who gave, on other occasions, 
manifest proofs of his power. Thus, on arriving 
at a place called Pompetane, he found himself ex- 
pected, and a dinner provided, although he not 
only had sent no message, but had not even deter- 
mined upon the journey till the moment of setting 
out. On inquiring how his host had been so well 
informed, he was immediately told, that Horey, or 
the devil, had conveyed the intelligence ; to which 
he lent implicit faith ; never reflecting how easily 
a swift-footed negro might out-run his party and 
announce their arrival. 
Our author now went down to meet the Tenda 
merchants at Setico, a town about four miles from 
the river, and the largest he had seen in this coun- 
try. It formed the highest point to which the 
Portuguese had carried up their trade, and its po- 
pulation was chiefly composed of Marybucks (Ma- 
hometans). A considerable commerce is carried 
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