MANNERS OF THE PEOPLE OF CAYOR. 53 
When the harvest is over, the Joloft' Negroes remain for 
nine months lying on their mats, and fill up their time with 
conversation. Fishing is the only employment in which the 
seasons produce no relaxation for the inhabitants of the coast. 
But as idleness is honoured in these countries, just as ignorance 
was among our forefathers in the first ages of our monarchy, 
it is obvious that necessity alone impels the Joloff to labour. 
The inhabitants of Africa have learned the superiority of 
our arms, and how to avail themselves of it. There is scarcely 
any of the nations of this continent that we are acquainted 
with, but what uses fire-arms. Gunpowder is manufactured 
in the Bambari*a country. The natives of Cay or, however, 
have not entirely relinquished the arms of their ancestors. 
The spear and the bow still constitute the principal weapons 
of their armies. Not content with these implements of de- 
struction, their" warriors have also adopted the sabre and 
the poniard. 
Their manner of making war is exactly suited to people 
uninstructed in this murderous art. They await their enemy 
behind a bush ; they fire on him as he passes, and immediately 
run away. Sometimes, however, whole armies have engaged 
in close combat, and have exhibited proofs of extraordinary 
valour and magnanimity. I will relate, by way of illustra- 
tion, two facts which occurred during the reign of one of the 
predecessors of the Darnel or present king. 
A Marabout on the banks of the Senegal, had raised the 
