brue's third voyage. ^5$ 
necessary accompaniments of a royal visit, and 
then saw them on shore. So much pleased does 
the queen appear to have been with this visit, 
that scarcely a day elapsed without her sending 
some present. 
On the 17th May a caravan was seen ap- 
proaching, which soon exhibited appearances in- 
dicating something much superior to a mere 
company of merchants. After a long cavalcade 
of camels and horses, with armed men mounted 
on them, and trumpets blowing, a camel was seen 
much larger than the rest, and having on its back 
an open seat, on which two females were placed. 
These proved to be the mother and wife of Addi, 
who, attracted by the reputation of Brue, came 
to pay him a visit. The Director made every 
exertion to receive well these fair visitors. Their 
train was small, consisting only of two or three 
ladies, and a guiriot. They were both handsome, 
though the beauty of the eldest was considerably 
injured by the largeness of her dimensions. The 
younger made some use of rouge, without its, 
however, producing any improvement on her 
olive complexion. Their chief ornaments were 
gold ear-rings and necklaces, with grains of am- 
ber and coral. They were much more modestly 
attired than the negro ladies. A large mantle 
of black Indian cloth covered them from head to 
foot, and the sleeves were so large as to envelop 
