CHAPTER VII. 
Mr. J amieson’s settlement at Bassa-pii — Mr. Beecroft’s knowledge of 
the native character — Gigantic trees — Botanical remarks — Monkeys 
— Squirrels — Birds — The spiny-tailed flying squirrel — The large 
blue plantain-eater— Sun-birds — Large snakes — The mason wasp — 
Krumen catching a turtle — New moon dances of the Africans — 
Bimbia — King William — Odd costume of that chief — His wives — 
Tribute paid in slaves — Koyal displeasui'e — Avaricious demands — 
Fondness for strong liquors — King William’s consequence — Mon- 
doleh — Yellow Nako, the Lord of the Isles — Voracity of the blue 
shark — Peculiar stmctures about the head — Supposed uses. 
Messks. Roscher and Thomson v^ent over to Mr. 
J amieson^s settlement. Shark River, near Bassa-pu, 
which they reached with some difficulty, having adven- 
tured themselves in a crazy vessel, which had been 
a racing galley in times past, but was now so split 
and disabled by tropical suns, that it required one 
man constantly baling to keep her afloat ; to add to 
their disagreeables, some of the negroes were refrac- 
tory, and, regardless of a heavy swell which was 
setting in, would just paddle as they thought proper. 
The place selected by Mr. Beecroft for the settle- 
ment is most judiciously chosen on a small promon- 
