But now to return to the _Dahomè_ Soldiers: When they first came to _Sabee_, it seems they marched directly to the King’s Court, where not finding him, they set it on Fire; and then sent their General word of what had happened, who brought the whole Army over the River that Evening. He was in such a Surprize at his good Fortune, that he could hardly believe what he saw; and the white Gentlemen were as much amazed, to see the great Cowardice of these People, who had vapoured so highly, and as ignominiously quitted, the Town without opposing their Enemies in the least, leaving them intirely in the Power of the Conquerors, with all their own Riches. Mr. _Duport_, who was then the _African Company_’s Governour, told me, that when the _Dahomè_ Soldiers, who had never seen white Men before, came to his House, they stood in amaze, and would not venture near him, till he beckon’d and held out his Hand to them. Whereupon they laid hold on him, and finding him a Man like themselves in all Respects, except Colour, soon laid aside their Reverence; and taking from him what he had valuable in his Pockets, made him Prisoner, with about forty other white Men, _English_, _French_, _Dutch_ and _Portuguese_, who were served in the same manner. Amongst them was _Jeremiah Tinker_ Esq; who had just before resigned the _African Company_’s Affairs to Mr. _Duport_, and designed, if this Accident had not prevented him, to have embarked in a few Days for _England_. But Segnor _Pereira_ the _Portuguese_ Governour, had the good Fortune to escape from _Sabee_, to the _French_ Fort. He told me, he was in great fear of being smothered in the Press of the flying People, whom he could hardly keep off with his Dagger, from the Hammock he was carried in on Mens Shoulders. The Day after the taking of the Town of _Sabee_, the white Men taken Prisoners, were sent into the Country to the King of _Dahomè_, who lay then encamped with another Army, about forty Miles off in the Kingdom of _Ardra_; some Hammocks being provided for the principal white People amongst them, which is the usual way of travelling in this Country for Gentlemen either white or black.