It so happen’d, that in the Evening of the Day we came into the Camp, there were brought above eighteen hundred Captives, from a Country called _Tuffoe_, at the distance of six days Journey. The occasion of warring on them, the Linguist thus related, “That at the time his King was wholly employed in contriving the Destruction of the _Whidaws_, these People had presumed to attack five hundred of his Soldiers, sent by his Majesty as a Guard to twelve of his Wives, who were going with a large quantity of Goods and fine things, carried by Slaves, to the Country of _Dahomè_. The Guard being routed, and the Women slain, the _Tuffoes_ possess’d themselves of the Goods; for which Outrage, as soon as the Conquest of _Whidaw_ was compleated, the King sent part of his Army against them, to revenge him for their Villany; in which they had all desirable Success.” It was necessary to mention this Affair, for the better understanding of what follows, it being so very remarkable. The King, at the time we were present, ordered the Captives of _Tuffoe_ to be brought into the Court: Which being accordingly done, he chose himself a great number out of them, to be sacrificed to his _Fetiche_ or Guardian Angel; the others being kept for Slaves for his own use; or to be sold to the _Europeans_. There were proper Officers, who received the Captives from the Soldiers hands, and paid them the Value of twenty Shillings Sterling for every Man, in _Cowries_, (which is a Shell brought from the _East Indies_, and carried in large quantities to _Whidaw_ by the _Europeans_, being the current Money of all the neighbouring Countries far and near) and ten Shillings for a Woman, Boy, or Girl. There were likewise brought by the Soldiers some thousands of dead Peoples Heads into the Court; every Soldier, as he had Success, bringing in his hand one, two, three, or more Heads hanging in a String; and as the proper Officers received them, they paid the Soldiers _five Shillings_ for each Head: Then several People carried them away, in order to be thrown on a great Heap of other Heads, that lay near the Camp; the Linguist telling us his Majesty designs to build a Monument with them, and the Heads of other Enemies formerly conquered and killed. I observed, there were a great many of the principal Men of the Court and Army present, all prostrated on the Ground; none being permitted to go nearer, than within twenty foot of the King’s Chair; and whatsoever they had to say to his Majesty, first kissing the Ground, they whispered into the Ear of an old Woman, who went to the King; and having received his answer, she returned with it to them. His Majesty likewise showed his Liberality to his Courtiers and Officers, in presenting them with at least two hundred Captives. As soon as any person had a Slave presented to them, a proper Officer made Proclamation of it, which was immediately echoed by the Populace, who were waiting in great numbers at the King’s Gate for the Sacrifices.