would pay them by my Book: And as to the writing it would never go off the Paper; but this did no ways satisfy them. About this time several _Portuguese_ Ships arrived in the Road of _Whidaw_ and stay’d there, on a prospect of the Country’s being settled again; for the King of _Dahomè_ had permitted a great number of the common People to return, and they began to build them Houses near the _English_ and _French_ Forts. But some time after it appeared, that it was only done to deceive the _Europeans_. However the King of _Dahomè_ being desirous of the _Portuguese_ Gold, which they bring to purchase _Negroes_ with, his Majesty sent a great many Slaves down to _Whidaw_, which made Trade dull with us at _Jaqueen_. For tho’ formerly great Numbers came to this place, from other Nations now destroyed by the _Dahomes_, there remains at present only one Country called _Lucamee_, lying towards the North-East, for _Jaqueens_ to trade to. Which Nation, by means of a wide River, has escaped being made a Conquest to the barbarous and cruel _Dahomes_. As I was in this melancholy state, one day, my old Acquaintance the Captain (who had been so civil to me at the Camp) came to visit me; and the Linguist not being in the way, I made use of a little black Boy, who spoke pretty good _English_, and was entertained by me in the Factory as a Servant, to be my Interpreter; ordering him to tell the Captain my Grievances, for which he seemed concerned. He told me he was a warlike Person, and so had no Knowledge of the Affairs of the Traders; but he was confident the _Jaqueens_ were not tolerated in such things by the King. Then I bid the little Boy further inform him, That the Traders very much imposed upon the military Gentlemen of his Country, in selling them Muskets bought out of the _French_ Factory, for the sake of a small Present. These being made in imitation of _English_ Arms, were sent to the King, as if bought from me, by which means a bad repute was brought on our Arms; because the _French_ Guns split in firing, and hurt the Soldiers; which is owing to their not being proved as ours are, with a good load of Gunpowder, before they are put into a Stock and finished. I observed, this very much moved him, so I made him a Present of some things, with a promise of a greater Reward, if he would go to the King, and let his Majesty know my Complaints. So having considered the matter a little while, he agreed to go, charging the little Boy to keep the thing secret, on pain of being put to cruel Torments if he divulged it; and I soon after experienced the good Effects of his Journey.