The King of _Dahomè_ being informed of Captain _Ossue_’s return into his Country, resolved to send an Army to drive him out; which the other having notice of, retired with many of his People into the _French_ Fort: _Ossue_ little thinking at that time, that the Governor was the occasion of his Enemies coming in order to betray them. The next day after he and his People were received into the Fort, the _Dahomè_ Army came down, and being informed the _French_ had given them Protection, contrary to a secret Promise their King had received from the Governor, they assaulted the Fort. But having nothing but small Arms to make their Attack, it would have availed little, had not the Thatch of the Houses within the Fort taken Fire. This Accident alarmed the white Men, who knowing there was a great quantity of Gunpowder in their Magazine, and no possibility of stopping the Fire, fled to the _English_ Fort, which was within Musquet-Shot of their own, and so saved themselves: But the black People not being so sensible of their Danger, suffered very much by the blowing up of the Magazine, there being above one thousand of them killed, besides many wounded by this Accident. However, in the Confusion, and under cover of the Smoke, Captain _Ossue_, and several of his People, escaped to the _English_ Fort: Where Governor _Wilson_, who then resided there for the _African_ Company, generously gave them Protection; and to prevent Accidents, ordered immediately all the Houses in the Fort to be unthatch’d, and by firing on the _Dahomes_ with his Cannon, killed several, and kept the rest at a distance.