The _Dahomes_ having taken the _French_ Fort, sheltered themselves therein; and the next morning sent a principal Man amongst them to Governor _Wilson_, to know the reason why he had fired on their Army. To which he answered, “That they having come down out of the Country in a hostile manner, without giving him the least notice, and attacked his Neighbours the _French_, he looked on it as the common Cause of all the _Europeans_ settled there, who were bound to assist one another.” To this the _Dahomes_ replied, “That when they came down, they had no design to attack the _French_ Fort, for the King had no quarrel with the white Men: But the Governor having taken Captain _Ossue_ and his People into the _French_ Fort, contrary to his Promise, it obliged them to act as they had done.” At the same time they told the Governor to his Face, “That he had first sent to their King by a _French_ Surgeon, then residing with their Master, to persuade his Majesty to send an Army down, to destroy Captain _Ossue_ and his People; promising at the same time he would give them no Protection.” This the _French_ Governor denied, but all that were present believed it to be too true; and by this means he let the _Dahomes_ see, that white Men (whom they had before a high opinion of) could be the basest of Villains, when their Interest tempted them thereto. For it was much suspected, that the Governour had contrived the whole Affair, in order to squeeze a large Sum of Money from Captain _Ossue_ to protect him, and for some other infamous Views. However, he met afterwards with a suitable Reward, being killed by the _Whidaws_, whom he had so much injured. As soon as the King of _Dahomè_ was informed of the taking of the _French_ Fort, he sent this Message to the _French_ Governor; “that he had brought this Misfortune on himself by his Perfidy, for he had no quarrel to his Nation; therefore he would order his Soldiers to repair the Fort, which had been greatly damaged by the Powder: Or if he did not desire this, he might depart with all the _Frenchmen_ to his own Country.” After this, the Ships that lay then in the Road of _Whidaw_ had good Trade for Women and Children, which the _Dahomes_ had taken of Captain _Ossue_’s People, but there were few Men taken; many of them being lost when the Magazine blew up: and the rest having fled to the Island which their King was in.