These People valiantly defended themselves for many Months, having retired amongst their Mountains and Woods, where they were besieged by the _Dahomes_. The rainy Season coming on, the _Dahomè_ Soldiers were desirous of returning to their own Country, but the King was highly incensed at it, and put several of the principal Officers to death, only for mentioning it to him. This caused great Murmurings in the Army, which were increased by their Sufferings from the Rains; so that some of his Captains deserted him with many Soldiers, amongst whom was one of his Sons, who fled with four thousand Men to the King of _Weemey_. Finding himself in these Circumstances, he resolved to make one grand Effort on the _Yahoos_, in which he prevailed; but tho’ he beat them out of their Fastnesses, he gain’d little by it, they making a brave Retreat, in which his wearied Soldiers could not pursue them; and soon after he returned to his own Country, with the loss of most of his Forces and of his Reputation. At this the People of _Jaqueen_ were not a little pleased; for they always stood in fear of him, but now began to entertain Hopes, he might at last be destroyed. There resided at that Place, a _Dutch_ Gentleman named _Mynheer Hertog_. This Person carried on a considerable Trade, with the help of his black Servants, into several distant Countries, by means of a River that runs from _Jaqueen_ into the Bay of _Bennin_. Having gained a great influence over the King of _Jaqueen_, they often consulted together, sending private Messages by the Traders to the King of _Weemey_, and other neighbouring Princes, to stir them up against the King of _Dahomè_, and withal supplied them with Ammunition. Of this the King of Dahomè having received Intelligence, and also that the People of _Jaqueen_ were going to build a Fortification by the Directions of the _Europeans_ residing there; he resolved to attack them, in order to be revenged. The better to deceive them, he gave out, that he intended a second Expedition far inland: And to blind the _Jaqueen_ Spies, he gave Order to his General to march towards the inland Parts, but in the Night the Army wheeled about, and with great Expedition (tho’ there were above fifteen thousand men in this Army) they came by the way of _Whidaw_ to _Jaqueen_, without being discovered, till they were just entring the Town.