When the Quarter-Master, who carried up a Blunderbuss, a fine Gun, and a Pair of Pistols, for a Present to the King, told him they wanted Provisions, he asked where they were bound? To which he answered, to seek their Fortunes, for, at present, they were very poor. Look ye, replied the King, I require nothing of you, all white Men I look upon as my Children; they help'd me to conquer this Country, and all the Cattle in it is at their Service. I will send you down Provisions enough, and when that is spent you shall have more; he accordingly sent 1000 Head of Cattle, out of which he bid them chuse what they would, and they salted up a 100 fat Oxen. It may be an Amusement to the Reader to have a short History of this King, who was called _Andian Chimenatto_, that is, King _Chimenatto_: He was 2d Son of _Andian Lifouchy_, whose Country lay between _Methelage_ and St. _Augustine_, his elder Brother was _Timanangarivo_. At the Death of _Andian Lyfouchy_, _Chimenatto_, assisted by a younger Brother, and a great Number of the People, endeavour'd to wrest the Kingdom from his elder Brother _Timanangarivo_; but he was defeated, and with his Party obliged to retire, however, he still made War upon his Brother, till he was, by repeated Losses, very much weaken'd, and apprehensive of being attack'd by him; he retir'd farther Northward, where he made War on _Andian Methelage_, but without great Success, so that he settled on a Point of Land by the Sea-Coast, where the _Tyloutes_, that is, Inhabitants of the Sea, who are descended from the _Arabs_, and the _Vaujimbos_, who are esteem'd the meanest Cast on the whole Island, were very vexatious and troublesome to him, and kept him in continual Alarms. In the mean while a couple of Ships arrived at _Yungowl_ (the Country of _Timanangarivo_) belonging to _Frederick Phillips_, of _New York_, to slave; but hearing the old King was dead, who had a great Respect for the Whites, and that _Timanangarivo_ had cut off the Crew of a Brigantine, on Pretence that they had poison'd his Father _Andian Lyfouchy_, for he drunk on board her so much Brandy that he died of it; they would not stay here, but went farther on the Coast to look for Trade. _Andian Chimenatto_ spying them, caused a Smoak to be made, which brought one of their Boats on Shoar; _Chimenatto_ received the Crew very civilly, and invited the Ships in, promising Trade. The Commanders ask'd if he had Slaves? He said he had but few; however, if they would allow some of their Men to go with him to War, he would slave both Ships: They answered, that _Timanangarivo_ his Brother, had murder'd some of their Countrymen, and they could put no Confidence in him; upon which he gave them the History of his Wars, said his Brother was a wicked Man for what he had done; but if they would send some Men with him, he would give his Wives and nearest Relations for Hostages, to be kept on board.