This was agreed to, and _Chimenatto_ furnished them with as much fresh Provision as they could dispose of; twenty Whites went with him to War, and they took a Town and a great Number of Slaves, out of whom he ordered the Captain to pick and cull what they pleas'd; they asked the Price, he said, he required nothing, if they would let their Men go out once more. They went on a second Expedition, took several Towns, and brought down some thousand Slaves, beside great Droves of Cattle. The two Ships took their Choice of about 6000 Slaves, which with fresh Provision, and Provision for their Voyage, cost them only 2 or 3 Barrels of Powder, and a few Arms. The King told them, if they would leave those Men and come again, he would again slave them for nothing; the Men being willing to stay, the Ships sail'd, came again the next Season, were slaved according to Promise, and relieved those whites, such of them as would return, and left others, who were willing, in their Steads. With this Assistance _Chimenatto_ soon conquered the _Antylouts_ and _Vaujimbos_, and afterwards made himself Master of the whole Country of _Methelage_, of such Reputation are the _Europeans_ among these People, for they who have a white Man on their Side go on as to certain Victory; and the Sight of a white Man against them is such a Damp to their Spirits, that despairing of Success, they are preparing for Flight before they engage. But to return, besides the Present of Oxen, the King sent 100 Blacks laden with Rice. _Cornelius_ sent him a Present of 2 Barrels of Powder, and would have given him more, with small Arms in Return, but he sent them Word he would have no more, nor any of their Arms, not being in Want of either; on the contrary, if they wanted he would send them ten Barrels of Powder, as they were his Children; bid them proceed on their Voyage, and if they were richer when they came back, and would send him any Present, he would accept it, but not now that they were poor. Here _Cornelius_ lost 70 Men by their Excesses, having been long without fresh Provision, the eating immoderately, drinking Toke (a Liquor made of Honey) to Excess, and being too free with the Women, they fell into violent Fevers, which carried them off. The Blacks having given _Cornelius_ an Account of the _Speaker_'s being sail'd from _Methelage_ about three Months before for the _East-Indies_, he, having taken in his Provisions, steer'd the same Course, in Hopes to join in Consort with her; but the _Speaker_ lying off the _Red Sea_, and the _Morning Star_ going into the Gulf of _Persia_ they never met: They run up a pretty Way in the Gulf, and lay under _Antelope_ Island, where they kept a Look-out, and whence they made their Excursions, and took a Number of Prizes.