Chaou.[18] Adjutabellee. Douzougoukeny. Amouzoukpway. Bozou-nogoodithay. Annessou. Aladee. Nah. Dosoutimee. Dojee. Adjobolee. Awalla. Alee. Atepwhahoo. Asseedaw. Agasahogloo. Kadjo. Kapo. FOOTNOTES: [17] After my return to Whydah, I happened to mention this circumstance to a Portuguese slave-merchant, at the same time doubting the truth of the powers of this plant. He assured me of the correctness of this information, and that the same plant is to be found in the Brazils. [18] Caboceer. CHAPTER IX. Enter Logazohy in Regimentals--Received by the Caboceer, attended by his Soldiers--Singular Mode of Dancing--Native Jester--Description of the Town--Corn Mills--Presents from Fetish-women--Agriculture--Prevalent Diseases--A disgusting Case of Leprosy--Quarrel among my Carriers--My Illness--The Damadomy--Trees, Shrubs--The Agbado--Rapid Construction of a Suspension Bridge by my Dahoman Guards--Savalu--Reception by the Caboceer--Picturesque Situation of the Town--Caboceer’s House--His Wives--His Jester--My Illness. Previous to my leaving Abomey for the Mahee country, the King expressed a desire that I should either enter the town, (where it might be arranged for me to remain all night,) in regimentals; or if more convenient to me, dress in them on the following morning, and proceed a short distance out of the town, going through a formal reception by the caboceer and head men. Accordingly, it was arranged that I should remain one day for that purpose, and about ten o’clock, all being ready, I, together with all my retinue, marched out of the town to the distance of about half a mile, in the same direction as we entered. We then countermarched, and were met by Chaou and head men, with his guard of about eighty soldiers, armed with muskets and short swords. As they advanced, a constant fire was kept up till within a few yards of us. Then both parties halted; upon which the usual prostration and palaver of welcome were as minutely observed as if he had not before seen us. We afterwards drank water with each other, and then rum of a very indifferent quality. Both parties then alternately went through their exercise of attack and defence. Their mode of skirmishing is all by stealth upon the enemy, and their charge is a wild disorderly rush, without any line being preserved. Each soldier upon his return brings with him a tuft of grass, or a piece of a bough of some description, to represent a head which he is supposed to have just cut off.