: The Argosy Vol. 51 No. 3 March 1891 by Various Wood Charles W Charles William Editor - English periodicals The Argosy

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Attacked by Fever--Death of my Servant--Mr. Hutton--Buildings in Progress by him--Indolence of the Natives--Cheapness of Living--The Fantees--Their Superstition--Description of their Idol or Fetish--Their Customs or Holidays--Native Music--Rum, their favourite Liquor--Proceedings on occasion of a Death--Mode of Burial--The King's Custom or Holiday--Character of the King--My Reception by his Majesty--Comparatively neglected by the British Government--Fetish Houses--Native Funerals--Want of Natural Affection--The Yam Custom--The Fantees, the worst of the African Tribes--Their Power of Imitation--Wild Animals--The Patakoo--Granite and Sandstone--The Dutch Settlement of Elmina--A fine Field for Botanists--State of Agriculture--Excessive Heat--Message to the King of Ashantee--Cattle--Artizans much wanted--Murder of an Ashantee Woman

Annamaboe--State of the Fort--Indolence of the Natives, and Difficulty in procuring Labourers--Domestic Slavery--Missionary Schools--Want of Education in the Useful Arts--Hints on this Subject--Vegetables and Fruits--Town of Annamaboe--Soil--Natives--Reception of me by the King, and Conversation with him--Mr. Brewe--Mr. Parker--Excessive Heat--Little Cromantine, its impregnable Situation--The Fort--Cromantine--The Market-place--Extraordinary Tradition--Wonderful Dwarf--An Adventure--Accra--Wesleyan Missionaries--Natives--their Habitations--Wives and Slaves--Situation of the Town, and Soil

Strange Articles of Food--Native Cookery--The River Amissa--Reception by the Caboceer of Amissa--Soil, Fruits, &c.--An Adventure--Visit from a Hyena--The River Anaqua--Arsafah--Soil, Fruits, &c.--Beautiful Birds--Moors and Arabs here--Cattle--Return to Cape Coast--Hospitable Reception there--Invitation from the King of Ashantee--My Reply--Visit the Neighbourhood of Cape Coast--Coffee Plantations--Indolence of the Natives--The Town of Napoleon--Eyau Awkwano--Fruits Growing Spontaneously--Bad Roads--Singular Mode of Carrying Timber--Cotton Trees--The Dwarf Cotton Shrub--Scene of a Sanguinary Battle--Djewkwa--Native Houses--An Intoxicated Caboceer--The Caboceer's Presents--Account of him--Return to Cape Coast--Sail for Whydah--Winnebah--Method of Curing Fish--Natives--Stock--Neighbouring Country--The Devil's Hill--Soil--Yanwin --The River Jensu--Beautiful Birds--The King-fisher

Native Laws--Roguery of the Natives; White Men fair Game--Superstition --Fetish-houses--Colour, Habits, &c. of the Natives--Prevalence of Drunkenness--Disgusting Neglect--Fashion in Shaving--Tally System--Population--Accra--Mr. Bannerman and his Hospitality--Danish Accra, partly Demolished--Occasion of this--Attempt to assassinate the Governor--English Accra, its Trade much reduced by Competition with Americans--Currency--Merchants' Houses--Fruits and Flowers--The Coromantine Apple--Natives most expert Thieves--Population--Circumcision--Mode of Carrying Children--Sleep in the Open Air--Manufactures--Fish--Difficult Landing--Salt Lake--Soil--Gaming and Drinking--Population of English Accra--Stock--Cruel Treatment of Horses--Want of Natural Affection--Sail for Ahguay--Boarded by an English Brig--Mr. Hutton's Factory at Ahguay--A Drunken Caboceer--His Dress and Attendants--A Principal Fetish-woman, her Dress--Dance performed by her--Natives of Ahguay--Slave-merchants--Cotton and Indigo--Markets--Treatment of Slaves--Characteristics of Africans--Fish--Method of Dressing the Crab--Alligators--Alligator-hunt--Plants and Fruits--The Velvet-Tamarind--Popoe--Mr. Lawson, a Native Merchant--Introduction to his Wives--Merchants, their Mode of Living--Slave-Trade--Population-- Manufactures--Gaming and Drinking--Kankie--M. de Suza's Slave Establishment--His House--His Domestic Slaves--Noisy Reception by the Caboceer--Treatment of Slaves

Gregapojee--Extensive Market at--Native Produce and European Manufactures--Popoe Beads, their Value; probable Origin of--Houses-- Situation and Soil of Gregapojee--Fish--Alligators--Population--Return to Ahguay, and thence to Whydah--Toll-house--Fish-trap--Travelling Canoe--Beautiful Scenery of the Lagoon--Oysters growing to Trees--Old Ferryman--Gibbets of three Criminals--Murder committed by them--The English Fort at Whydah--Character of M. de Suza--Treatment of Slaves--Hints with reference to this odious Traffic--Price of Slaves--Slave Hunts--Necessity for Education--Cruelty in the Shipment of Slaves--Visit to Avoga--Account of him--Reception by him--Mode of Riding--Bad Road--Reason for not Repairing it--Market at Whydah--Native Manufactures, &c.--Duties imposed by the King of Dahomey--His Enormous Revenue--Head Money--System of Government--Severe Laws, and their Result--Paganism--Abject Superstition of the Natives--Dangerous to show Contempt for their Fetish--Anniversary Offerings for departed Friends--Usual Termination of such Festivals--Snake Worship--Houses built to contain them--The Snake-Lizard--The Field-Lizard--The House-Lizard--Vampire Bats

Locusts--The Winged Ant--Its Destructive Nature--Horse attacked by them--Their Ingenuity in Building--Stock--Great Want of Mechanics--Portuguese Whydah--Emigrants from Sierra Leone--Their Deplorable Condition--English at the Fort of Whydah--Military Resources of Dahomey--Polygamy--Mode of Shipping Slaves--Brutality on these occasions--Porto Sogoora--Mr. Lawson's Slaves--Greejee--Toll imposed there--Zahlivay--Yakasgo-- Badaguay--The Cabbage Palm-tree--Wooded Scenery--The Palm-tree--Exploring Visit to the Haho--Misfortunes of Ithay Botho, Capt. Clapperton's Servant--Adventures--Curiosity of the Natives--Podefo and its Market--Alligators--My Crew mutiny from fear--Hippopotami--Superstition of the Natives--A party of Fishermen, and their Fish-traps--Base Conduct of the Fishermen--My Punishment of them and my Crew

My lonely Situation--Akwoaay, its Population, &c.--Kind Reception by the Gadadoo--Native House of two Stories--Gigantic Cotton-tree--Etay, a Vegetable of the Yam tribe--Voracity of the Natives--Soil, Manufactures, &c. of Akwoaay--Natives of Porto Sogoora--Visit of the Caboceer--Mode of catching Crabs--Great Heat--Visit from Native Women--Mr. Lawson of Popoe--Character of the Natives--Attempt at Murder--Nocturnal Visit--Superstition--Vicinity of a Fetish-house--Flocks of Monkeys--The Monkey, an article of Food--Disagreeable Situation--Cravings of Hunger--Visit to the Greejee Market--An Alligator killed--Usual Notice to the Authorities on such occasions--The Alligator used as Food--Cruelty of the Natives to the Horse--Return to Whydah--Bad Conduct of my Canoemen--Adventures--Arrival at Whydah--Preparations for my Journey to Abomey--Country around Whydah--Farms--Emigrants from Sierra Leone Slave-dealers--Generosity of the King of Dahomey--Soil of Whydah--Corn-mill--Ferns, Vegetables, Fruits, &c.

Manufacture of Salt--Death of Dr. M'Hardy--Falling Stars--Manioc, the Food of the Slaves--Crops--Mode of storing Grain--Superstition-- Hospitality of Don Francisco de Suza--A Tornado--Slave Auctions--Punishment for killing Fetish Snakes--Slaughter of Dogs, &c.--Dogs used as Food--An English Dog rescued--Thievish Propensities of the Natives--Falling Stars--Murder of two Wives--Adjito--A heavy Tornado--Robbed by my Servant--American Brig sold to Slave Merchants--Shipment of Slaves--Sharks--Death caused by one--Preparations for my Journey to the Kong Mountains--M. de Suza's Liberality--His Opinion of Englishmen

Set out on my Journey for Abomey--Savay--Torree--My wretched Condition--Azoway--Parasitical Plants--Aladda--Cotton tree--Atoogo-- Assewhee--Havee--A Butterfly-School--Whyboe--Construction of the Houses--Native Customs--Manufactures--African Character generally--Population of Whyboe--Akpway--An extensive Swamp--Ahgrimmah--Togbadoe--Scenery--Soil--Swarm of Locusts

Canamina, its Population--Adawie--Preparations for entering the Capital--Abomey--My hospitable Reception--Visit from Mayho, the Prime Minister--Message from the King--The Palace--The Market-place--Dead Bodies of Criminals hung up--My Reception by his Majesty--Ceremony on Introduction--Conversation with the King--Perform the Sword Exercise before him--His Approbation--Troops of Female Soldiers--The King's Person--Ceremony of the Introduction of Military Officers--Dress of the Female Soldiers--Introduced to the King's Chiefs--Visits--The King's Staff--Review of Native Troops--Feigned Attack on a Town--The King's Soldier-wives--Ashantee Prince--His Majesty's Opinion of England and the English--The vain Boasting of the Ashantee Prince silenced by the King--Principal Officers--The Dahoman Women formidable Soldiers

Visit to the King at his Palace--Description of it--Reception by his Majesty--Gaudy Dress of the Attendants--Masks, Ornaments, &c.--Occasion of the War between the Mahees and Dahomans, and its Result--The King's Walking-staffs--Dance performed by his Majesty--Another Review of Female Troops--Execution of Four Traitors--Horrible Occurrence--Disgusting office of the Blood-drinker--Ludicrous Scene--The King's Mother and Grandmother--Dance performed by them--Costume of the King's Favourite Wives--I perform on the Jew's Harp--I dance with his Majesty--His Message to the Queen of England--Ridiculous Customs--Court of Appeal established at Abomey--Character of the King--Domestic Slavery--A Slave-hunt--Military Distinctions--Want of Natural Affection in the Natives--Roguery of my Servant--The King's Commissions to me--An Interesting Incident--Murderous Attack on me by my Servant--Inquiry into the Occurrence--My Servant compelled to accompany me

Departure for the Kong Mountains--My Dahoman Guards and their several Duties--The King's Wife--Neighbouring Krooms--Soil and Aspect of the Country--Varied Scenery--Cana--Bobay--Illness of my Servant--Immense Blocks of Granite--Custom-house--Duties imposed--Milder Laws established--Dtheno--Travelling Traders--The Azowah--Destruction of the Shea Butter-tree--Its Manufacture declared to be lawful--Description of this Tree--Immense Mountains--Ruins of Managlwa--Destruction of that Town by the Dahomans--Beautiful Scenery--Markets--Setta Dean--Reception by the Caboceer--Dance performed by him--Setta--Serenade--Supply of Provisions--Custom of Tasting--The Caboceer's Speech--The Natives expert as Cooks--Variety of Food--Palm Oil--Occro--Presents from the Caboceer--The Widow's Mite--Harmless Deception--Presents to the Natives--Dance performed by the Soldiers--Situation of Setta; its Soil, &c.--Its Population

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