Star.
London, England, 1828-09-04 00:00:00

• ISLAND OPTERNANDO t ''^'.
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The following,
is an account of a visit WAD,
of Baracnuta and several of his Chief., to Mao
vessel at Fernando' Po— •
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'' aide o'clock, the King of aaracoota. leegilty
panied by bir brother sad ilveor six other Chiefs, cans.,-:.
on board according to hisspromise, and without; betray.
ing anysymptoms of timidity. The party were mar,
diately conducted to the Captain's !obi% and :lentil.
rained with wine and biscuits, which they appeared ..•
partake of with considerable relish. His Majesty, boy
ever, had not come noprovided, his canoe fraying been
stored with sotne calabashes of palm wine, which. were•
bent for en :board, and distributed freely ; oat of
pliment we Partook of this beverage; some of the tn.-
tives, we observed, mixed •it with Madeira. I most-
hot omit to mention that, whether as a point of iti•
(plttte, or whether it was. intended as an expression.
of gratitude for the attentions they were receiving,
she King and his Chiefs were • particularly desischis •
of rubbing liseir long beards against those of our
party who happened 'to be• possessed of a similar
(wombat car appurtenance. Amongst other circunt.
btances which gave them satisfaction, they were parti.
eularly gratified by. sitting ott our chairs; and we have.
situ* keened that, in •their own residences. they are
in the habit of using.logrof wood foe this purpose—a
cotton'. widely differing from the usual one of most
other African .aations, which iv to squat down on the
hanaches or heels. A description of their dress, which
was in-the most'fanciful :siege taste, cannot fail to be
interesting. In the first place, the body was clmpletely •
smeared over' with. the kind of paint I have before de-
scribed, his' Majesty's colour. like that which dibtin.
guishes the Imperial family of China, .being yellow—.
while-the beery Of his attendants was dark red. The
hair of the head was dressed in long small curls, hang-
ing down behind, and which. instead of hair powder
aodpomatum,. were well stiffened with ochre and oil ;
is front similar curls, dividing front die forehead, hung
down on each side below the vars. sonsewhat is the
style of Neodyke'r -female Omaha 'of the age .of
Charles I. The forehead was generaUrrotihd. !effi-
ciently 4kvated to give phrentrialgicel indications Of a
fair; portion Of 4ntellect, and. perhaps; -tmettrenT well
displayed,- by a custom which preiralloof bevies,/ Abe
hair shorn in front sit inch beyond thelineof kveratited
grnvithi 90 SPIAn-Conjeltsction With the-peettliardiseimi.
don ofourls before described, .to leave the part folly
exposed. In some .instances, s-ven• or eight stripy
oilseeds, in imitation of the manual curls, were yd.
pitied with Much tarelsVer she fore part of the bead,
and conducted separately behind the ears, the end. of
each string rehehing generally down to theshoulders.
This iingelarlyerhamental bea&dress was surinoented
by a-flattish low-crowned het, With a narrow being, the
whole 'shape hot a little resembling that of Mansbrieffs
helmet; the frame work, conwtacted of loosely wase
split rattan; wat covered over and Ornamented With'
leaves, the bones of monkeys...and- other animals. aid a
few: white, and occasionally red, feathers; the latter df
which appeared to haft been dyed in the blood of seine
animas!. This bat was secured to;the-heed by a skeesdr,
which pasted through she vowel, and peaettated ti tuft
of hair collected above the vertef. Theneeks, •anirss
body above the hips. and the legs tieIPFV, the knee,weent
encircled by ornamental binds in the form of bracelet%
which were for the most part composed of stringeof
beads, made froto.the ieitebrte or snakes, or serve hitt/CS
berry ; to tire 'girdle which.thua -setrounded the body
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Was appended, hanging doinvin front, the only ankle
'of clothing which thefeln be said to were, consisting
of the skin of smut. animal; and whichin many Melange
was decorated with a butfch of herbage. Hivilfujeitp,
however, as a mark of distinction, *ore also a similar
coveting behind: After being entertained in thecabikete 1
conducted the party along the Main deck, and shotied
them one horiesi Miens me, &c.' with the *hole of
which they were highly gratified, eVecially With thh
cher. whose tail was a :outer of ineable ihteresk to
thein,each of them handling it in-succession, phscting
omits hairs, and shaking it with every indication of is.
tonisliment. The band was directed to phy for their
Anutifinentrand-iielighted them to such a degree.**
they could not retrain themselves from miming lobo**
midst of it. The King's brother was to eaeptitte4that
he cApered about 'with excess of joy; snaking thensoit
uncouth geitares in accordance with the Music. -
" • Saptiay'dthipheas. and sevlsoeed the-brutes' - • •
Our moiectliffiratt task-was yet noire encounteved,:the
distribution of presents. Hibyellowitajesty.Whaiedse
first plait,- eoinplimented 'lsiah., the whole of Amnon
hodp straightand but for Ate occasion, and also with
half a dozen fitting hooks'; to his brother wegattedialf
the quantity ; while the Chiefs received about a faat, its
length each. Some squabbling occurred .dosing.-this
arrangement:; it was at iength, con•
eluded, pretty. :much ao the satisfaction of the whole
party, which left the I:ltip in apparent good littonoitr,
and evidently highly gratified with their tacit." .

Near.the head of Campbell's River, in New South
Wales in the direction of the Lachlan, there is a small
part of the coentyy knoin by the name' of' them Wild
Horse." When.' the Compitsioner travelled from. Ba-
thurst to Argyle, in Ottp, 1440, one of the baggage
horses was so much bust as to beuresdered uselem..wed.
afterflistributling his load ameng,she other borseil/4-,be
wan let loose .and abandoned, and 04tramilingzits.rty
prooraded Oththeir journey. • .The hone tee:ounce/vend
marnow beaten in thersame.place whit he was.aben•
der fat and &leaky, though petfeetir *chi. sitith his
railsweeßiag ihogrosnd in the mest majewletattrernef.
He* him glit• auvernit Atinere. hie little- domains-of'
two miles dimairservithielnisgfil:cadaa, no doubt, e.his
excellent eat/intim), • mphe.bg* Mel constantly sew tbr
different parties and eine!' asOtthe same spot. Ne
gallops off It the sight of maniere Me . and pagers his
freedom-hien the trapping. ificivilinati4l:
The Nets Pr/n*ICW paper;nithe Stith 'Mune states,
that the-Jury of. Inquest at aroosland,(nearliens ei
apse a seaman on board h4ll4aleaty.iser.booner,Biort
of the name of Peter Swansea, gemmed a.rupdiert
it appeared that the death. of..this•rnan wiscciansetd•by
his having been conined brcemds Vied (Muhl hip army,
and being paggeithy an iron book io his mouth." . No
further particulara are given. The &tee pith,: Spanish
Beet at the 'Hammel* is wealth), be two 74'., two 60
gun frigateadoon 90 gun eornette..aed a ball. her—a
frigate under repair. A French insists and scbooser
were also there: The Home ofAnentbly of New Pro-
vidence. had bast reel6llo4 (WM the 4th of July to the
4th of Augusts., s: 441 s • 47...
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