When he captured the town he carried out his vow by ripping open the king, and then called the place Daomi.

Gradually the conquerors extended their power until the kingdom reached to the very foot of the Atlas range, obtaining a port by the conquest of Whydah.

The King of Dahomey is a despot, and even his nobility crawl on the ground in his presence.

The taxes are heavy, every article sold in the market paying about one eighteenth to the royal exchequer.

There are besides many other taxes.