He furnished me, also, with two different specimens of unknown woods, which had the appearance of being useful.

One of his captains, he informed me, had been told by the natives, that cotton, pink in the pod, grew in their country.

He was of opinion, that many valuable productions might be found upon this continent.
Mr.Biggs, to whom I gained an introduction also, was in a similar trade with Mr.Teast; that is, he had one or two vessels which skimmed, as it were, the coast and rivers for what they could get of the produce of Africa, without having any concern in the trade for slaves.

Mr.Biggs gave me a specimen of gum Senegal, of yellow-wood, and of Malaguetta and Cayenne pepper.

He gave me, also, small pieces of cloth made and dyed by the natives, the colours of which they could only have obtained from materials in their own country.