The landing at Caval was a tense one though there was no fighting.
 Perry stationed sentries at the gates of the royal kraal to help with escape should it be necessary.
Crack-O denied that his people had done anything wrong, so he touched his ears and his tongue, with his sword, as a gesture of truthfulness.
Governor Roberts asked Crack-O if he would attend the "Great Palaver" at Little Bereby and he accepted.
Next Perry sailed his squadron for Little Bereby on December 11 and arrived on December 14 and landed his fifty marines and 150 sailors.
The meeting was held in a house about fifty yards from the kraal gates, during which Roberts began discussing with Crack-O the Mary Carver and the Edward Barley affairs.
It was apparent that the king was not telling the truth, so Commodore Perry stepped closer to Crack-O to advise him to stop lying and a scuffle ensued.
The chief attempted to drag Perry to his spear, but the commodore threw off his attacker, who then left the house as fast as he could.
But before getting out the door, a marine sergeant opened fire with his musket and hit the king while two others bayoneted him.
Simultaneously the native interpreter ran out of the house and skirmishing erupted between the American sentries and some Bereby riflemen.

Now that hostilities had begun, Perry ordered his men to burn the town, and, after carrying out the objective, the expedition was returning to their ships when ambushed by native warriors in the woods.
Another skirmish resulted and the marines and sailors charged towards the Africans and routed them.
The three American warships also opened fire and helped silence the enemy, and a few war-canoes were captured as well.
When the battle was over, many of the Africans were killed or wounded though the Americans suffered no casualties.
Perry then sailed down the coast and the following morning he detected another Bereby settlement.
The marines and sailors were again landed and they destroyed seven villages by burning them and inflicted serious losses upon the natives themselves, without suffering any casualties.
After this mission the commodore decided that the Bereby people had been punished enough, so he ended the expedition and proceeded on with other duties.
Chief Crack-O's body was buried at sea and his spear was taken as a prize by Perry.
Pieces of Mary Carver and her flag were also found at the kraal, evidence that the Bereby were responsible for the attack.
The landing at Caval was a tense one though there was no fighting.  Perry stationed sentries at the gates of the royal kraal to help with escape should it be necessary. Crack-O denied that his people had done anything wrong, so he touched his ears and his tongue, with his sword, as a gesture of truthfulness. Governor Roberts asked Crack-O if he would attend the "Great Palaver" at Little Bereby and he accepted. Next Perry sailed his squadron for Little Bereby on December 11 and arrived on December 14 and landed his fifty marines and 150 sailors. The meeting was held in a house about fifty yards from the kraal gates, during which Roberts began discussing with Crack-O the Mary Carver and the Edward Barley affairs. It was apparent that the king was not telling the truth, so Commodore Perry stepped closer to Crack-O to advise him to stop lying and a scuffle ensued. The chief attempted to drag Perry to his spear, but the commodore threw off his attacker, who then left the house as fast as he could. But before getting out the door, a marine sergeant opened fire with his musket and hit the king while two others bayoneted him. Simultaneously the native interpreter ran out of the house and skirmishing erupted between the American sentries and some Bereby riflemen.
Now that hostilities had begun, Perry ordered his men to burn the town, and, after carrying out the objective, the expedition was returning to their ships when ambushed by native warriors in the woods. Another skirmish resulted and the marines and sailors charged towards the Africans and routed them. The three American warships also opened fire and helped silence the enemy, and a few war-canoes were captured as well. When the battle was over, many of the Africans were killed or wounded though the Americans suffered no casualties. Perry then sailed down the coast and the following morning he detected another Bereby settlement. The marines and sailors were again landed and they destroyed seven villages by burning them and inflicted serious losses upon the natives themselves, without suffering any casualties. After this mission the commodore decided that the Bereby people had been punished enough, so he ended the expedition and proceeded on with other duties. Chief Crack-O's body was buried at sea and his spear was taken as a prize by Perry. Pieces of Mary Carver and her flag were also found at the kraal, evidence that the Bereby were responsible for the attack.
Ivory Coast expedition