31. The land which constituted the Kingdom of Whydah became a mere city in the new Kingdom of Dahomey. 32. "We had to find the bell; it said ` The Whydah Galley 1716, "' 33. Clifford said in a telephone interview from his Expedition Whydah Sea Lab and Learning Center in Provincetown, Mass. 34. Academic archeologists who disapprove of how the Whydah excavation has been funded and executed got wind of the invitation. 35. The result was that Whydah no longer was a safe harbor for the trade and Portuguese slowed their trade. 36. After a single shot, Captain Lawrence Prince surrendered the " Whydah " by lowering its flag. 37. That source relates the story of the " Whydah " overtaking a sloop commanded by Captain Beer. 38. They were initially called " Whydah ", which probably meant " people sold by Alladah ". 39. Its closest relatives are thought to be the indigobirds and whydahs of the genus " Vidua ". 40. They used Timothy Meaher's ship Whydah , now Benin, where they were put up for sale.
