The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-14 00:00:00

SUBMISSION OF KING COFFEE.

The following telegram from Sir Garnet Weholey, dated
the 16th of February, wen reef feed at the Colonial Office on
Tuesday morning :

"r6BRUAKY 16.

" King Coffee having sent I,ooooz of gold as firet in-
stalment of indemnity, with a request for peace, I
received his envoy at Fommansh on the ISth inst.,
and aent draught treaty to Coonmeeie for signature.
King of Adams' intends to leave Ashantee and live
with Waseaws and Denkeras, in alliance with lier Ma-
j• ate. An officer left Captain Glover 18 miles east of
Cooomoie on the 10th inst., and paased thiough
Coot...isle to Foomao (?) nunaoleeted with eecort of only
20 men. Captain Glover will retire Immediately to
Accra. All my white troops are on the way to Cape
Coast. The last detachment will embark on the 22nd
inat. Sick and wounded doing well,

(Signed) "GARNET WoLSELEY.

" Priliso."

The following telegram was a'so recelved at the Admiralty
on Tnerday morning, from Csptsin Hewett, commanding the
Squadron on the West African Cam%

B.M.S. "ACTIVE," Feb. 16.

'King Cafee has stied for peace, and haa
paid part of the indemnity demanded. All the white
troop. have recrosaed the l'rah, and will be embarked
by the 23rd. Sick and wounded are being carried
down by easy stager, and are doing well. Hope to
despatch Victor Emanuel, with the more serious fever
and dysentery canes, to Gibraltar on the 25th (Feb.
ruary). Dromedary takes 39 invalids to St. Vincent
to-day, The Thames Sprite, and Nebraska will convey
any others rt quiring to be sent immediately to Eng-
land. When the Sirnoon can be spared from St.
Vincent, she will proceed to Ascension for Marine,.
Health of aquadron very good. Bdtcrn will leave for
Gibraltar about 23rd.

"HEwErr, Commodore,"

The Special Correspondent of the New York Herald yrttla
She Ashantee expedltlon hes sent the following telegram rid
Lisbon :

The preliminary negotiations between Sir Garnet
\Volpeley and the King of the Ashantees have been
completed. The followirg terms are agreed upon
_

1. The King of Adtantee ie to pay an indemni y of
50,000 ounce of gold.

2. He renounces all claim to Adansi. Ain, Akira,
Denkers, and Waseaw.
3. He binds himsPlf t, withdraw hie force, from
Apollonia, Dix Cove, and all other parts of the Coast
belonging to Great Bi itain.
4. Ile undertakes the responvibility of keeping a
road 15 it wide, clear of bush, from Coomassie to the
Prah.

1, He encore also to protect goods and merchandise
In transit between the Prah and Conmseeie.
6. The King is to prohibit human sacrifices.
7. Finally, he promisee to be at peace with Ergland
for ever.

Sir Gotha Wolseley foresees that the whole of the
indemnity will probably not be recovered. While this,
however, is considered of o mparatively small moment,
the other stipulations of the treaty are regarded as of
paramount importance. The General has guile as far
Into the settlement of the rumeroue matters of detail
likely to arise as the opportunity will permit; but a
number of minor questions will remain for subse-
quent discussion. A garrison is to be left at Probst'.