The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-06 00:00:00

REPULSE AND RETREAT OF THE
ASSANTEES.

The Daily Hews, on Monday, published the f phasing
talegrams :
(FRoM 001 SPKCIAL (^OIVIESPONOIEAT

CAPE COAST, NuT 2p.m.

We have returned from Abrekampe. Sir Garnet hes jinn
marched in triumph literally with the spolia opinsa of the
opposing General carried before him, Yesterday morning,
after two days and nights of a most persietent end luckily
coulticted attack, at }east 150)0 Aahantees fled in panic
Vt m *threatened counter attack We found an Immense
camp deserted, with everyth ng left as it had teen—soup
biting, gnu. and ammunnion dropped, tie General's
chair, his sacred cock, tto. The whole ground for a
mho and a half of road, was covered with spnil. The
excitement among the natives Is immense. It Castes unitkely
that any but stray Aahantees will ernes the Ptah alive. No
answer has b en received from the King to the slimly-me
addrested to him The defence was splendid. Inside there
were only 400 nattve levies nt,cler English officers, eighty•
flee of Ihe 2..1 West India Regiment, lard fifty of the Naval
Brigade. Major Russell end his Alums were on foot
incessantly for two days and nights, UR the force from here
relieved them 5111 r Russell had a Blight lever all the
time. No white man Cr °Myer was wounded. Several of
the native allies were wounded. The Agbantee camp at
Memnon has been deeerted and burnt,

The Alhargee attack on Abrekampa On the sth was In great
ford, and moot penistent It began at four p.m., and the
Bret attack continued WI half-past are. The Ashanteee
could not face the tire; all the troops In Ahrakampa being
cot pi.t.ly protected, so that even the native levies dr, d
with some effect. The attack began strain aft* dark, and
umtlnued SI four p.m. It was renewed at 11 30 a.m. Fifty
M•rtnes and Blue Jackets were emit from Cave Cam( Clans,
a.,d goo t0p0,,,,i. On the Sri Novrr.her Colonel Vesting
att., trd tie Aria, ti force, near Ihrlonsh. c Mi. 1 so
much loes to them that alter a counslL of war the) ll•cided
to break up and teach the Prah a. Mat they contd. lie thu
ensegentent Lieutenant tro ley Wilmot was kl!ed and
.olottel Feeth.g slightly wottuded.

(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT )

CAPE COAST CASTLE: N0v..8.,

-
Since Saturday, the Ist, the enemy has .own himself In
great force on the Ashahtee Read, and made • raid one, at
Donquah on the 3rd killing and wounding about flits of the
',ante.. On oer ski& the dead body of LI, utenant Esrdley
Wilmot was brought into Cape Coast tatle the same even
lug, and interred the sect day. lieutenant Wilmot mu the
only European kilted, lie displayed conspicuous gallantry
during the &Mk% and was struck twice before he received
ills math wound. A station is being main at Assayboo, on
the Dumpish road, for _roops, so an to protect MO couriers,
who are frequently In danger from the Ashantees. Raids
of the natt:re I have described are constantly to be
orpected. Report, come In that the Adulatess are
concealed In toe bulb immealately -In the neighbourhood,
and are so greatly superior ton. in point of punter. &tat tt
renders the state of things seri ms. The couriers will feel
onside on their Journey. to Duhquah and back until we can
make stations at shorter distance. The Anamarn brim hare
report.ql that • large force of Ashantem has been detached
from 3dampon, and are marching on Anita, so as to threaten
the Irestetn bush tows of Accra. It is therefore probable
thst the King Intends to keep • large force hovering over
both Cepa Coast and Accra, so as to harem the lines of
march by every road we may take. The Governor greatly
commends the Anamamboot for their conduct, and Armand
blankets hare been tent out to the various encampment., Laid
Friday It waa discovered that an E mtna merchant was supply.
log the As/tenter& with gunpowder. He was detected by sol-
diers on their march from Ahnaye. The merchant hae been
Put In prison, and has Inc. imi I rated several of the Itirnins
eople, who have also been Imprisoned. This will effectually
put • stop to the Riming Ira'.. Another batcli, of native
troops from SI, rm LW., of whom a thousand bare been
Niguel, bare arrived. They do note.. &worms, but have
hatchets and knives for Mote quarters. The Ashantees in
bush warfare have an ugly habit of closing round same por-
tion of their enemy, and catching them alive for !Bobs.
quent punishment ; and an this Is the method the men from
Sierra Leone also adopt when they are engaged, It will he
a ease of Greek me o' L.g G:eek.