The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-12-02 00:00:00

THE ASHANTEE WAR.
/FURTHER FIGHTING.-DIFEAT 011 TIN
A/MASTEN.

The Weil,r4 log Neire Corll.*p.lldellt St etre C. 4041
Castle, tenting under flak N. tenths oth. report* stmcm.4ul
eng.gonent against the Ashantet a, at four Aloek on the
morning .4 November 4th. flettend Sir C. Wolseley sent to the
ship. of war to ask that all snot able forces's. Istalediroutediat. It .
Krery available snail .4 the NMV3I Itrigade was landed, and,
electing • Junction all, the military forty... Handed "ft t„
Aansbn. Here nearly 110 .4 tie t re left, tieing unable
to go further. The reinaind. r pushed fm to Abraham., the
14.0 where • form .4 Marines and bloc Jackets had le.mt left
11.. pret-lous day. The force at Abrakthipa was thus rein.
freed by too taea ood "metre. The little &nil) had to eastaie
the brunt of tan attacks 011 t 4.0 •UR.41,441V4 days --immely,
November fah and 7111; but the comely were feeh tins
repulsed, with considerable bee. There were no fatalatki so
the eide of the British. tine nun of the tarraenuta was
severely wounded MA three .lightly. On the Bth, they were
anmeshat reinforced Iy the remaining men from the fle,t.
every num possible being boded In hourly espectatkoa .4 a
renewed attack. This was made on the flay the desietch left.
The Athanteca were totally routed and disieraed. They areatkl to
bate numbered lo,Ono met land all their !oral dal nalia bat e ftd n
into our fiends. Toiteght. the Ashanti* chief Seidman, it
credibly rei.dted killed. The presbnis ninsur to that edeet
wax Mown, t, 411,1 possibly tine may be. Aan .4 King flog°. ,
rimed Kelly . ellv, is reponed to he • prism, r, under nano,
to (hie l'aetle. 'tor fem.', acre led by tkneral Sir
Garnet Violo ley and l'aptain Frcemantla in permit (Mr !oases
were not heats, though • number were wounded In this fight ;
but id, etaracetniatt Lieutenant Weal 4, of the ki4,1,1
Artillery, sae killed Ile was first eet erely wounded M the
shoukier, ei,kl, 444 /1114i1414t1 hy a gun shot, but he still
orsmod bravelt , leading lilt MAI. Two bourn after he was
Shot through the heart The Aahanters rushed forward to
capture the body, but t resting dathed up and picked
tw the wounded WWI, hniught him within ll,ur Mice,
"'lime he flied in l'ol.Joel Vesting's ann. While performing
Ude pllant Ist, Colonel Fuming was *tightly wounded yr.
Harry Mount, of the (7...ntr0l Department eliod on the 4th
amt.
I LATS.? XIII,
Te Ashanteno have been totally defeated at Abrakempa,
pi la hill rtrittoS on Prnhin.

Acreage under Number 01 Live Mock.
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I I them
used
V.Alui 111,,alltalo oats 4...
(Mlk 1 ligs
rid.
tura
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1373 i 46,740 „MAW tti,o92 2,812 14,604 75,231
1 I I
1,73 47,631 38,617 42,447 3,0311114,307 70,361
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Increme 827 8,878 6,181
Increase 801 34, 1,474 826/
In 1471
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11#0,831

1191,Q0

!43,4t2

146,4'52

Nnte.--A Suuusary of the Agricultural Rotuma for each
County, In snticipatlnn nf the complete &Mune, Mil, is
future, be 61cen et an earlier date,
R. form
Slotiftioal Driartmeot, Doord of bad*, likV,

NAnova. Bosoms.— On Sunday last sermons were
preached at Holy Trinity church on behalf ei the
elementary s,hoole of the town, the Rector efileirsting
In the morning, and the Its,. W. C. Osborn, of West
loran/don, In the *Teeing. The selleetions amounted
I. £l3 ls. 31. —At lit. Peter's 'thumb, the autov
preached foe the mime subj.'s:4.6nd the eollesitioos were £7.
—At Christ oh urc h, Fordlogton the Vicar pressehed le sbe
morning, and In the evening tn.., It-v. H. Everett, whoes
text was liceleslutas 10, 18 : " By mob slothfulness the
building deosysth, aud throush Menem of the hands
the beau droppath through." The ago of obildhood,
he observed, wee a most importaat ono u regarded the
formation of shareetor. The Impressions reiwired in
youth always remained, and this showed them the 4e-
Arability of training up a &Lid is the way he should
go. It also resoladed them of what ebareetee Muir
National School' should be. It was Impossible for him
to exaggerate the importune of the work they had to
acoomplieh. Mission work was mills% loudly to Mom.
From all parts of the world arose the ory "Coo.. over
and help us. And at the is... time, from our towns
and Kluft, from our mills and ourfutoriee, the ery
came sod there were mug dark *omen where still
reigz:ed a silence of all that was good and true. Our
sone and daughters, sueny of them, would grow up and
emigrate, but what sort of leaelsere they would be lay
with thole who had now the 'harp of their eduatioa.
Let thou present no more say, "An I my brothses
keeper," but let them remember the words "Inumuoh
as ye hays dose it mato one of the least of them, ye
have done It unto me.' It wee pleasing to think that
on that ocauion the duo of that 101111, Waterer their
dlfferenees on other points might Mk were agreed ea
the sabjeet of edueation, sod were savouring 11, &alma
LA Omar duty to God, and to their neighbour, and their
love for Christ who died for them um/rain them to
do .31 1. their power to help forward this work. It
was sot the disputes of unbelievers, but of Christians,
that readered a isommulece7 • religiose *decagon la-
worth* tad lb wee therefore their duty, as member.
of a Christian 'Astra, to supply that deist/may. The
sum of £BOO had already ben eostrlbaled towards
the rapport of these wheels, but mash more was
needed, and he urged thou yue.sst to eontributo
to the utmost of their power. sollestione amounted
to £4.-41 La Sedate' await the &Wee reeeked,
and Et 01. 14. was oontributod.—The meant of the
sone/Aisne In Fordiegton church 1,111. M. Tim earehous
were proestled by the liar. C. Z. Thee, as the Virsar
was unwell.

llooten.—Addressay la entamtion
with *le amodation were delivered en Itoaday sod
Tuesday evenings, by William Ta, tato • navvy.
Ge Mesday menial; the New 'reheats was
literally crammed, and on 7'see4ay sight the 'rush was
so great, that the doors Ladies tab o the Old lashes's
were thrown opus, many thus being *stabled to
hear. The speaker Needed his remarks oa
Revelationa soli, 17 : " Aod the Ilpitit sod the Bride
say mime, sort lot hlos that hemeth soy WIN, sad let
him that le athtrst coma, and whosoever will let his
some, sad lake of the Water of Life freely.* At this
sommesoeminst be renterked Mat It nomad to Wm the
mugs be had lust read was put in M the earl of the
Bible bfore the book wee Mooed, so that mom elnield
be able to say there was nothing la the Blisle that suited
their mai. It wee sr if God had said to SC Jobs Is
Patinas led as he was about to slam the book-
- !Pop John, sod write—' The Spirit sod Om Bride my
Ileree, sod Isl him that beienth say Come, sad bet his
Malls athirst sad whomever will, let bba some: "
Hen at the Mose, God had issued s general invitatto•
to ell—ame were too bed to osene—• It.. paella, was
offered to oil. Before his bearers would be ibis to
follow him, they must elearly sadomMad what the
Water of Life is, and he wield esdoevoar to make this
plaits. Is this oeuntry where water wag es pientifal,
saythias whoa sompared with water wm ably to be
teought bat lightly et, hut if they bad learseyed with
the Widnes of lemel is the Wilderness, Mum would
they have true.. It. rake: Let them for • moment
look s• that pee* la their solomatags. There was ne
water to be (mad: neon sea were brought low,
&Beale women ware weelthigh dead, mid lb. ehlldrea
had fried fee water au their eye-belle were red-hot Is
theft seetela Patios were ewastesity mat out
Is march of water, but they retarned with
sad montenanon and fell et Massey, for no
water was to be fogad. Is thee estreralty, tie
manaured, aid cried SO MOM Is glee Mom
water. low Moen, %bilks Sim Sin si the world, kaiser
where to go in Me hour of end. Re west to God, sail
God commended him I. strike the rook, shel water
gushed out. As it leapt and bouoded from rook to
rook, the Waldron of Israel La Sb. Matsu* beard the
mermarine sad rambilag of water. "Life it mounded
throughout the map, ried soon the water spread Instil
It toselied theo lesedoon of the people—they drama,
sod were saved. They did not rause I. drib., hew=
they maid not sodomised bow Wm water wee male S.
tome out of Me rook, and where it all matelots. This
was Ole trey with • great mazy people of the primal
day. As there were mese things in the Basle they
amid not understeed, they refused to sompt of the
Water;ol Life. But what is We Water of !Ate lit was
the love of God to sinners throseb the death of Elle
don Josue Christ—the Innitela head was la beaten,
our faith was the pipes which were laid to brie, that
Water from heave. into our heart; who,. It would
well up, end at leogth sorry the soul late the presses,
of God, there for err to he with the Lent. This
water M Lb. worn °Grist freely—there was ao resins.
tisio—the words were " Whosoever will, lot his
They were to ono* sad take—this Water of Life mold
not be pinehmsd. lo maclasioo, he urged his bearers
to come it ems, just as they wars, to oast them.
melees at the foot of the mom sod thy. they would
obtels insrleadoe life.—A hymn was teen sung, the
Rev. T. Nemo prayed, end the vat manablage, whisk
had listened to the address throsgboat wth
breathless attestios, diapersed.—it was annouseed that 1
II wee likely another soon* if addr.ases would be I
givers after Otaisttaas, of which due soars would be ,
given.
Ter Beraeurror O ife. Huey Jon, lioarda, or
BILLFILD —A meietiog of creditors for proof of debts
sad appointment of • trotter, is the seine was hell
at the Bitireball, on Monday, before the &est& tt'
(Mr. Gies Sy-nonde).—Beakrept did not attend. There
were lenient Mr. Crawford (of Loodos) solieiter,
on behalf it Mr. liesj teals 1101; Mr. Watts (Te0e11),
ow b.t,sll 01 11. Natiomal Proviosial Book), Mr. Ho ward
(Weymouth) who avowed for Robert Rustles sod
jab. Huntley, who rooted the dairy of the Issahrept ;
Mr. }L. lioton Jews (Loodoa) resolver, Mr. Xmases
tGlillualtas), Mr. Walter Hurdle. Mr. para., mr,
A.. Mr. Crawford mid that £lOlO was owls/ by beak-
rapt to so infant sealed nitwit Moors., widish sum bed
hem entrusted to hies (die beakers's) under • will.
He (Mr Crawford) did not intend to prove this debt,
het merely inentiosel It that the arediters Mght hum
that melt • Maim raleted.-11r. Beijllllll4 Hai said the
bankrupt owed Mat £202 Is $l, prisolpsl sad tonnes
005.0 W of band Issued oa the Sni Animal, 1173, 1.
mower to Mr. Watts, he mid he had tie sesurity bet
that ans./ bead. The itsestrar said Mr. Watts bed
is right to qualities Mr. Hill es be had aet proved
his right to be proem' thsre.--Mr. Potter said he wished
Is limy Is whet pesities the bialirspe Mori, whedies
he iris a lonians In ik oft 8.61101 eg Platt,