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WES7MINS7'ER SASSIONS, OcT. 22.

Before W 11.1.1 A M Mainwa also, Esq. the Chair-
man. A R7llllll Wears, Esq. tie High Bailiff of
Westiviiiver, and the Inaich of Magistrates. After
considerable length of time had been spent in
aerating the grand and petty juries, the Court pro-
ceeded to try various assaults, some of which were
of a trifling nature. The falowing excited the must
mire. st.
James Copper, the keeper of the toll.har at Pimlico,
was charged with assaulting a Mr. Thomas Paten,
upon Sunday, the 17th of May, between the home of
cloven and twelve at night. It appeared from the
evidence of the Prosecutor, as well as the corrobo-
rative testimony of several Witnesses, that he was
then passing along the road, when he heard the
Defendant and a carter arguing about the rate of
'nll to be paid for two carts. Cooper demanding the
increase.d tale of Monday, instead of the smaller fare
of Sunday, alleging that it was past twelve o'clock.
The Prassecutor being referred to, told hint that it
.vented a quarter to twelve o'clock, and added,
that even supposing it were past the hour of twelve,
he would not be entitled to exalt the fare he then
demand:id ; tor, on the enntrary, none would then
Ilse due, as the Mi.l.llesex Elenion was to cammence
!upon that islonshiy. Ihe Defendant stilt pia sisted
l.n opposing the cart's passing through the toll-bar,
1
s and abused and assaulted the Defendant in the
must manner, for having given this ills:matron.
A started was eolletled by the. dispute, which cond.
ants' until ore o'clock, when the tell•keeper opened
:us gatesi and allowed the eats tq pass free. The
-Witnesses for the Defendant alleged be was under
eie necessity of *butting himself up. with his wite in
t..e toll, to avoid tine assaults of the snob, and that
c..e door was violently broken open•by a watchman,
...aisted by the Prosecutor and others.
The Prisoner was I,und Reilly, and sentenced to
i se month's imprisonment.
Before senniace was promanceds this same YAWN
4....0pr was again and:tied ii.ir another assail'', of a
an ire seti..u, nature, upon a Mt.• John ilnwick,
wno was al.o passi:l Alusipthe road at the time the
...rove affa r took, place. tuluittier appeared, from
t'.e a 'ditional mad. nee iii 'tars case. that both the
' :son:r .tad his wile were tuotticsfed urn the etc-
.iron a:laded to, tn. that, by some means ur
her, Mr:. Cooper co c -nring that a Mrs Gurney,
',his was aiso passing by, wa. active in the affair
Hannah Ler nu.ban.'. the Prisoner, she forced her
nta the tollahouse, and, after fastening the door,
'tacked her in the mos: violent manner, so ris to
(casino her to call out al Murders" us order to ;ro-
ute assi.tance. Tim Prosecutor and Mr. Gainey,
er :stub:rid. firing without doors, were toteraliy
lesions to .. ff rd relief, and assisted tae teat: human
and others to force open t e doors ; in doing which
.qr. Howick tereived a violent blow upon the arm
',aim the Prienier with 4 boubjack, which disabled
.im for many days. At length, after considerable
sesistance, Is- was secured and taken to the watch.
'souse. •
Mrs. Sarah Gurney confirmed the Prosecutor's
statement, both as to her own violent mai: ement
ir the solhhenisit, and the blow received by aim.
Mr. Matswassea, in addressing the Jury, in-
'.'cruted them. tnat the corcumaance of the Prose-
. utor assisting in breaking open the door. ought net
have any elle& upon their minds in the present
astance, at any pawn bad a right to assist the
',tate:man in the execesinn of such a slaty, apon
-.,ring the cry esll..etkr. end knowing the cit-
.. :instants of the vinient confinement,
The Jury returned a v !did of Guilty, and for
tale offeace the prisoner wits sentenced to three
months iniprsaament.
The first Prot. cut,r, Mr. Alien, then presented
rtiself at the Bar, being inaitted lor an assault
i-ainst the above-named toil-keeper, Cooper. but
the Counsel fur the pross.cutrun (Mr. BA gar) very
properly advised Coaper, under the circumstances
which had crane to light, by the previous investiga-
inn, to withdraw the charge. The Jury accord-
angle a (ludic.' Mr. Patea of the offence.
.Eizetetla Porter was tonna Gado" of assaulting
Mary Radmond, in linick.alley, upon the sth of
April last, and sentenced to pay A fine of three soil-
tangs and tour-pence.
A simi ar sentence was rope-macre' upon a. per-
elm of the name of ffralmar I lerose ad his wife, •
for eshsti Olin an officer in the execu.ionof his duty.
It *peered frem the evidence, that the Prosecutor
Garret, a constable., went to lodge an execution at
No 19, Jolin•stttet. against a lodger of the Delead-
ants, nut at the same time be Cid so he was rather
intoxicated, and behaved in an unbecoming mane
net. ; at the same time that he refused to show Isis ,
warrant. alleging that :tw Defetrilants knew well ,
enough that be was an miner.
---tmeenre. 'see .--st.
Such are the efforts making at Paris, to give an •
extravagance Of strew to the tote of the 14th, that
t'm extent of the Opera Hone has bean consider.
ably enlarged; so usual so, indeed, as to admit
more that. 600 w.sr:i r s to appear as an escort to the
triumphal car of the modern Taaaari.
Tuesday last, a carrot was pulled in the garden
of MILHSM li aat Lev , Eq. at Rose-Mil, near
Whitehaven, which measured ten inches arid a half
in circumterence, at the Oa, liest part, and nanny-
one inches from the on face of me gr. und ciewn-
wards. It weighed three pounds al a half an nonce.
Wednesday evening, at seven o'clock. the Comet 1
was one degree to the East of the star marked Y on
Hercules'* right shoulder, its declination being nearly
twenty degrees nortn, and right ascension 243 de-
grees, being 16 hours, 12 minutes. Sets about half
past nine. at 33 degree to tl.e rerth of the west ;
having increased its declination 14 degrees. and its
right ascension 23 degrees, in fifteen drys The Sun
having passed over fifteen degrees of right ascension
in the same time, and made live degree. of southern
declination, wherefore the Comet has increased its
distance from the sun, by about la degrees, and
evidently appears returning from the sun, which, is
that CAW, it must have gone round, ur passed its
perihelion. before it wai-disecvered.
J. W , NI. 16, Cornball, informs the
Holders of Supplementary Tickets and Saares, not
receiving Money, that their identical Numbers
will be drawn .over again in the Supplementary
Lottery, of er.ly 6,000 tickets, giving them the
Chance of the great Prises of 20,0001. 10,0001.
Quo Thousands., kite Hui:areas, kc. 3c-. &c.
without any solar-dm:l expense. or trouble of chang-
ing tam Numbers.

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HATTON-G*BMM, OCT. 22. ,
A poor Man of the name of
.Jimiley was tireught
before the presiding NI A oat a ant charged by Joe
Beadles of the parish with wheeling a toes:ad har-
row, contrary to the AR of Ruh: meta, on the fl ig-
way, in Keppel-street. Russel-square, and was COI
Tidied in the unheeded penalty of ss. the ftral pe-
nalty being 20s.
A Butcher's servant was convieted in the same
penalty, for the same offence, in Hart-street, bloonie-
busy.
GUI LDH ALL. OCT. 22.
Dennis Canneries!l was charged by Jehu Roberts
with assaulting him.
It appeared, that Gunnerwell was in a public.
house, kept by Compiainant's brother in enecoal-
lant, when he pulled a smell bag, about seven or
eight inches in length, out of his packet, and wit .
it struck Complainant and another man ; sime
words ensued; Flamer'. wife shoved Roberts, and
he shoved htr in return, when Cuonerwell knocked
him drown; and Complainant's brother, the
.land-
lord. in endeavouriiig to keep the peace, was also
streaked, and received a black eye in the scuffle;
the Prisoner was also cut above nee eye. The
Witnesses deactibed him to Ise a very quarrelsenae
man when in liquor, but Ina be bed Agerultally
tense enough to quarrel only with DIM* who he
knew to be unable to contend with bane
He was bounu upon his own reteignitencates imp
the p, acs, and to appear at the Seasons. to Metier
to any indi&rnent tnat should bereft:red. ni -,...,
4:01t1
Witham 1),,mil nos chatted by an invalid
of the name of Roberts, lately belonging to
I tabir frigate, with defrauding lam of aell. part ofeni
sum of 401. p. izt-mohey;to which he wesiessitled. A
It appsered, that Roberts gave the Prisowsee
when going Ii) se A, 'SW to receive boo the prime,
agent 401. twenty of which be was to pay to hie.
wife, in his absence, and eighteen more seas to doge
charge some debts. Denra. received 331. irons Om
agent, an account of width Roberts produced, but
he never paid to ere wife the twenty pounds the him.
nand intended she should receive.
Dennis stated, in Lis defeoce, that Robeetslied
boarded and !milled with him for a cuusailetabie
time. and that the whole of the sure Wall. DM suf-
ficient to pay him.
The Sitting Alderman, Bov rite in observed. that
hem's:if not Mistier, in the trustees'. itokistits having
.iven Dennis power to receive the money, entireip
did away the fraul 4 hut retool iced, that he might
consnit his atenney, end bring an ateiort ageiest
him is another Court. The Prisoner was sisschiserd.
!iOkl(W AllAftDketts
--temew.--. • •
(ifitthee Pinworm) -
Twn of the must au scions murders perhaps ever
crimmeted,were perpetrated at Hodilesdon, in Hint-
lordshire, upon Mrs. Warmer. the wise of Mr. War-
ner, an eminent brasselouuder, of the Crescent, is
Jewin-stfett, and another lady. a relative cCf the fa-
rally, then upon a visit with hey..
Ilse particulars we have been able to learn, are as
• • hew :
Mr Warner, formerly of Foreastreet. has his ma-
eirfa•stery nett counti;,g-honse il Cie Crescent,
Jewunstreet. and ea family Aendence in tine Cres-
ciiitt, Kingslaadienaft. • Hie wire had spent the awn-
mer chiefly at the reiddenceof her lather, Mr. Bore.
ham, a farmer, at hosidesdoe, is Hats, whets
the lady, her friend. who has shared in the same
conastropire, was wail het on a visit Mr. Warner
was attending his business i.e town, whinier Mts.
Werner. in the last month et her pregnancy, was pie.
paring to return in a few days, in order to het ap-
proaching ereusebinant. A servant-maid in the
house was fietideetly visited by a fellow, who had
been formerly two years in Mr. Itoreham's service,
as her swiethearta whose admittance Mrs Warner
had frequently forbidden. He came there again on
Tune.), evenenn and the servant girl repeated to
him net mistress's orders. He refused to depart,
and disputes became so high between then', as °CCM.
timed Mrs. Warner to ring the bell, and ircittire
the cause of the noise. The servant t,)1.1 her, and
requested her, mistress would order him to quit the
bees., es she never waned to see him there. Mrs.
Warner accordingly repeated her direflions aloud,
and desired its would immediately quit the home.
From the silence which at first ensued, she
imagined the renew wa. gene, but was suddenly
aLatmed by a noise in the kitties. still louder than
before, as if he was proceeding to some violeace to-
wards the girl. Mrs. Warner, and her (need, ill -
rreetately went to the kischen, suppnsitqy that by
their presence and peremptory ordeis, he world be
immediately induced to depart, witectut dating to
pecilung his stay. They .were. however, most fil-
ially end lernentably mitteken. They found the fel-
-1-w. win, a knife in his band, standing over the girl,
whir was extended on the flu: r; and on Mts. War-
ner entering the hitcher, the sanguinary miscreant
plunged the knife into her neck, juit below use CAI,
and laid her dead at bas-feet. He then turned to the
other Lady, and faith' the same weapon, reeking
with the blood of list friend, be Minus ly stabbed
the unfortunate visitor, wile survived' but e few
hour,. Mrs. aWatner's mother. at :eat anunents
came down stairs, elarmen lay tne screams of the
Ladies, and was also stabbed by the 'retain, who
attempted instantly to fly. but an alarm baring
been given by the servant-main, eiho had escaped
into tint farm-yard, in the coefeeetoo. the horrid
wretch was seemed by one of thomen-servants. and
was conveyed to gaol. Mrs. 13oreharn. though not
dead, was in great danger yesterday atternoeu.
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An lnquisitio I was taken. on the 9th inst. before
J. G A II Dt. as, Esq. one of His Mei tie r's Coroners
for Lancaster, at PillinierLane. on view of the body
of a girl apparently from 12 to 14 year. 4 age,
which had been washed tie, at high-water mark, on
Cocker Sinds, the preceding evening. Final the
appearance of the body. she most have been dead
some time; and theteth much disfigured, seemed
to have belonged to persons of a superior class. She
had on a striped and chequd cotton Itodc, two pink
skirts, both of a good quality, especially the upper
one; a pocket tied on thou, and tent at the bottom.
probably by the bn -y beteg tossed in eat water;
stays laced !ietore :.nn br-ind. a bow of red Meer,,
at her breast, center boots, &c. 'the bady was
decently inter: .t ni ineesa; church-yard, cu the
evening e the 9th iestauti

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SECOND ASCII:MON DT NIGHT of M. GAIN/Riff.
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.4 My second aerial j.,nrneY fii trig& Will not
afford .an opportunity for the h.-Pliant narratives
which I have had n•!CA11101 •O make in the course of
my_ forty preceding ascensii.ns. I shall not hare.to
describe the majestic appearances which nature con•
tinually offers to the eyes nran aeronaut who ascends
in favourable weather. I can only give a narrative
of an aerial tempest, which was nigh terminating in
a shipwreck. . . .
.• me uhstocles which tt!e Wind caused to the
inflation of the hallsort...tifficien ly ,A:ror.sed ms.
et the approach et the storm i end to the diffiulties
of the weather was alb,' the. terbotence of a party,_
by which I was prevented froin placing the cord of
the valve, in as to regulate the tube. which, in coo
i f expansion, WAS to condos Ow as into a direBion
different from the lights which sdrrounded the We
torn of the ba11,.. n. . •
. . .
tt I was t•i have been secompanied .by M. De
Cbassenton ; but the aerial storm. which contiouallyi
increased until Ore moment of my departure, gars
me reas,,n to epprelmnd such a disaster as Mr.,
Blanchard, and another aeronact, mat with in Hole
land. M. De Chassentnn was anually in the boat;
I must hear witness to his hertrityntion ; tot I am
convinced that nothing ccolid hair • made thiv young .
man, remarkable for Lis merit. prr the low. if the ,
well-grounded apprehension which I entertained, of
seeing him expcsei to certain I:areal:tn. had not
suggested to me tins Lica oi declaring to him. that
the balloon was nut capable of carrying op tine
perinns.
" It waa.thus, in the m )st adverse weather, and
exposed to 'the greatest oppsitioo, and the tumult
of a cabal, the head of which it is easy to go.ss at,
that I ascended from Tivoli. at half-past ten o'clocki
on the nikiht of the filst of September,' An unex-
ampled rapt lity of ascension. but extremely ewer
sary to prevent me from coming in contaa with the
adjoining Louses. ra'scd me above the clouds, and
in a feiv minutes carried me to an immense height,
the extent of which I cannot proem:ly ascertain, on
account of the d • og• is and enitharranteents which .
suddenly a@'-Red my imagination, and prevented me
frorn observing the uniension of the mercury' in the . ' '
barometer. Elevated in an instant to the fiozen re.
gilt's, the Vloon became subjeA to a dew'
p4usion which inspired me is eti ..'
hen, ;on. There was on -'
dead), and giving
thii at the risk of
gradually sped''
two feet 5 fa; r.
valuate', wh. w
maily.of ;the ts:
I seiretilittlik was
falling. kti'of the f
1. Depriled of ,
valve, my ball inn,
flu'esj id air, • bii
rattire,"ihi:3 winds.
force of them: made
keiv-stOj resting,
for tbi• ptypite of a
immitral
.11.11p‘trtCt.
in- Ilia
.morntig, tiger ii.--,„ __ . Abe,
tinually enveloped M thick clouds, through .
T cold seldom sue ilia 3r ~,n. ...11 my means of
supporting myself ,in the air ir ere e:Jusustesl.
Whatever skill I possessed f...s lo tiger of
use to me. My boat several times struck against
the groand, and ft...minded from thence. The
tempest often shove'rne against the sides and tops of
mountains. Whenever my anchor caught in a tree,
the briloon was soletolently agitated by the wiled,
that 1 experienced all the mcouvenience of a violent
sea-sickness Plunged at one time to the bottom
of is precipiece, in an instant after I ascended, and
acq.rired a new eltration. The violence of the
concussions exhausted my strength, and I lay for an
h.itl-hour in tft2 tot. in a state of insensibility.-,
During this tempest I recovered ; I perceived :al•int
Tonnerre, end it was in the midst of crashes of
thunder. and at a rroaaeot which I supposed would
he my last, that I planted upon this etiebrated .
mountain the Eagle of Napoleon joined to that .
of Alcz.nder.
0 I was carri;d away for some time longer by
gusts of wind, but fortunately some pc,is.nts came
to my assistance at the room-et that the ancl'oe
hooked in • tree. They took hold of tree f....tds
which hung from the balloon, and landed saas in a
fcrest upon the ode of a mountain, at half-oast five
in iite morning, seven hours and a halt atter my
de,aarture, and more than 100 leagues distant from
Paris. They t ink me to Cl•useo. in the canton of
Waldfischbach. and 1 parte:sent or Mont Totmerre.
M. Cesar, 4 man of .nformation. and Mayor of the
ncit,honuring town, came and offs. ..1 me every as.
nuance in his power, and ... my iiteptest drew up a
narrative, of which he gave me a copy
" I Mat splendidly entertainA the nest day at
Dent Pbnts by a docie•y of Friends of the Arts,
consf ring of Public Funduniarics, die Officers of the
12sh Regimeitt of Cuirassiers, and of the Members
of the Lodge of Freermisne•. •' Geassaans."
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The Royal Monmouth Millie, commanded by
his Grace the Duke of Ilsauroar, marched, on
Saturday. from Chichester to 'Horsham llamas,
in Sussex.
Ali such as duly calculate how much the suhtrac.
lion of fif,Uoo numbers, drawn on Tuesday last, from
a Lottery Scheme, consisting of only 20,000 numbers,
enhance t e value of undrawn I irk.its, especially
when the moine.tt of ell the principal Prizes is so
incoes;derahly lessened from the event of the first
day's drawing, will obviously perceive the wettest
of inducement for an immediate purchase of woat
Tickets and Snares remain in the Lottery market.
Don't Vae•v A MOSILMT, or you will i .1' CUT
lose the only opportunity or gaining tne.Grand Prize
of Forty Thousand Pounds. All l'orchaaers of
Tickets or 6hares, before Next I'Lasosv, Ono.
be: 47th, have a Clisioce for the tolloseinz Won.
&trod List of Capitals:-.1 I rise of 4:40001.-3 of
20,0u0t.--2 of 10.00v1.-9 of 1,00ni.-10-of 50q1.,

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Sir J. Base.
bill. sod .35,
opportwisiy
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became subjeA to a degree of es.
[spired mew tzli tie greatest spire.
was oo alternative between eel Lain
an instant vent to the gas; and
I seeing the ballom take firs. L.
I' with one hand an orifice of about .
r. by which the vs v.caped inlets" ,
wish the other. I ':tip/wished es
is as I could. Daring this elrwitt.
rac near overbalancing myselit and
boat.
the opportun;ty of re7nlating the
.n, like a 81..0 a radder.
b,ying the i fine-.ce of the teropei•
and the rain. Whenever the
Je me descend, the MUM. which
mg, Obliged me to throw out ballast,
sf avoiding is. and escafing trona
sch. At. length► at -fent o'clock
;. after having been almost con-
ed in thick clouds, through •aizizh

.2 of nun.
J Shams, in great 'Am.'', are eesli,, • by
,e,cnsi a ani Co 11. 1-1. 6 ern..37.
B, day auirk:t The true is now, u: the
I fue ever 101'. of for "11. A
lc. 20;.;.4.4.-51.
,0001.-•••11. Ss. 2,5001.
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VINDiCTIVE WAR IN AFRICA.

It has been already totted. that a very destrionive
• war had broken out in Africa, which threatened, at
one time, the deatrunion of the ltrithh es•ablith-
anents on that roast; we have been fasowred %riot the
following ietiresting details of its causes and erred's;
which we lay before our readers :
6* The Assin country borders on that of As.
banter, and is divided into two states; the one go.
vented by King Chem° and Quacoe Apoutay„ and
the other by King Amu Apoutay, alihou;.;h not
elevated to the dignity of Kino, holds equal sway
with Chebno; hut these are all subordinate to the
King of Ashantee, a man of a capacious mind, and
of uncommon bravery. It is the custom of the
country, when an opulent man dies, to inter with
him a considerable past of his treasure, which oc-
curred in the cast of n rich man who died in
Amnon town. On this occasion, one of the Cheboo
people was present, saw what was done, watched an
opportunity to rob the grave, and escaped with the
treasure. Amon, his neighbour, sought redress of
Cheboo and Quacoe Apoutay, but without success.
He then laid the affair before the King of Ashantee,
who summoned all the parties before him, gave
them an impartial hearing, and awarded in favour
of Amon. Quacoe Apoutay was detained as a hos-
tage, till resiiiution should he made. The hostage,
in a short time, contrived to effetT his escape, and,
when at liberty, refitted to accede to the award made
by the King of Ashantee. On this, Amon at-
tacked the town in which Cheboo and Quacoe
Apoutay resided, and routed his opponents.—
After this. at the instigation of the King of As-
hantee, the parties met to settle the dispute; bat
Quscoe Apoutay, tinting treacherously on the oc-
casion, sent privately to Cheboo for an armed force
to support him, and a Hale was dee consequence,
which ensned in the death of the man who com-
mitted the theft, and the total defeat of Qoacoe
Apoutay and his truces.
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At this crisis, the King of Ashantee, willing
to bring about a peace, again interfered. He sent
two gold manilas, the one to Amon, and the other I
to his adversary, direning them to cease all hostili-
ties, to which both parties agreed, and took the
manillas. Anion obeyed the King, but Quito*
Apoutay attacked Amon, and drove him in turn
frees his town. Amon, indignant at the repeated
deceptions of Apoutay, obtained succours. and
overthrew his treacherous opponent. Tae King of
Ashantee, still anxious to reconcile his neighbours,
and unwilling to draw his sword, presented Anion
with two gild swords and an axe, and recom-
mended him to conciliate Quacoe Apoutay, and
terminate their quarrels. Anson consented to
obey the King, but in the mean time was again at-
tacked by his implacable foe, was totally defeased,
apd lost in the contest the golden swords and hatch-
et. His opponent committed ravages wherever be
came, killing messengers, and every man that fell
into his hands, cot sparing even the King of Ashan.
tee's mesAengers. The consequence was, a war
with the King of tkohantee. Quacoe Apoutay and
Cheboo, dreading his vengeance, fled to the Fantee
country; in consequence of which the King dis-
patched a message w Amu's, the Caboeeer or
Mtyor, accompanied by a present of twenty ounces
of wild, stating the necessity of his pursuing his
enemies to the Fantee country. bar giving assurances
of his pacific disposition to the Fante-s, arid that
hi; only cbjen was to get into his possession Chehnn
Itud .Apm.itAy. The tiarttees would not interfere,
nor allot:. C.e Ashantee forces to come into the Fee-
"re cminfry. Upon this answer. Appoy Dongtta,
tlic'f. erg tif Ashantee's Captain, collet-4 by the
coon:nand of his master, a large force, at d gave the
canny lad,. at Bvinka, in F_ntee. lie displayed
great gellityttry, anti defeated the two Kings, in con-
„filiation Amish the noose forces who Lad joined I
them. Nat day, Cheboo and A.onqtey, having
eintiearth.ir troops and fetined a sunflion with a,
firth Foots* force, gave ate
.King of Ashantee
Mae; but were totally defeated. with an: loss of
Many killed nod made prisoners ; among the latter
Was .Atio, the Canoceer of _Abrals, the principal
towa of Tante,. A large ransom was acted for
hag, but refused • and he was committed to the
ctn. of .kccum, ;he Caboceer of Assecomah, in
whom the King bad great confidince ; but this per-
son betrayed his mist and liberated the enemy.
ei Quinine Apoutay, Is-filed at all points, sent to
. t6e Yin of Ashantee to accept his conditions, pro-
vided be would dischato,,e his debts on his return
Ucte. To this proposal the Kind agreed, awl, in
token of his friendship, sent various presents to Che-
bis and Apoutay, who, instead of receiving them
with gratitude, beheaded the messengers. Phis
wicked and unprovoked act roused the indignation
of the King of Ashantee, and he vowed eternal war
against the aggressors. Accom, the Caboceer, who
had been forgiven by the King for his treachery in
suffering Atio to escare, l-eing in poisesseioir of a
large quantity of provisions, was applied to by the
King of Ashantee for a supply, which he with
oceming cheerhoness granted. Six times he deli-
vered faithfully those that were contracted for, bat
the seventh time he betrayed a thousand men who
had been sent for them, and either killed or sold
them. Accom, rf course, became involved in the
war. Very shortly the King rf A hantee defeated
him, and made rapid progress with his army to the
part of the coast where the British were in gar.
rison. The Braffoen a set of desperate plunderers,
were neatly extirpated by the Ashontees on their
way.
Chehoo and A poutay were now the King's main
(Mein ' • he was bent upon their capture or destruc-
tion. Every town or place, where refuge had been
afforded them, was destroyed. At length the fu-
gitives were driven to the sea-shore. The Anna-
maboesi instigated by the remaining Braffues' were
imprudent enough to receive and pronta them.
This proved fetal to them ; their property and their
towns were pillaged and destroyed. At this period
the English, hying under some alarm, were desire is
to send a Bag of truce to the King of Ashantee. who
was then at Abrah. to le.en his motive for march-
ir gto the coast, and also to offer their mediation to
settle all shE -.tees between him and his enemies.
The Anna:ll4ll,es, who were consulted on the be.
si•,ess, ob,etted to the measure. Alter the betas of
Annamatow, the /Vagina fled to Cape Castle, wnich
sv is ere-uotea by an Engiidi garrionto wish the re-
mains of their fi no.. of five hundred des-
of the town pro-

'tested thesis, against all the remonstrances of our
people, who saw tie danger of harbouring:them. It
was in vain that they represented that the town
would inevitably till, and certain ruin would befal
the inhabitants. As the conquerors approached, the
town became alarmed, and five thousand women,
for humanity sake, were Admitted into the garrisOn.
Again the people were called upon to avoid the
pending danger, and seize the Assins ; they Were,
in fag, afraid of these desperate men, and dared not
make the attempt. All eyes Were now direCted t
the English. who were looked up to for proteaion.
Mr. Torrane was resolved to attempt something,
and he went into the ma), from the garrison. ac-
companied by Surgeon Fitzgerald. They shortly
I after met Cheboo, with about eight or ten attend-
I ants. with loaded muskets. There was no time to
be lost. They rushed upon him, and being observ-
ed from the Castle, a serjeant and two men came to
their assistance, and Cheboo wa, made prisoner.
By the boldness of the ad, Cheboo's people ap-
peared panicatrusk ; and offered but trifling re-
sistance.
64 Mr. Torrane now hoped to capture Quacoe A pou-
tay. and, by presenting him and his colleague as a
peace-Afering to the King of Ashantee, to be able
to conciliate all parties. As it was known he re-
sided at the outskirts of the town, and was attended
by about 60 armed men, Mr. Torrane took with him
about 40 fine fellows, on whom be had great reli.
lance; they fell in with the Chief's party, and charged
them with the bayonet, and took half of them pri-
soners; but, after all, unfortunately they massed
their objelt ; for it turnad out that Quacoe Apoutay
411 removed Ms quarters. Gaining intelligence,
however. that be was not far Irons the town, Mr.
T. went in search of him. with his little band ; fell

is with him, accompanied by 100 men, who de-
fended him stoutly, and the British party were de-
feated. It is to be observed, that halt of the party
had been sent away with the prisoners. In t' is
rencontre two men were killed. Queen/ A poutay,
dreading another attack from the E ghat, thought
proper to make his escape. Learning that the
King of Ashantee had arrived with his forces before
Annamehne. an English gig, of flue* was sent to
him. advising the capture of Cheboo. This mes-
sage changed the face of every thing. Thirteen
hundred weaves, who had sought security in
Annamalmeloit, were suffered to be removed to '
the Cape.
6' Mr. Torriunteinmunicated to the King. that
provided he remind cause all the dead bodies which
he understood were under the walls of Annamaboe
fort, to benmoved, be venuainmsediately give him
a meeting, for the purpoie at accommodating all
differences with the English, which had unforiu.
nately arisen out of the sdispedes of others. The
King was highly pleased at the proposal, sad more
so at the capture of Chabot,. Accordingly, on the
23J of Jule. Mr. T. set off, and on the fulloviing
day. he sent an officer and a lunquish, with predints
and refreshments to the King, and shortly after,
met him in anopsa plat-. he being averse to tome
into the fort. and fir. 'I . being unwilling to con-
cede tle of eticadte by waiting upon him.
The King spoke much of the loss he had sustained
by the fire kept up from the fort, and espressed, in
wady nuns, his sorrow for the loss we had expe-
rienced. Mr. Tee-,^e ,mented, that after the
0-•1-, INe net '• . .u, had been given from the fort,
Ise anon's; rave suffered his troops to come within
range of the shot. It was now arranged, that in
future the King should avoid parsing through any
town where English garri,ons were, provided eat
the inhabitants of such towns were not in arms
aginst him.
64 At this time no regular treaty could be entered
into with the King, as his presence was wanted else-
where. Tire Fantees had c..ileeted again in great
force to leeward of Catmantyne, and the King went
to give them battle. 1.-1! met them, And the Er.g-
lisn witnessed she contest. 'lle Ashantees were
vitiations. Aft -r battle, the kea:li was strewed
pith thousands of dead bodies, ACC6TO, who was
the chief objea of pursuit, was with the Fantee ar•
my. It is expeitted, it the King gets bins into his
possession, the war will cease. The King of
Ashantee has tuck.. Kings it. his train, all men of
power they fight with muskets, bows, and ar-
rows. Had the messenger not arrived with the
flag of truce when he did, orders would have been
given to storm the tort. A plan was formed for
cutting the gates, and an commons quantity of gun-
powder was about to be put under the walk. The
King is stria to his word, and in every sense of the
word an honourable man s he possesses the utmost
coolness sad intrepidity ; of Middling stature, re-
' rnarkably well built. and of a handsome and open
countenance. Ir.dced, all the Ashantecs are half a
century at least advanced in civilization, compared
with their neighbours or the surrounding nations.
They have a great deal of the Moorish cast in
them.
sr Mr. Twang received the following account
of what happened at Ailnaluaboe Faits whilst the
Athenian were before it l—
es The King of Ashantee, whilst on his way to the
coast, was apprised, that if his forces molested the
town of Annamaboe, they would be fired upon; and
it was endeavoured to impress upon their minds, by
stealer demonstration, the terrible sleds of the great
pas. Net withstandi:g.they threatened the Fort; and
minas IS, it was carried into *fell. The Ashantees
took the town, and thee rushed under the very walls
of the Morison, sierthlng for such towns-people as
bad taken shelter Obit, The carnage was dreadful,
beyond any thing eta witnessed; nearly two thou-
sand Asliantees fell by the fire from the Fort. This
slaughter did not prevent them from attempting to
force the gates. They fought with unexampled
fury. The garrison consisted of Mr. White. Mr.
biereab. Mr. Swaney, Mr. Baits's, Mr. Smith,
and twenty-four soldiers. Company's slaves, and
boys. Mr. White received_ two shots, one in his
nsouth. and the other in his kik erns. Messrs. Me-
redith. Swaney, aad Baines, were slightly wounded.
Tbegarrienn was deprived for a time of Mr. White's
genie's ; of the rest, some were wounded. and tome
killed. Mr. Meredith succeeded to the command
during the illness of Mr. White. The fire of the
enemy at length became so hot, that the men could
SD longer work their guns, the Ashantees picking
off every man that appeared at an embra rut e. The
garrison were obliged to resort to mesquetry, with
which they did much execution. Forttinsiely, in
title same of things, a reddorcentent was received

from Cape Castle, under the commend of Capt.
Gold, who embarked on board the Co'pop, Captain
Coley, who cheerfully volunteered his service, and
deserves the highest praise, from bis judicious ma-
nagement in landing the men.
The King of Ashantee, it appeared afterwards,
fad sent a flag of truce to the fort, through the me-
d•um of the Governor of Elmotia, and expressed
his wish to come to an accommodation; but the
L)utch Governor withheld the information. Appli-
cation WAS also made to the Dutch Governor nt
Cormantyne Fort, to aid in settling the disputes
amongst the naives ; but the only answer he re-
turned was, "1 that he did not understand English."
" The latest advices from Cape Castle, state, that
mach good may be derived from the interview be-
tween Mr. Torrane and the King of Ashantee ; for
his last message imports, that as soon as he has
avenged himself of his enemies, he will come to
Annamaboe to arrange all points for the future wel-
fare of the country, and the regulation of trade.—
This intercourse, if once securely established with
the Ashantees, offers prospects of the highest ad-
vantage. Tbis people have ivory and gold in
abundance, and the Fintees hitherto bare thrown
all possible impediments in the way of any inter-
course between them and us, which they foresaw
must prove desirable asd beneficial to Loth nations.'

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