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Brandon, who badileeeived his Excellency
to have 40 rounds fóir each man, packed uy
always to accompany him ; but he acquit.
with him one Mall keg of ball and one
immediately issued to the men, but which,
not last very long. The enemy perceiving
slacker, attempted to cross the river, and
'gently attempted the same thing before,
great slaughter • they at the same time
force round our kanks to cut off our retreat,
[succeeded in doing, from their superior •
became a scene of confusion, the mem,

In my retreat, I observed his Exec
before me, soon after which some gut
tion in which he was going, and there
the people who were following him, but
of his Excellency. The people took dive
ber of the wounded men followed me
woods, through which, with the assist
undertook for a reward to guide us, v
whole night and half the next day, ff
distance through a stream of water, .
track. When we gut into the wood leading
proceeded about five miles, a party r -
be before us ; we therefore retreated .
ing to the same place, but we had nut
when we had again to retreat, as a part,
us. Just about sunset I fortunately fell
who were in search of their wives aro'
tees had taken ; they said they were ,
and that they would conduct me over
woods, and about three o'clock in the
march. We observed a number of infants
fur breath, the Ashantees having talc--
plunder, and obliged them to throw
ever, recovered a number of the women,
of the enemy. I unfortunately lust
22d, and had to travel the whole of
tarter of about thirty miles. I shall
underwent, as you could be able tv
you found me on the 24th.
Before I close this, 1 conceive it my duty to state, that the cot_
duet of the Company of the Royal African Colonial Corps, the
Volunteers, and Militia, was highly creditable; in short, they be.
hayed bravely. It was reported, that Quashie Yaccoons's People
(the Wassaws) left the field early in the action.
Annexed is a return of our loss in killed, wounded, and missing.
The enemy's loss must have been very great, as out of our bath,
from their crowded state, must have killed and wounded two ,n•
three at a time. The force we had engaged (including the Dinkeras
and Wassaws) did not amount to two thouiand. Commendas
was not in the action.—l have, &c.
(Signed) H. 3. RICKETS, Captain
and Major of Brigade
Major James Chisholm, R.A. Col. Corps,
Comt. Cape Coast Castle.
Itssoats of the Kitt.xn, WM/NOM, and Musixo, of the Regular and
Militia Force, in the Action with the Ashantees, on the '4lst of
January,lB24, in the West Wassaw Country.
xILL D.
Ovrtotos--Captain Heddle, Royal Cape Coast Militia.
Men—Number not ascertained (see Return of Missing).
WOUNDED.

OFFICERS—Captain Ricketts, 2d West India Regiment, 13,1;ade
Major to the Forces, slightly; Ensign Erskine, Royal Colo-
nial Corps, slightly.
Man.-2d West India Regiment, orderly Serjeant to Commander
of the Forces, 1; Royal African Colonial Corps, 17; Royal Cqe
COMA Militia, 58 ; Royal Volunteer Company, 14—Total, 90.
MISSING, SUPPOSED TO NAVE BUN LILLED.
OFPICERC—His Excellency Brigadier-General Sir C. M'Carthy,
Commander of the Forces; Fxsign Wetberill, 2d West India R--
giment ; Dr. Beresford Tedlie, Surgeon 2d West India Itcgiment ;
T. S. Buckle, Esq. Colonial Engineer and Colonial :tide-de-Camp
to his Excellency; Captain Jones, Royal Cape Coast Militia; Cp.
rain Raydon, Royal Cape Coast Militia; Captain Robertson, Royal
Volunteer Company; Mr. Brandon, Acting Ordnance Storekeeper.
Man—Second West India Regiment, Orderly to the Brigade
Major, 1 ; Royal African Colonial Corps, 41 ; Royal Cape Coast
Militia, 81 ; Royal Volunteer Company, 54.—Total 177.
(Supposed to have been killed sr lost in the woods.)

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

--deo—
HOUSE OR 1.01109, JUNE 22.

Prayers were read at ten o'clock by the Bishop of (31.oucesse.
Their Lordships then proceeded to Appeals, when the Lotto
CHANCELLOa moved the judgment of the House iu the Ca..:
" Fowler v. Doe;' from the Court of King's Bench, in England, is
which the decision of the latter was reversed by the House.
" Blake v. Blake" was also reversed; but in the cast of " F.iliott
v. Cathcart," the judgment of the Coutt below was affirmed by
the house.
" Sutton v. the Earl of Darlington," was ordered to be argued
again next Session.
In the case of " Meredith v. Ileneage," judgment was affirmed
by the House.
At half-past three, the Earl of LONGFORD was introduced as
Baron SIM:ESTER, of Selcester, near Southampton, in the County
of Hants; upon which occasion he was supported by Lords (7Alr
THORPE and Seesaw, when the Noble Baron took the prescribed
oaths, and afterwards his seat.—Adjourned during pleasure, and ;:t
half-past four the House resumed.
Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH and others brought up the Bill for ena-
bling the Hereditary Earl Marshal of England to execute that office,
whether by himself or Deputy, on taking no other oaths than 'bat
of allegiance, and another oath for the due execution of the duties of
the office, as agreed to by the other House.
The Karl of S A FTESBURY moved the third reading of the
Irish Mining Company's Bill, to sue and be sued ; which was accord-
ingly read a third time, passed, and sent to the other House.
None of the Equitable Loan Bills were forwarded this day.
Upon the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, their Lordships
went into Committees on the East India Company Possessions
Bill, and the Ireland Town Lands Regulation Bill; both of wbicit
were reported without any amendment.—At half after five o'clock
this House adjourned till to-morrow at ten.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. R. MARTIN presented a Petition from Rotherham, in the
County of York, in favour of the Cruelty to Animals Bilk—Ot-
dered to lie on the table.
Mr. Secretary CANNING moved that the House at rising ad-
journ till Thursday next—Agreed to.
On the motion of Sir J. Mum tr, a new Writ was ordered fur the
Borough of Steyning, in the room of Lord H. Hoteard, deceased.
Mr. GOULBUIIN laid on the table the Twelfth Report of the
Commissioners for inquiring into the amount of the Salaries in the
Irish Courts of Justice.
On the motion of Lord G. CAVENDISH, the House resolved itself
into a Committee on the Earl Marshal's Bill. The House resumed,
and the Bill was read a third time and passed:
The Lords Amendments on the Slave Trade Consolidation Bill
were taken into consideration and agreed to.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON wished to know from the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman opposite, whether the remaining parts of the
Commissioners' Report on the Irish Insurrection Act were to be

printed ?
Mr. GOULBURN said, that as the Commission was not ex-
hausted, and as the Hon. Member himself was a Member of it, he
did not think it necessary to print the Minutes at present.
On the motion of Mr. Hour, the Report of the Committee on
the Private Business of the House was taken into consideration.
Mr. Secretary CANNING suggested that it could be more con-
veniently discussed in a Committee, and accordingly moved that it
should be referred to a Committee of the whole House.
The motion was agreed to, and the House forthwith reiolved
into a Committee, in which
Mr. HUME moved, that the period for giving notice of an inten-
tion to apply to Parliament for leave to bring in Private Bills, now
limited to the months of August and September, should be extended
to the months of October and November.
This proposition, and one respecting the publication in which
such notices should be given, underwent considerable discussion, in
which the Sesames' Mr. HUME, Mr. S. Rica, Mr. Garment, Sir
J. GILAHAM, Sir J. Nevreoar, and other Honourable Members Par-
ticipated. It was finally adopted, but qualified by a provision that
no second reading should take place till two calendar months shall
have passed since the publication of the last notke.--Sorne other
alterations were agreed to, and the House resumed, when dal
resolutions of the Committee were reported and agreed to by the
House, and ordered to lie taken into further consideration as
Thursday next.
A message from the Lords here announced their Lordship'
assent to several Bills.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON, for his friend the Member for West'
minster, postponed until Thursday, his Motion reepectinS she
affairs of Ireland ; on that day his Honourable Friend intended to
move an Address to the Throne.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Glasgow in favour of
free religious diectusiyil.—To lie en the table..-Adioureal•

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but which. it may be supposed, did
perceiving that our fire bad become
.ter, and succeeded; they had fre-
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tot retreat, which they completely
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enemy having internbiaedTeith 116. Coup* Mel
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ne guns were fired in the ditty. viss
1 there was a general rush b.ck ~r two, old little
him, but after which I saw no alur,,,
ook different directions, and a num. Tbe cblef b
ed me into the thickest part at the
IC assistance of a Wassawman, who lififfilho )001
e us, we passed. We travelled the CMS. id
lay, frequently going a consider,i..!,,
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rater, for the purpose of hiding tPli r 001 j scrip
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party of the enemy was reported 1t)
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rated and gut into another path 1e..,1.
tad not proceeded above three 'r. 1:..", 3 per etil
l a party of the enemy was just by i..‘re s per Cei
ely fell in with a party of W.V.SION + per Cm
ves and children, whom the A•ha: -
4 per Cei
were going towards the Booeum•pra,
over to it. We, however,slept in the India Bo
in the morning we commenced ~,,r Each. Ili
:r of infants lying iu the bush gaviag, Do. of 1:
rig taken their mothers to carry their DO. SIM
hrow their children away ; we, how-
se women, and killed about twenty Do. Con
y last my shoes in the mud on the
ole of the '23d without shuts, a dis- This fon
shall say nothing of the hardships I
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