Star.
London, England, 1825-10-21 00:00:00

C'/t

OF THE ASHANTEE.S.

Wd.on, the only stiiviyin;! prisoner of those de-
v.e.e..l and unfortunate pet i,,Ons who had fallen int ) the
Itaiitis of those rt•onsteis i shape, the Ashantee,,
ii ler 'l.e It-f ted t.xiiedi!ion Against that barb:nous
and formidable tribe, wh'cli was conducted under the
direction of the gallant but unfortunate Sir Charles
M'Carthy, has anived in town within the last few Jar:.
et.c.•uht lie givet, or the horrid treatment which
out ha less k runtry men experienced at the hands of the
I:trages, cannot lie real without feelii,g, of disgust and
honor. Mr. Wilson states, that he and anoth r Eng-
lish Officer Herr, shortly alter the onse., ties; erdtely
v voluted ; they had both fallen ate Ay at the same
int•m•ait, and on the same spot, at least witl in a few
ards of each other; they lay on the wound and wit-
nessed the bloody and indiscrim;nate massacre of their
111 ave hut powerless companions in arms. It has
beln already stated to the public that the English
t t (tops under S r Chitties had fallen the
victims of tLe As'.iantres, in consequence cf. a want
alimintit on, owing to the great neg!igence of the
(..,•mtnissa,y. Mr. Wilson confirms that statement.
The Commissary, it appears, shared the fate of the
st rest: etl tro vs, whose deploi able end must be attri-
Lued t'i Li': r e,.li,tcnce. It appears, from the relation
of :Or. WC, in, V at the Ashantees were, on the onset,
a•toai.,lied at th appearar.c2 of the F.-glish troop'.—
hey met our gs-Ilant I: Tows with timid and tiernblin.:z
Ite•fits, air! would I.er have stn id m Iny minutes if the
aentoutini n of the Etiglid) troops had not been Yx-
fausze.l. lint the moment the filing of our troops had
rea•ed, the s had sa:pcity enough to dricover
err advantage; th..) ;lowed their bat barons hoitles
()vet sslie!n•ing fat ce th:rse
(mild not re-i-t the pliv4ical iJeatklle ul their cruel a..d
cowar,:ly opt, onelits.
Never did Bluish salon) sltitte ont mote
than in that nunnent of hot r.•r, without lope aiid
ithout ai,i, our gallant comity ymet., amid indiscrititi-
in.te ;41.C1 the yells of sanguinary s iyages, stood

It I cw f.iiht, but fcarless still,"

znd were cut down in all directions, and the few that
Were pken prix hers were only res:Aved for cruel, lin-
rer nig, and tormenting sultfti,-gs. It is painful to be
oblil.ed to rei.ce the late or those unfottunate men,
aroont.st IN horn must be classed the name ef Sir Charles
M.Car thy. Mr. Wilson states, that when he and his
cirmpanions lay on the wunrid, th...y saw wi_h indescri-
bable horror the massacre of thair leilu,v soldiers.
son's friend (who was a Devorehire man) exclaimed
that they w•-uld not remain to share the late of their
cestintlmen ; havre" said he, " a case of pistols;
one of them will do not busine:is, I bequeath the other
to you—here it is." Saying this he threw the pistol
towards the •pot where Mr. Wil,on lay, and instantly
blew out his own brains. 11a,,pily, the weakly state
of Mr. Wils,n did nut enable hint to crawl towards
where the Pistol tested. He could only hear the dying
groans of his ill-fated friend, and envied him that death
which in his miserable situation he considered a happy
enc. In a few minutes after, an A‘hantee Chisi;vsith
a number of his tro sps, came up and seized BR Wil-
son. He thought they were about to hilted him to death,
that cruel death which so many of his cowry-men ha•f!
suffered before his eyes. Contrary, however, to his ay-
prenen•ions, he was carried on from the scene of
slitigh•er, nod was leaped at the head-quarters of the
Ashantce Chi. here Mr. Viilson was reserved to
witness the most horriule cruelties practised upon the
person of his gallant Commander, Sir Charles M•Car-
t•:y, anti some of his inferior Officers. According to
t e accounts s' hidh have leached mr, they were literally
ski..ned a'ive, and after a lingering death had put an
cod us their torments, their hearts were torn o it, and
s, rye(' up at a grand entertainment to the Chiefs of
:he army, where, will )ells of In-rrid joy, the savages
feasted an the mot pr ecieusremains of ti.ose gallant men.
Mr. Wilson states, that having remained a prisuner
for a considerable time, he was fortunate enough to
regdin his liberty through the interference of the
Du•ch Consul.