The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-13 00:00:00

their abinehtsbie trade within sled of the British
lofts, to the weeks of sin, wee, sod eight vessels
st s time, with 'amenity.
What out be the feeling, of our asereheale, who,
were called upon by IM Legislator* to saeelM• •
trade se adnetageoes to them, sod, la s esesesereiel.
•iew so profitable to the Natioe, wheel they (rely sew
Silveira& tweed over to use ri•slsl

W. hove to .most that ovr geld trade has declined
♦ery meth of lute oo the coast, in eawsegmece of a
pretrocied warfare Wieners the Asbestos' and the
warless of Bonieseo.-11 t is from those two principal
limes that we defiers most of awe gold, tiro Fano*
Intim Wiwi more as ietensediate sleets thee prin-
cipals nab barters. _ _

Goesraspat bowleg corsidorad the treat of Ashen.
aeo of seilleivot hroportasico to indite' ant l• send
wet a Cenral to that asontry, it is hoped that ho
hare row Mom* is bringing thaw to torsos of ac.
comondation, sad direeileg their winds to the less
sangokotry oasplornont of comma.

By accounts from the Geld Coast •f Africa' we
learn, that the town of Cape Coast has again been
destroyed by are, in consequence of a quarrel 111101111
the Mmalcipal Authorities.
The following is the substance of • letter which
the King of Ash, num dicta ted to M r. Frederick Jame%
tbe senior Officer on the minion to Acooarasey, the
capital of that Country :
" I thank God and the King of Eagland. that I
see tits white men's faces; for now the King of
England will know that I wool to bee good friend
to him, to be all the same as a brother, and to keep
a good boort to him. I thank him very much for
the present he has sent to me, and I am very glad
that the English and Ashaotees are to be good friends,
the same as brethren.

" Tb King does not know hew the Fettle's have
treated ow daring the Slay. Trade. If any of •y
people went to the coast to trade, to sell slaves,
rhinos' teeth, or gold, the Fasten seised the., and
geld thee as slaves. They wood never allow the
Ashentees to trade with while rnen.

" In the country you came through (Amin) two
Atsins lived, on. was friendly to the Ashantees, the
other to the Fasten; these men had a quarrel, sad'
were ping to war. I seat my meesengers, and one
Captain, witlfoothority to say, what do you fight for?
You are both of olso country sod pas people, what do
you light for? Tito Faateesand Assins cat off the heeds
of my messengers, took their insignia of authority,
sod sent one wee beck with his ears cut of. I t►en
went, sod subdued the Assins, and took their C• 1111.
try. I invaded Fantyn, went to Ansmaboe, and
&Preyed the Fontes.. When I attacked that place,
the English tired from the fort, sad killed many of
my army. The Governor of Caps Coast heard the
cannon, and sent messengers to White, the Gover-
nor of Ansamboo, saying, for what do you ire the
cannon? and was told, that the Asha.tes army had
come to kill ill the Foam's. Terrine, the Gover.
nor of Cap" Coast, said, ' You must not kill the
Ashantees ; for they are good friends to the Eng.
lish' Hs nut a messenger to me, saying, lam
fall of sorrow, and it grieves me very much, that
the English should kill your people; bet sit down,
sad cool 'oar beast, sad I will make yee many pre-
sents' _ _

" When I made war on the Fasters, I took ass
of their Chief, prisoner. The Famea seat a mem
tenger, that I might sot kill his, and they would
give me whatever I might desire for his ransom. I
said,' Very well; if you give me tio seams of gold,
'oil may have him.'—They Dimwitted, that they were
afraid to came to my country with the mosey; hut
if I would mod him to a smell village on the fron-
tier, they• would come there, and hey him. I did
am—They tamest night, and stole the man away.
I said, ' You have stoles t►at man sway, where
is my gold P—They laughed at me, sad said they
would mod me four setae of geld (Wu.), •r four

gallon. of rem. .
" When the Fatitees went to besiege Elisio. and
Acne, they said le me, ' We will fetch yea plenty
of gold, and we will sure yee.'—l sent people to
hear their own words, that I might know the truth.
The Fasten said, ' We are tired of fighting. and
went to have peect.'—l mid, Very well,' and sent
messengers to gab ' If you want peace, yew mast
pay me plenty of geW.'—After two years, the Fan.
tees declared they world net servo me, and sent one
of their Chiefs to we, sayleg, ' We will make war
with yen ;' which made me sogry thee I sent a
numerous army late their ceentry.
" I seat to make war ea the Akins: their Chiefs,
sent messengers to me, saying. 6 We beg pordem.'..—
My army surly destroyed the Foetus mod Armenians.
The Akins said to me, We den't care what our
Chiefs ay ; we will serve yes ; do net kill es as be.
fore.' When 1 bad congested the Fasten, they
sought forgiveness, and acknowledged my power, and
again declared they would ha faithful, and serve me.
When they seot this memengte to me, I aid, • If
yea give me Jeer books from the Farts (promiesery
notes for salary), I will be a toad Mood to you.—
If you give me tire tumblers of gold, or see poet:hue
full of geld, I will not be pleased; only give nurser
Cape Coast and Anguish,' bosky, for pay from the
Forts. then I will be satisfied.'
" I sent a messenger to the Governer of Gip,
Cult Castle to tell him I bid conquered the Foetus,
sad to send me Advokvo'a and Amoney's (two Chiefs
of the lirsfoirs) books, and then I would send plenty
of trade, and keeps good heart to you like a brother;
but when these books for fear sales were breeght
to me sod I saw them, I had cause to be angry.—
The I)etch say. all the coast belongs to me from
A pollute to Ann ; bat the English say, that it be.
longs to the Fenton. I can go and destroy the Fan.
tees, sod see the Englishmen's ken.
66 The book of Apellonia belongs to me. The
Adenkara people have bees muttered be my army—
their Chief held a book from the Detelsat Elonioa—
he gave me the book. Accra is mice—l compacted
the Akins, and took their bead, Caboose (Chief), to
pet bins to death—he gave ma hj book from Accra
Fort. I sent to take the Chief of the Akio.. sad
be pea me,bis book for pay that be was entitled to
from Dutch Accra. Ali the natives bolus to me.
66 When the old Ossey (King) of Ashantee fetched
away any natives, he said what the books you have
from the Forts lee must glee to me. I thank God
1 see the Englishmen's faces, for I know they are
goad farads to so. English Accra pep me he met.

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