New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-13
Settling a Kingdom nau.of. War Fashion.


One Of her Msjesty's ships, while cruising on the
African station, was ordered to proceed 10 the
Camaroon river and deliver the presents TO Kings
Bell and Aqua, in fulfllment Of treaty entered into
with those sovereigus by the British Government
for the suppression Of the slave trade and, on the
morning after her arrival a. daylight was sur
rounded BY number Of war canoes with fry men
EACH one division having King Bell and his chiefs
on board another division the eldest OF the late
King Aqua who had died since the delivery OF
the former presentsl and the other division, the
youngest son OF the lste King, who had deposed
bis eldest brother, and assumed the s0vereignty-
The Captain declined receiving them on board I'll
eight O'Clock, when the coor were hois.ed guard
OF marines ready to receive them, the 9th iers
wearing their swords and cooked hats. King Bell
woE q frat 70 come on board, accompanied by hls
favClitc wife and twelve Of bis chiefs be wss
dressed in the full dress Of malcoach guard, with
a petticoat instead Of trousers next was the ED
eat son OF Old Aqua, wearing an English Generals
fu dress coat and epaulettes, no bFeeches no. any
substitute for them; last came Tim Aqua the
younger brother; be wore the fall dress Of gene.
raj officer, and was decently clad in pair OF
~ bite duck trousers and ankle boots, also white
beaver hat with blue silk band, and on It In let
tors o. sod, king Aqua" The English residen.
81 Bel Town slIO came on board, and represented
70 The Captain that. in Consequence Of Tim aAyins
assumCd the sovereignty, the trade of Aq1a vas
stopped, much 10 the injury Of the Liverpool mer-
chants, whose agent he was and requested the
Captain would use what authority he possessed
20 Place the htul heir in bis proper position, aud
prevent Tim Aqua from taking upon himself the
raj k Of his late fbther.
A palaver was Immediately held on the quarter
oecs, King Bell and the Aqus chiefs examined,
y hen it was proved to toe satsla t0n OF the Cap
tain that the prince without the breeches was the
eldest son Of the late King, and consequently the
riehtfnl heir to the throne. The master At arms
as ordered 20 dEpossess Tim Of bis enblems OF
sovereignty, 10y removing the blue band from his
white hat; this ceremony appeared excessively
disgusting 10 Tim Aqua, but having 10 power to
rssiEt he quietly scqulesced and became subject
The elder brother vas then required 10 enter into
the same treaty. SIS his father had done, and sign
the same ia presence Of the several witnesses,
lich having done ne was Desired 70 go on his
knees the Captain, drawing his sw Ird, gave him
the fat side between the shoulders. saying, In
tie name OF Victoria, Queen OF Engis | &C
knowledge you King OF tho Aqua country A.
the conclusion Of the cersmOny, the marines pre-
scented Grms, the chiefs chsered and King Aqul
was congratulated on being established on tue
throne OF his forefa'hers The younger brother
Tin, much hurS AID excited at being depOse7,
al d the Ca plain what he Intended doing WITH
BIN; be YES toc, II he would take the oath Of
air glance 70 the King, bis brother, and swear TO
serve hlm truly and honestly az bis lawful sOve-
r,gn, and render ell and every esslsts ce IN his
pow er TO Irish subjects trading % the AqIa coun-
tn, re would BE- created Prince Royal" Inis Fin
Aqua rather reluctantly agree -, and having sign.
eo the Necessary document In the presence Of ths
former Witnesses, be wss desired . neel. when
the same ceremony was gone through with the
King, excepting the Captain saying, " 10 the name
Of Victoria, Queen of EnglsTd, create you Prince
Royal OF the Aqua country The presents we're
then delivered t, Kings Bell and Aqua, consisting
Of 10 each sovereign, one puncheon Of rum, twenty
barrels Of guI powder, sixty muskets, tEeaty bales
Of blue cotton cloth, and a Generals Uniform coat
and epsulettes, with handsome sabre ia a god
mo united velvet scabboard Ksg qua generously
offered one halt Of the presents he received 10 his
brother Tim. now Prince Royal, no doubt fearing
that if he had not done So that when they reached
the shore Tim might oispossess hi n OF the whole
This dvsioP, except the rum aud sunpovder,
took place on the quarter deck; aud when the tia
case containing the Generals coat aud epsulsttes,
was opened the Prince Roy al proposed q divide
the coat by cutting IL down the center OF the back
and the King TO bave one epsulette and himself
the other. The King without the breeches appealed
10 the Captain 20 prevent such an outrage. He
decided that the coat and epaulettes we're the in
sigma OF sovereignty appointed by the British Gov
eminent TO decorate the body oil the lawful King,
at the same time strongly impressing on the mnd
OF bis Majesty that when he the coat aud
epAulettes he ought out of respect 70 her Majesty
and the British Government, always 10 pat on a
pair of breecbes.
Thus, in an hour, was one Kins deposed another
established, and the dynasty OF en- empire settled
without bO0dshed, by the captain OF British man
ofwsr. EupoPean Times.