Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-02

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In Dabomey, considerable por ion of the national
troops, consist Of armed and disciplined females They
are known as being royal women strictly aud wa,cbfuy
kept IRON any communication with men, and seem 10
have been trained through discipline aud the force Of CO.
operation to the accomplishment Of enterprises from
which the Iumultous warriors Of a native Army would
shrink. late English author (Duncan) says Il bave
seen them, all well armed and generally fine strong
healthy women and doubtless capable of enduring great
fatigue They TO the long Danish musket with
as much as one Of grenaders uses HE fire lock
but not Of course, with the quckuess as they arc
not trained to any particular exercise but on receiving
the word, make an attack like pack Of hounds,
with great swiitnes7 or course they would be useless
against disciplined troops II at all approaching to the
same numbers. still their appearance is more military
than the generality Of the men, and IL undertaking a
campaign, should refer tn, female to tho male soldiers
OF this country
The author thus describes a field reviewed Of
!hcse Auazopz, which he witnessed .as conducted
" large space Of broken ground where fourteen DAYS
had been occupied 10 erecting three immense pcky niles
OF green bush Thcso three clumps Of piles Of sort Of
-uouR bfief or thorn, armed with the dangerous
pftkles we're placed 10 line, occupying four hun
dfei Yards leaving only narrow passage between them
Sufficient merely to distinguished each clump appointed
70 each regiment These piles about seventy fec,
vide aud eight feet high. Upon examining them could
uo persuade myself that any human being without boots
Or shoes, would under any ccumsance attempt 10 pas,
over 80 dangerous = collection OF the most efcientIY
atmed plants had ever seen.
The Amazons a blue stripped cotton snrtout
manufactured by the natives, and pair Of trousers fall
ing Jn.i heoS the knee. The cartridge bot is giried
around the Dins
Ihe drums and fumpets soon announced the approach
! ~ ihfee or four thousand AmszDus. The Apadomey
soldiers enncj made their appearance about two hun
dfed yards RON IN front Of the frat pile where the,
naeh With shOudeted IN lew soconds the word
ior attack va gwen sud rush was made toward tn,
ps beyond conception AMI IN lsss than one minute IN,
whole body had passed this immense pile and TAX or
'he supposed town Ech OF the other piles we're paset
WIN The same rbpidy, Of intervals Of twenty minutes
Nhen pef'on killed IN batle. the skin u taken from
we mead, 5hd kept trophy vaOr. counted seven
hundfeI 'capa passed IN tins manner. The captain
e"eh corps. uemale in passrg, again presented them
Heye, before h Bslosy, aud received the kings oppro
val OF their conduct
very heavy rain FELL on Monday night, IN Gteen
county which 20 sWeed the Of water that grea
usmSge was done. friend writing from that com
" states mat the South river probably fuller than
bad been since 1926. Many portions Of the country du
rgg the last two weeks, have been visited by hesv
rams Hnrri,oHbHrg Rep.
Inc Drought in this region continues 70 be yery severe
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