The New York herald., 1870-09-24
TIE GREAT war N AFRICA
The Ashasaeecs and Fantees
Troubles.
Quaqush Assst % Go sa a Mission 10 Ensaaad-
Terrihas Eighi izg Rstween the Aesras 6he
Aqusmoos, the sshantees and the veltas-
Hsross Going Down Without the Ga-
sstss-Ja-Js Standing Il Hh
Armstrong GunA

IN tae steamship 2tarra, at Hvcrposd. EneianA,
ana thence by the European mail ut TINS por.. We
have our flies IRON the West Coast OF Africa da6ed
at Sierra Leone. August H. The Journals supply
the Following history or current events:-
From the wosleru districts OF tho Cold Coast wo
Learn that since the exchange oi Territories, hot-
withstanding the troubles connected VAN u. the
palm OIL radc had Increased tue increase IN Ite
sages nad been reuelveI from AShattce, Tho King
Offering suffeader AL re fantees Ia Ills domtnions
on conditlon that the English Admin strator gave up
all tho Asnautccs the Protectorate. lie Also sug-
gees het AL property seized oy either sde should be
it was also slated that the fnmous Ashantee chief
Qu0quah lwhO negotiated the treaty with Governor
Macean ior the Surrender Of ali reiuleesl was
about 10 be sent US Ambassador. Governor Nagtgla5
was also sendiug uack TO CoJnassie, through AaSn-
nee, the Asnansees To Elmina.
The missionaries belonging TO the Basic Mission
who we're captared by the Ashantees Ia Crecpce
several months ago, were ilkewiSe u be xsnt doS IL
When the Asaut1e trade set ia IL was believed that
q large business would commence
Accounts from the easten districts state that the
Accras ard their alies had had great success Ia the
war against the combined AsIantee5, Aquanoo5,
AwO0uas ana the Volta forces. They had iaken
possession OF the ensiny's CHEZ iowps burpt se,e.
ral ''crooms,n which were mere nesls OF robberS,
murderers and pnaies; deieaed aud destroyed or
dispersed every arIaeu lolco opposed u tlenn ana
cleared the eastern districts vi repcls anu nostie
troops. The losses Oh the Acera SIDE were stated 70
be very severe.
The acdion, IN whicn General Domphrey, the
commander OF tae Accra army was Killed, was
fought at the foot OF the Aquamoo Mountain on he
25th Of July. The allied lVices o. the eastern dis
trict numbering ssDant 2j,o,O well armed and DIS
ciplined Iaen, nader HE Kings. chiefs and native
gentlemen OF the Protectora.e. were expected 10
return TO Accra ~ september, whel tue campaign
Will probably have Terminated.
Large supplies OF aianiunlton Aud provisions had
been recently forwarded 60 the allied cn.ap from
Accra by Captain Ross the chief civil eoinilandanC
OF the eastern districts, aid lJ 10 stated tat the III
nuence Of the British government IN tile protected
territories adjacent TO Le 1Vrs and settlements had
not beon so strong since 1851 as lt Is AT present.
That portion OF the Gold Coast settlements contains
population oi d0o, ,bG5 souls.
The West African H fdGG slys:-"The ti0ld Coast
owes deep deb OF gratitude 10 Sir Artaur Ken
nedy for havIl4g sanctioned, and to ar. Usher,
the administrator OF tue Gold Coast. for having
planned and set on foot, and to Captain Glover,
tue administrator o. Lagos, for having So vigorously
assisted the ezocutt ~ o. the That have
been adoptea and 80 successfully CARED ont by the
kings chiefs ana educated native gentlemen OF Ac-
and the eastern districts. Great and urgent was
tho necessity tor tiieJe measures; aud vast anu
widely extended VIII be the benefits which CON-
merce and the cause OF ciyizaton Will derive there
1rom."
The estimn ed revenue Of the Brtis settlements ON
the Cold Coast lOr the cafIeaJ gear was $4,000 and
the expenditure &l9,0o0. 1t i5 believed that in 1872
the revenue VIII oe e45,o0), without laying any ad-
diti0nal burdens on the people, Tine osening up Of
the Volta viii aiiord the means OF achieving this re-
suit. II there sh Juld be peace between tite Fantees
and ElminRSthe revenue Of the Got Coast Will soon
exceed that OF sierra Leone. and should tue govern
nlent GXpeud good proportion OF the su5ns raised Ia
theseenslructlOn oi and pubic wor9s the Geld
Coast would become a splendid s, uemenL
Late advices iom BRUSH Snefbto state that the
oil season iiao cnalmenced. ana that there was
every prospect o good trade being done. Bu5l-
hess in general has been very brisk OF late. Ihe
merchants ut Sherbro were Father dissatisfied thai
tine mail steamers did not call at that place, and
We're anxious that the vessels should again in.
The buoys recently land down i'll the SnerDro rIvel
had all disappeared, having either sank or driited
Away IRON their moUrlgs. War was still raging ~
the Bagr00 country, and all the traders, ia conse
quence were leaving the rivers, as up 10 the last
counts there appeared No prospect oil peace befne
speedily restored as both shgerent5 appeared dc
iernined 10 fight Rain had fallen very heavily a
Suerbro, and the rivers were. Alling up last. Tn
country was generally healthy.
From Bonny we learn tnas Oko Jumbo hal re
Gently endeavOred 10 make an attack Ja-Ja's po
silion wIlh seventeen wax canoes, but had failed Ii
the attempt.
Ja-Ja was well projected on the 0pebo river witt
batteries Of Armstrong guns, too Well iaeed TO rem
xcared