, 1873-12-04
THE ASHANTEE WAR.

Tho Efrnt I3ntt1c.-Cnpturo OF EsRCC0.
t11csv--'rhrce Towns Dcstr0ycil-- lkUt1t
Of tho Snvagcs--Isunorod Intention
OF tho Ashnntoos to Attncik CApc
O0nxt Castle.
The following uows has boon racoived in Lou
don:
CAFE Coast CASTLE, Oct. a7.-Fivo villages,
harboring Aallaf!teeE, havo boon destroyed. Our
ettacls on tho onomyB comp is in progtoss to-
day. Tie Ashnnteo retreat is ont on. Our
forces, aftor thirteen days. slcccaafu1 h,lai-
!na!ghting, have destroyed four villages.
Tho operations wero, conducted with &C.
fecsed. Col. Maonoi1 aud priyatcB Walsh aud
DroderIck aro aovoroy wounded. Capts. Free
mantle aud Forbes, and seaman, Howard. with
twotlty negroes. wero nligh!ly wounded. and two
negroes wero killed. Tho Ashantoea arc atto,npt-
tng to withdraw, carrying prisoners and pluudcr
ncroBB the Prat. At midnight on tho 18Th 103
marines from tho simoom slxty-hvo Woat Indian
privatos from the shoro, Cen Sir Garnet Wolge-
10y aud staff embarked on board uor Matesty'a
Elmina undor coyor Of night. This body of men,
reinforced by torty-Bix officers and mon Of tho
Barracouta, landod at Elmina, where thoy wero
Joined BY II party Of 1926 Houss4e. Tho Ashau-
M ION tho coaat), and AHLa1,an Assanou (n-
supplied tho thos Asllnitoes with arms, otc.,
wore lho onos proceeded against largo body
i
Of thcso towns. party Of mon from tho Bar
racouta garraonod Forts William and st. Jago at
Elmina, tho Simoom's mon aud batteries OF tho
Naval Brigade garrisonfng Cape Coaat Castle and
itH forta. The Argus and DOGGY moved up tho
coast sna anchored oif tho Cossol Roofs, tho
sleam lat,nclt Of tho Darracouta aud tho raddlc-
box boats OF tho Argus going inside Of tho roefd,
from whonco tl,eir guns woro fired with great
effect. On tho throo flrat-named towns Ut a.
nj. OIL ths 1dth. tho Argus opancd fife ns 1000
II 1at1ffiny
dition Oh shore marched on about four miles aud
lalf In q northeast direction, exchanging flro
with the enemy az they went. Tho le!d-guns
having E''en got into position nl'der smart
town Of EBaocomew, Essumbuno on the now
MAP (mor0 properly Esaamon), was taken md
destroyed. The oncmy wero in largo numbers
IN the bushes. Their loss must have 9oen con-
could bo seen of them. That town having been
| destroyed, the expedition attuck or at right
| auge1 for tho westward, for the coast at Am
ponce and Asimfoo. aud. taking the enctny there
in tue roar. drove them towards tho non. Tile
Argus and Dccoy landed their crows. sheltered
undcr tho reefs (and undor cover Of thoir ships
Nto). thuH forming a second naval brigade. The
whole torco closing In, the enemy was routed
with great loaa, hut tho numbers Of their killed
arc not known. Tho plnoes being destroyed,
barked on board the DOGGY aud proceeded to
Capo Coast Cnstle, the naval brigade and army
marching back to Elmina. Tho naval brigade
aud marines being all (oxccpt wounded) en-
barked bofogo midnight, tho Argus returned to
| E1miua, the Barruoouta to Cape CoaBt Castle.
Tho nasul brigade is realy to land Mt tho frat
signal. The staamcr WArreo has arrived aud
gono on to tho Volta, whore Capt. GIoyers or
petition is getting into Bploudid condition. Tho
| report that the AHhanteos Ind broiseu up their
! camp nt 01cmpon ard commenced to rotreat Inns
caused considerable excitement hero. On tho
| morning Of the 2GtL Sir Garnet Wolgoley marched
out WITH the marines and naval brigade, with
tho intention Of onttinE OH tho retroat Of tue
AshantocB. Els destination waH underatood tC
la Dunquah. According, however, to another
report, the Aslautees hayo advanced, and are
within few milea OF tho town, whilo Sir Cur.
net Woaoloy has reached Accraful. All the
troops from Elmi1a and Cape Coast are in the
bush, and severe fighting is hourly expected.
Intelligence had reauhed Accra at tho be-.
ginning Of October that tho King Of Asllantoo
Ind assembled all his flghting-mou. and WA
marching with m army Btlaisht on Cape Coast
Castle. Another army was advancing through
the Akin country on tho Chebo. A third army
follows that Of the King as d rosorve. II THU
information is correct, all tho arrangements for
Capt. dloyer's advance from the Volta will bo
upset. Cnpe CoaBt Caate itself il almost un.
| protected, most OF the West Indian troops boing
absent OH detachment at tho various forts on the
coast, while. as to the Fantcos, thoy are simos1
uyolcss az auxiliarics, having been thoroughly
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