The New York herald., 1873-12-15
AS HAN TEE.|
March Of the British Army Expe-
dition Into the Country.
Herald Special Report from Sir Garnet
WOlseley's Headquarters.
Pen-and-Ink Sketches of the
Members of the Staff of
the British Commander.
The Sahara and Saddening
"reminiscences of the In
hospitable Shore.
THE SLAVE DRIVERS OF THE DESERT. |
Christian PrOpagandism Under
British Missionary Influences.
The Ivory and Gold Coast and the
Kingdom of the Ashantees.
THE HERALD NEWS STEAMER DAUNTLESS |
Causes of the War Between
Victoria and King Coffee.
Sir Garnet WOlSeley interviewed and Dinner
ut the Government House.
Sketch of the Youthful
General.
HIS DISLIKE OF PRESS MEN AND WHY
Difficulties in the Field Which Impede
Sixth Effort in the Cause
of Freedom.
Sir Garnet WOSeley interviewed and Dinner
ut the Government House.
Sketch of the Youthful
General.
HIS DISLIKE OF PRESS MEN AND WHY
Difficulties in the Field Which Impede
Sixth Effort in the Cause
of Freedom.
CAPE COAST CASTLE, Oct. 81, 1873.

CAPE COAST CASTLE, Oct. 81, 1873.
We stood on the deck OF the steamer Benin, OF
the African Steamship Company, mixed lot of
passengers, gazing on the murky loom which
marked where Liverpool Stood growing more and
more indlstnctas the good Benin steamed bravely
down the Mersey towards Ashantee land. AS
Liverpool receded from view and English land dis
appeared we turned to one another for novelty
and mutual questioning elicited the fact that we
were mostly all bound for Ashantee.
WHO THEY WERE AND WHY THEY WENT.
There were six DOCTORS five control officers, one
staff officer, one volunteer and one correspondent
OF us who were bound to the war, but there were
q few others destined for ports south Of the Equa-
tor. there were two Germans OF the West African
expedition bound for the exploration of Central
Africa One or them was Dr. Falkenstein, q serious,
earnest man, Industrious, reflective and fearlully
copous in note taking The other, his companion,
was student. l was quite amused by the way in
which the two evidently anticipated future delights
in store for them when they should set foot ON the
shores of the classic Congo. If nv buzzed about
their ears a chase was made after him, and he was
remorseessly prepared for the inspection OF the
sdrdns OF Germany. Two or three Insignificant
little shore birds were also added to the list of the
slaughtered and stuffed. have been through all
this myself have shared IN this boyish eagerness
to grasp at once the delights which the fancy has
painted In the perspective, and can sympathize
with men OF robust health and untamed energy
who, while they cannot at once stride into the en-
chanted land, clutch at any thing, however trivial
which belongs to its outskirts, and regard 1t with
wonder and undisguised admiration, whereas in q
few weeks so they will throw it away and wonder
at their own simplicity.
Our doctors, six in number, were all young men;
one or two of them with high idea of their mis-
cin in fha faya faid xyli ila nth
better adapted for anything rather than hospi-
tai. The control officers though what in the
world they do control l know not-were over
grown boys from SandhursJ College, airing their
sub-heutenants' uniforms for the first time They
had plenty OF stamina in them, and have no
doubt Africa will demand large share OF it, If not
all. The stan officer was Captain Butler, the au-
thor OF the "Great Lone Landn and the "Wild
North Land" who Is going to join Sir Garnet
Woseey, and perhaps will be able to pick up notes
for book he may well call the 'Great Black
Land.n
THE VOLUNTEER.
Well, viii not mention his name, lest the
HERALD might publish 1t to his shame; but each
time accompany English expedition lam fated
10 meet some oddity. In Abyssnia met Captain
Evilnose, OF the w. o., Ex-Governor Of L., ex-
Pacha OF A., ex-Bey Of T. who turned out to
be an exceedingly amusing man, most outrage
GUS -, but whom everybody admitted to be really
very interesting. One OF his most interesting
stories was about how he killed Alt Yankees before
breakfast OF Yorktown. This story was not gen.
orally believed, but everybody said the story was
amusing Evilnose was volunteer for Abyssinia-
our odd friend on board the Benin is a volunteer
for Ashantee. Our odd friend thinks 1t necessary
TO tell everybody he has paid his own passage:
but then he did 1t on principle England
expects every man to do his duty" Our odd
friend Is going to Coomassie; he is going to give
King Co1ee, OF Ashantee, a 'reglar duster." you
know, by lingo. 1t was our odd friend who assisted
Haveock at the relief of Lucknow and STAYED on
fierce attack from somebody at Alum bagh. But
whenever our odd friend arrives at this stage or
his thousand-tmes told tale, It has been noticed
that the passengers turn their faces toward one
another ana wink compassionately, which we have
learned to know means "the poor fellow Is drunk
again."
POINT OF DESTINATION.
Our destination in Africa is yet far. Many Gsys
win transpire before we shall see the Ethiop
strand, and in the meantime we shall amuse our.
selves as best we may. We began to tell each
other our varied experiences, puning vigorously
in each others faces the while at our cigars or
brarwoods; but the tales cannot last forever, so
we borrow each others books and read listlessly.
by this process OF borrowing procured little red
book called tho "Soldier's Pocket Book,n edited,
TO my surprise, by SIR Garnet Woseey.
SIR GARNET woLsELEY on "sPEcIALsn
Amid very much valuable matter purely mill
tary, came to Sir Garnet's opinions concerning
correspondents. II my memory serves me right
Sir Garnet calls correspondents the curse to
modern armies, and IN other places nc Los be.