The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-29
British Resolution for an Active
Alliance with the Fantees and
War Against the Ashantees.
Sir Carrot Wolseley and Distinguished Staff
Ordered. to the Field.
A Native Army To Be Drilled and
Differed by Britons.
1.-THE ASHANTEES MUST Be DRIVEN BACK. {"
Can Cape Coast Castle Be
Maintained Clearp
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The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from our CORE
spondent in the British metropolis:
LONDON, August 20, 1873.
The British government decided, in council,
to-day, to despatch military expedition from
Cape Coast Castle, the capital of the British
settlements on the coast Of New Guinea, Africa,
against the Ashantees.
an EXPERIENCED COMMANDER AND GALLANT
Sir Carrot Wolseley is commissioned as the
commander of the force.
He will take with him staff of distinguished
subalterns, his old colleagues in the Red
River Territory, in addition to twenty officers,
selected specially for the present duty of
organizing native Fantee army.
FANTEE NATIVE MUSTER.
This African force will muster Is, 900 strong
BRITISH REINFoRcEdENTs IF REQUIRED.
There are no British troops to march from
Cape Coast Castle just at present, but two
battalions are kept in readiness under orders
to embark for the West African station if re-
quired.
MARCH TO THE INTERIOR.
The British expedition will leave the African
coast for the seat of war at New Years, and
return to its headquarters in the month of
March, 1874.
Its operations in the field will be confined
to the period which is known as the cool
season.
ANGLo-sAXoN RESOLVE.
The Ashantees must be driven back to their
homes and the city of Coomassie burned if
necessary.
Sir Carrot wolseley will take his departure
on the 9th of September.
What England Il Fighting F0r--Her
Majesty's Possessions in West Africa.
The British settlements the West Coast of
Africa were originally established purely for pur-
poses OF trade, slaves being the chief staple
These colonies all under an Admnstrator-in-
Chief are the following, beginning with the north
ernmOst: The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Cape Coast
Castle and Lagos. The capital OF the Gambia is
Bathurst. situated on the River Gambia The first
commercial intercourse between this part OF
Africa and England took place about the close of
she sixteenth century, and in 1918 regular COM
mao fOrp1 nod for
another company established two years later, was
not more successful In the reign OF George ii.
brisk trade began to spring up the principal
article oil export being slaves. On the abolition
OF the slave trade commerce fell OF greatly till
1916, when it revived little. The imports and ex-
amounted to co., sos and the latter to f1425I7 In
the same year the revenue was .le,969 and the ex-
Renditure f2l, 9s7, thus showing deficiency.
Taking, however, the average revenue and expen-
diture for hve years, from 1866 to $780, both in
elusive, we find that the former was f19, GIG and
che latter f19l20, so that, on the whole, the re-
Ceipts exceed the expenditure by nearly $4,000.
The principal exports consist OF ground nuts.
Recently also little cotton has been shipped.
AS regards imports the settlement is able, by
means or the River Gambia, TO cause British goods
rior In 1871 the population was 1870, a very small
number being Europeans.
the settlement is governed by an administrator
Sierra Leone, the seat of the Administrator-in-
Chief, was ceded by the native chiefs to Great
Britain in 1887, from which time till 1907 1t was adj
ministered by company OF merchants, who in
1900 received charter. In 1907 the Crown assumed
the direct control OF the colony the government
or which now consists OF the AdministratOr-in-
Chief an executive council and legislative coun-
and gold dust In 1870 the value OF the imports
and exports was respectively ESQ., s64 and f392 1911
Inc revenue Ior the same year was ao isS ana the
average from 1866 to 1870 both inclusive, we find
that the receipts were f62sl1 and the expenses
f64. 1853, showing annual deficit Of nearly e. 600.
The population in 1885, the date OF the latest re-
turn, was Al, 500, of which l29 only were white.
come to the Gold Coast which is the name given
60 that part Of Upper Guinea which lies between
seat or government Is Cape Coast Castle. From
very early period there has been trade between
England and the Gold Coast, and IN 1850 an asso,
citation called the African company was authorized
by act Of Parliament to form establishments
on the West Coast OF Africa. In 1921 these
settlements were transferred to the Crown.
In 1927 on account OF the expense OF the
Ashantee war and the decline OF commerce:
which, since the abolition OF the slave trade, had
gradually dwindled away, the public establishments
were Withdrawn. A few years later they were re-
stored and ever since have been retained The
government consists OF administrator and a
legislative council. The population IN 1858 was
4eyspne ns estimated az ae s veps Gao
and $3.50 respectively, the average receipts and
expenditures from 1850 to 1870, both years inclu-
sive, being f1S,465 and E17,735. The articles ex-
ported are OF much the same description as those
shipped from the other settlements on the coast.
were E25S, 1897 and f3Ts, 23e.
To the eastward OF the Cold Coast comes Lagos,
coded by the native king In 1861. Though the
youngest Of all the colonies in this part of Africa
1t enjoys the proud distinction OF possessing a
expenditure being s42,a7s The imports S during
1870 were f4O05Ss and the exports foi5s65 in this
tie other colonies. The principal exports are
palm oil, palm kernels, indigo and ivory.
The government consists oil an administrator
and legislative council.
British Opinion of the Present Enter
prise for War.
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