The New York herald., 1873-10-06
THE AsHANTEE EXPEDITION.
The English I'm Earnest I'm Their Attempt
TO Punish the BLACK Malcfactors-Detah
ofthe Pre- eparattOns.

to Punish the Black Malcfactors-Detah
ofthe Preparations.
From the London Times Scot. 2a.l
II appears that the authorities have decided
without waiting for report from Major General
Sir Garnet Wolseey, to send out to the Gold Coast
line Of railway, all reports on that point which
have been current for some time being confirmed
by the arrival at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwch, yes
terday afternoon, OF the first portion oil railway
iron. weighing twenty-Our tons, for cmbarkation
on board the steamship King Bonny, now taking
in stores, &C., for the Ashantee expedition.
THE RAILS
are OF an exceedingly light description, weH, hing
a trine more than liz pounds to each length OF
seventeen feet, and they are intended t., be laid
on longitudinal sleepers after the manner adopted
on the earliest English railways, and still to be
seen in use by contractors for tramways ON large
works The rails, which are simply pierced with
holes for fastening them together by nsh plates,
win be attached % the seepers by small chairs and
bolts or renails and though SO slender as scarcely
TO be onefourth the size OF those employed on rail-
ways at home, are apparently strong enough FOR
their temporary purpose, especially II the line IS
intended to be worked ut only modera.e speed.
| According to rough calculation the guantity OF
iron rails delivered yesterday IS sufficient TO lay
| single line of rails about half mile long.
Major-General Sir David Wood. X. q. b., COM
mandant OF the garrison at woowieh, accom-
panied by Colonel I. w. Milward, G. B., Superin-
tendent OF the RoSa Laoora9y Ep,an ppamsn Gorson
| c. b. Chief Controller, made an inspection OF the
steamship King Bonny now loading at the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwlch.
which we're put on board yesterday included an
ana the like number OF pouches Tor the OF the
native troops, flannel bags OF various sizes for
making cannon cartridges, large quanuty OF
In addition TO the stores already received at
Woolwich from Deptford, $50 tons OF beef pork and
ship bread In biscuit to arrive at Woolwlch this
week from the Royal Victoria Victualling Yard at
Deptford, where the hands employed are exceed
ingly busy, not only in preparing these provisions
for this expedition, but In executing the extensive
orders on hand Tor the troops at Malta, ST. Helena,
the Maurltius, Bermuda and the Bahamas. All the
preserved pork has been cured In Germany, and Is
purchased from firm at Copenhagen. The de-
partments at Woolwlcn likewise continue to be
fully employed, although most OF the original
The
SIX MILLION pIvE HUNDRED THOUSAND OF CART
RIDGES
(oid pattern, demanded OF the Royal Laboratory
Department have been manufactured; but all the
bullet machines are kept at work, extra men and
boys have been put on TO cast buckshot and the
cartridge factories are in full swing.
Yesterday cham OF the converted Chinese bar
rows, four in number, were photographed at the
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, for the War once, by
s a carts n aepe saa By
the sN Royal ss Artilefy stood in The man,nar.
the baggage through she country. Even the
hospital department is to be administered by mar
the bush, the medicine chests being fitted upon
trucks, and stretchers upon wheels. such as were
brought into notice during the late Continental
war. being substituted for the ordinary ambulance
Wagons
Captain Hewitt, who is now with the Bantry
division of the Channel squadron, has been ap-
pointed
on the West Coast OF Africa, in consequence OF the
temporary dlsablement OF Commodore Commerell
in the late sKirmlsn. He will commission the
armored screw irigate Active, at Portsmouth, as
1hl lnQn ha nudC fhn QnrU
probably two or three weeks from now at the out
side.
Coast Castle with stores, was towed from Plymouth
Sound into the harbor at Devonport yesterday.
From the London Times, Sept ISL
Captain Brownlow, X. N, Surveyor to the Board
of Admiralty, paid visit TO the screw steamship
King Bonny, at Woolwicn. yesterday morning. and
informed her commander, Captain Hamilton, that
he must find accommodation Tor q sergeant's de-
tachment OF Royal Marines, who are TO be sent out
to the Gold Coast Mr.. Dempster, one OF the
owners OF the vessel also inspected her yesterday,
and expressed himself well satisfied with her con-
ditlon.
fifty feet respectively, are being slowed away on
board the King Bonny, for the use oil the Royal
Navy on the West Coast OF Africa, having pre-
viousy been taken to pieces Tor the sake OF port
ability.
TWELVE LARGE SURF BOATS,
permanently built, are also on the wharf, to form
part OF the deck load OF the same ship. These
boats are "A feet long, by feet wide; are built
stem and stern alike, with elevated prows TO ride
through the SURF, and fitted with large rings at
either end for dragging them on and of the beach.
They are required Tor the purpose OF landing the
troops TO be employed In the expedition, and they
Will each accommodate about thirty men.
The workmen IN the employ OF the Control De-
stores from the pier in the Royal Arsenal The
ship herself was loaded by means OF the steam
crane on her deck, with bags OF rice IRON lighter
alongside. Smooth-bore flint muskets to the num-
Der oil 250 arrived from the Tower storehouse yes
readay morning. q, t but alter being n landed on the
Captain Glover, X. N. Fort Addah, Gold Coast,
an order from the War Department having
directed this change OF route in order to effect
more speedy transit. At the same time 1000 rifles,
which also came rom the Tower, were embarked
on board the King Bonny, together with thirty
arms and accoutrements. lhe victualing stores
put on board yesterday included twenty-five casks
OF ale twenty-three cases OF wine. twelve cases OF
brandy and o considerable quantity OF preserved
meat and potatoes. The miscellaneous stores re-
quired Tor the expedition are presenting them
selves in new varieties every day, the novelties
yesterday being some heavy cases OF crockery and
several truckloads OF wooden tubs.
A SECOND LOCOMOTIVE
called steam sapper arrived at the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich, yesterday. from the School Of
Military Engineering Chatham, accompanied by
several wagons 10 form train, either Tor running
upon rails or common roads, both engines and
wagons being provided with Hanged wheels, for
use If necessary The wagons have with them q
set OF shear legs, or triangle gives, for loading
them with heavy burdens, and they are addressed
TO the Commanding Royal Engineer oil the Gold
Coast Expedition. They arrived at Woolwich by
the North Kent Railway, with which the Royal
tney were thus conveyed TO the very side oil the
ship without being removed from the railway
trucks In which they were packed. The aiding OF
the King Bonny cannot be completed this week.
1t is thought she will be ready sail about Tuesday
next. Captain Hamilton expects TO make the yoy
age TO the Gold Coast In seventeen days.
The Royal Carriage Department Royal Arsenal
Woowich is actively employed constructing some
more carriages ior the seven-pounder mountain
guns, somewhat similar to the carriages for the
howitzer battery embarked IN the steamship Adela.
Some OF these carriages are being fitted either to
mount the Gattng mtrallleuse the gun for
which they were originally designed. They are TO
be completed and ready Tor embarkation on Friday
next.
The unarmored screw ship Victor Emmanuel, in.
tended as
HOSPITAL SHIP
at Cape Coast, has been masted and taken into No.
s uock at Portsmouth, to be completed. She Is TO
be out OF the dockyard hands on the 17th OF Novem-
Der. large number OF men are working over.
time on TINS ship as well as the Active, TO be COM