The New York herald., 1873-10-11
TEE ASHANTEE WAR.
The Landing Boats and Hospital Ar
rangemcnts.

The Landing Boats and Hospital Ar
rangemcnts.
From the London Daily Telegraph, Sept. 29.l
novel aspect was presented ON Saturday by the
large pier at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich, being
covered from end to end with boats Tor the Ashan
tee expedition. These boats twelve in number,
which for landing the troops the Gold Coast,
will each accommodate thirty men, and resemble
in size the pinnaces of a man-ofwar. They were
made and supplied under q pressing contract,
within eighteen days, and another dozen were or.
dered at the same time to be sent in within twenty
fve days. They are strongly but roughly built,
and will each cost about eco. One hundred and
fifty oars or paddles accompany them. There is
always a hign surf all along the Gold Coast, and
no boats but surf boats can depend upon landing
IN safety. The Bonny, which takes them out,
has two surf boats OF her own, built in the same
shape as these, but smaller, and she also carries
two lie boats. Gangs OF natives are usually hired
to land goods and passengers, and under their skill
ful management 1t IS seldom that one OF these surf
boats ships sea. The lading OF the Bonny was
finished on Saturday by putting on board the re-
malnder OF the 100 barrack huts, which are being
sent out to form an encampment for the troops.
The doors and other parts OF each hut bear corre-
spending numbers, and the materials, being very
bulky, speedily took up all the room there to
magazines ior 100 tons Of small-arm ammunition,
which Will be taken on board to-day Among
the last things embarked on Saturday were
fruits for the hospitals, the large quantity OF
medical comforts as well as medicine sent out with
the expedition shows that the authorities are not
unmindlu OF the SICK The supply OF ice, so valu-
able an auxiliary in cases OF fever, is ensured by
consignment OF ton Of freezing salt delivered In
barrels by patent ice company In London. The
mixture, as " Is called on board Is said TO be OF
an explosive character, SO dangerous that the
owners OF the ship have generally forbidden its
carriage, but arrangements are made for having 1t
carefully watched during tho voyage, and no
portion Of it has been mixed with the
general cargo. The foul condition OF the water
on the Gold Coast will be In some measure coun-
teracted not only by the liberal issue Of large
filters but by supplying the troops with small and
portable ones. Two hundred "pocket filters' are
sent out In the Bonny-simply cakes OF charcoal,
scarcely SO large as ordinary drinking TASKS, and
each provided with q tube. The little filter being
put into the water be 1t fou 1t is said that
man may draw the liquid pure through the tube
and drink IT without risk. Fifty OF the Lipscombe
charcoal differs have been sent and as many more
are to follow. These filters, which are enclosed in
wicker coverings, cost about I'll piece The
pocket filters are usually sold at from shings TO
10 shillings. The Bonny, having taken the twelve
surf boats on her deck, left the pier on saturday
evening and brought up alongside the noatng ma
game to receive her ammunition. She shipped
her crew yesterday morning at eight O'Clock and
viii probably sail on Wednesday. Another large
ship-the fifth employed In conveying materials
from Woolwich to the Gold Coasts expected I'M
mediately.