, 1874-01-02
THE ASHANTEE WAR. :
Sccnos After The Eight OF Abru-
kampa.

After the fight at Abrakampa, in which the
Ashantoes wete repulsed by the British and
their native allies. 3 correspondent OF tho Lily
erpool Post visited the village OF Anlsmade,
Which had been tho Ashanteo hcad1uarters pre-
vious to the engagement, and writes ~ 1oilo~s
or what lie Eaw:
III started Oft toward II o'clock, and, ha1tins
for few moments, on the brow OF llll behind
which tho hottest part OF tue lighting lad taken
place forty light hours before, l gazed at the
scsne which opened out before mo; but it was
only for few no!neuts, for, although the glen
was lovely in the extreme, and gorgeous with
an evergreen, ever waving foliage that would
be the delight of any of our great parA-oTners
at homo, soon became aware OF talnt IN tue
atmosphere that made mo move hurriedly on;
aod when. on turning corner OF the road.
suddenly found lying across tho path objects
which do not caro- 20 describe aud the public
would not care to read Of, my resolution fai-
tered. aud, though having ouce started. did
not have left Abrakampa had dreamed Of whst
even thus early. should have to 50 through.
L: little more than q hundred yards from the
dye Of the bush came upon what had been
the advanced post Of the Ashantees. It could
be eusiiy recognized as broad belt OF forest
undergrowth had for q long distance been
cleared away; and, If one may form al opinion
from tho manner in which everything had
been .rampled down aud destroyed, tho
Asuantees must have swarmcl thero lia9 bcos.
1A
quito eafe from our rifles; but had the defense
Ecen in possession in time Of one OF tho seyen-
pounder steel guns, OF, better STILL perhaps, Of
q email howitzcr, the Asbantecs could hayo boen
made tolerably uncomfortable. As paascl on
ward for the next Lalf-nile. tho rayagos OF tho
cn;dar hcc.1ne overvrl,ero mora anuareut. until.
NJ abm,t tl,at distauce from Abrakampa, came
across the last mas that eaw who lal fallou a
victim to it. ue was evidently man OF note,
ND wns caref,,1ly laid out on clean country
cloth hcneoth the shade of some bushes. Most
nrn,a.,ly. Mi,nu carried OF tho field aud laid
iha~e hn was only wounded. but whcn eay
h;,, l,a y,ns quito dead aud had baen so for
so1no t;o,a
n;ractlv Afterwards 7 entored tho confines of
tho ash,ntca ca,nn aud for the next three quar-
tar. ~ mia rl;o ecenn batfles description, The
rad and the ground for sono distance on each
aaa ~ T. ars et@ewed viii every conceivable
l;oot - a5 soonad IN nrore that tin rout Of At
npjuss Hau 49, nnr1,an of Anann1atriaa army
.n.,s. h,.o ,ae,, cn,nnlete. Il VAS. however
na1,f,iIv er,lc1t lint before their tlisht they
fad fonnd limo to docspitate their prisoners, as
headless trunks of both sexes were everywhere
r;s;hio 40 gel1 ns tha remains OF wrctched crea-
t,,resStl,eir sayeg-yho lad been allowed to die
- - s1nrras ian The f;ahtiur men at the Ashau-
~ toos anoear ~ havc hid nIonty to eat Tor bun
3ie. - nrr hoaa4a ri nan,nnts and etriurf,
~ 7,ar,os xa,a ararvvhera llttorei about: aud
o. papaoS %ele food ready pronaro Tor
- 49, ,rI;oh ;D tI,e I,,rrv-scnrfv had heen left
hait,'d
aAmonsst the most remarkable obj ec!s which
saw 1ncau remarkable as haviug been found
in the train OF M army OF bnrl,Ar1nus-were
ca,nD-beds, very similar to Whites Btrotchorn.
tt,n t,ocE out Of tho bedding Of which covered
the te rronnd ankle-dcep ali abo1t; blacksmiths
; Lcilows. anyils. aud tools. scales and weights,
md lastly, most astonishing Of ali, wooden
States. evidently used by children learning to
| write as tuev wcro Ecribbled over with Arabic
a,.aractarz ;rhesa slates ara OF precisely the
sare DESCRIPTION 80 those used in the schools of
The Mand1nxo tribes, and seem to argue that