New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-17
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
THE ASHtNTEE WAR.

1910 THE BRITISH TRoOPs-wANT OF
v,,vsu pRoyIsIoNs-wORK ON THE ROAD 10 HIN
,rsoy tbs SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF me -
chr Co,sr CASTLE Dee 4-This has been an
-, ,,,at week There has been another shiril'S"
- :, tho front and. as usual, the British nan'o'
had to fall back before the enemy inuoo"
,,Is ora no, made with the oh ect OF drlNlne ''N
- ,,hootoos who are much too strong ior any
force we have in the front, but SIMPLY ~ -
,bc,r nosition and movements. None Vi '"'
on,ors engaged were hit Every 1ay VIC a,0 nav"
,oh nroof how unfit the climate is ioi europeans
,ven at this comparatively heA'hS Viiho Vi
ve.r A hundred and nifty marines were
landed for operations on shorc' vi '"o'o
.,oo,s;dcrable, number have, at various tunes,
,ot,rned 70 the coast sick. The remainder came
douyn Yesterday. Scarce one was fit for duty.
medical board which met to-day has ordered As
home to England together with two
officers Another officer is at present danger
ousy ill., and a fourth died two days ago. In
deed only one of the original five officers remains
fit for duty The sailors who came ashore Tor a few
aays' duty have Jared but little better The Simeon
took away some Of the worst the Barracuda
lot ware almost all down with fever and the snip
xas ordered away for o cruise of fortnight; the
Btterns crew were almost all down with 1t, ana the
Druid's are greatly affected. If we conld supply
them with fresh meat every other DAY the Inen up
the country would have better chance' pu' 'iie
monotony Of salt meat and Australian timed meat
Is insnpportable in climate which is destructVeo OF
anything like a healthy appetite.
Every effort is made to supply fresh meats ana "a
cargo Of oxen is expected III u DAY OF t"o, o"'
very questionable whether they VIII n'e ions
enough TO he eaten. The church here mas Just oeen
Gttod II, ~ bospitaL 1t has been freshly white-
wosbed inside and the roof has been covered "ith
"a, o,d Xybjtevashed. The building faces the sea-
and obtains all the benefits OF the breeze twenty
two beds have been placed in It, and every convent
ence provided. As it is very lofty and airy 1t Will
make an admirable hospital
Sir Garnet Wolseley has gone up country to in
spect Che roads and camping grounds; he has quite
recovered from the effects OF his attack of fever
We still have very heavy rains almost daily, which
is very unfortunate both as hinderng the work and
As maintaining the unhealthy and malariOus state
Of the atmosphere. In ordinary the weather
in November and December is clear and dry, with
cold wind whereas at present the air Is saturated
with moisture. We expect the white troops will be
here in the course of week. and We shall then no
doubt have more lively times. At present our move
meuts arc entirely regulated by those OF the Asian
tees As fast as they tall back, our advance is
pushed on, the road made, and stores brought up.
But We cannot push them back fast as we should
wish Ii IL understood that must, If possible,
hasten the retreat of the AshanteeS, and this can
only be done with white troops. We are, therefore,
looking out anNiOusly for their arrival, portion
al least VIII be marched up to clear the road to the
Prah. Tie advance, when it once begius will he
full enough OF startling events. The loss IN battle
will be lreat, and the climate viii probably carry
Oil as many the enemy's sings.