The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-16

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stamp OF despair which only those deprived OF all
hope ofhealtn can have. Though che Oldest 1 not
twenty-tnree years old, should judge. yet one OF
them Is already as gray % man Of nifty. They all
look like old young men, with their Jsundiced
complexions nom which every freshness Of
youth has departed. their ack-lustre eyes and Ian
guild movements. The trade in which these Euro
peans, under Mr. Croker. are engaged Is that Of
purchasing palm oil, gold dust and gum copal.
while the Basic Mission buys not only palm oil,
gold dust and gum c0pal, but black monkey SKINS.
cotton. India rubber gum and almost everything
that can be turned into money remuneratively In
Europe. When the merchants have finished boil
ing the palm oil they pour It into great puncheons
containing over $50 gallons, whitewash both ends
OF the punche0ns, and ship them to Europe.
THE CURRENCY
OF the Gold Coast is gold dust. and in some parts.
cOwrie shells are still used though they are being
rapidly superseded by British silver coin. An
ounce OF gold dust is sold for f3 l2s. The natives
frequently exchange among themselves the weight
OF even small bead in she precious dust which
they call peSsuG-a tribe as insignificant to the
Accras as picayune would be to US.
THE BAsLE MISSION HOUSE.
on closer inspection, is large ro0my building OF
two lofty stories. surrounded by broad verandas
The yards about the building resound with the
hammering OF the coopers making up puncheOns
with the tattle OF the cosby traders in palm OIL
who have just arrived from the interior somewhere
with scores OF black earthen pots, full OF tue yell
low, buttery palm oil. PuncheOns are beng rolled
about palm oil pots are being shifted, black people
are in the height OF business In a heat which
threatens to strike the first European who dares it
unprotected dead. see that little store also is
kept In the lower story, and Pm thinking
that these Swiss Germans are making much
money by these African pupils and converts
OF theirs, when the superintendent informs me that
the principal educational establishments are at
Christiansborg and ON the sea- few miles lower
down, and at Akropong In the interior WILL not
doubt the gentleman. and. after look at his own
breezy quarters up stairs, proceed to Christians
borg IN q carriage drawn by fourteen halinaked
Krumen on the run.
1t is very large establishment at Christians
borg which the Basic Mission has put up Tor trade
with and conversion and education OF the natives
1t is very large indeed. In Its yards are numbers
OF workmen at work upon puncneons and palm
oil. Trade fear is uppermost here also, though
the superintendent tells me he has eighty children
In doors Of both sexes under the tuition of male
and female teachers. did not see them being
instructed but what I did SEQ will, fear, be
deemed very hbellous by the religious portion
OF your readers. The truth must be published,
however; saw numbers OF mulattO children
probably twenty boys and girls-whch, must
say indicates considerable attention the part OF
the Swss-German missionaries to the moral wants
Of African women. 1t may be also-this singular
fact OF two nulatto children being at the mission
] mean--the very best method of conversion that
could be tried, only it is such a very
SLOW PROCESS OF CHRisTiANIziSG
a continent, unless missionaries come out here in
A mill Inns upa nv nrI m
missionaries-be they Germans Swiss-Germans
matters Mcknight DO some effective good in this
way out here, and II any society for the propaga-
ton of the Caucasian species have such supply
OF missionaries on hand there is surely ample
space within the illimitable compass Of the CONT
nent OF Africa.
Two buildings, made in Germany and shipped to
and erected here little behind the village OF
Chrstiansborg, contain the pupils now under pro-
cess OF Outstanding. Their very aspect promises
that within their walls the divinity OF Christ is
being taught the students, and taken in connec-
ton with the fact that at Akropong the college of
the mission with model farm. &c, Is situated the
Basic Mission, let US hope have more brilliant fu-
ture than the past has been, and that the members
OF 1t will go on doing amount OF good, spirit
ually and temporarily, to all concerned.
When come 10 speak OF the political and war
news collected at Accra by your correspondent
am reminded by glance at the number OF my
page above how very brief must be.
CAPTAIN GLOVER,
formerly Of the royal navy but for some years past
connected with the civil service, has impaired de-
gree OF confidence in his powers OF administrator
ship and fighting, among whites and blacks, which is
quite extraordinary. He must be a Wellington in
strategy and the very model of an administrator
white trader on this coast does not feel comfort
conversed about Glover's genius his CllveKe abil-
ties and energy. On the other hand have no
ticed q faint attempt at depreciating him on the
part OF the military officers who acknowledge Sir
Garnet as chief Either the man must be great
and skilul leader or he is one OF ordinary calbre
unit to be leader but capable OF conducting a
small, Insignificant business tolerably well. which
is it The British government has entrusted to
him most important duty-second only
to Sir Garnet, II not arduous. / be-
lieve it to be myself very important
and very arduous task, and l hope
sincerely he Will bear out the high
praise l have heard spoken of him. Captain
Glover has been entrusted with the duty OF con-
quering the contumacious Volta tribes and OF COL
iecting force many thousand strong to take the
Ashantees by the right flank by marching north
west from the Volta River. He has succeeded
orally believed. For weeks ne waited at Accra for
the 5000 men promised him by the King OF Western
AKIN, until in high displeasure he sailed, with
some 1900 men, TO AIDA, at the mouth OF the
Volta, where he has made his camp OF rendezvous.
The 5000 reinforcement OF his force which he had
waited for 30 patiently drew near Accra at last,
only to be tempted by the offers OF Sir Garnet ].
Wolseey. 1t is not quite decided yet whom the
King Of Akin win join. II he joins Sir Garnet then
Captain Glover is considerably weakened, and the
full measure Of success which he expected may not
be given him, though his energy is SUCH 1t is said.
that he would not stand passive and see himself
robbed of all the laurels, but would march upon
Coomassie with the 1000 native troops he has been
able to secure.
Before starting on his expedition he has to dis
tinguish himself by
MARCHING UPON THE AQUAx0os
and Annumahs, on the right bank OF the Volta,
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