The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-11

the arches are very Moorish in style and appear
ance me irezes OF the outer walls above the
open do0rways OF the alcoyes, are enriched with
curious but bold tracery OF involved and intricate
designs, such as the Goths delighted in, after q
more minute and chaste style. Where the roofs OF
the houses joined wooden trough conveyed the
rainfall clear OF the walls into the courtyard,
which was drained by hole under one OF the par
luton walls.
The village OF Quiza was situated on a most
strategcal position on all sides but that on which
the nil Dordered. The ground slopeA steeply into
dense thickets OF bamboo, plantaln and
phorbia, and thousand other outgrowths
OF marshy or rich alluvial land. In case
OF invasion the population OF Qulza
might have furnished an effective contingent
os .io vi the rontler on the summit OF the
Adansi; Looking at 1t from military point OF
view, the village OF Qulza may be regarded as
defensive suouro OF the capital OF the Adansi king
dom-Fomannah-whenc roads branch in all
directions, TO AKIN southeast and DenKera on the
southwest, and northward to different villages In
Ashantee. Fomannah is half mile or mile re-
moved from this place. and from the accounts
given OF 1t by Lord Clifford we anticipate many IN
terestlng sights. The chief OF scouts yesterday
tered the Adansl capital with his men, and gave
PERMISSION TO them to loot, which they did to
their hearts content, bringing many strange
AS, however, we are all to move forward to-mor-
row TO ro Fomnanna II Is not polite for me to de-
from personal observation so soon.
CAPTAIN HUYsHE'S DEATH.
Another victim has fallen TO this African climate
IN tne person OF captain Huyshe, oil Sir Garnets
stan, VINO ded OF dysentery alter a weeks illness
at frahsu, Oh the 18th inst. Captain Huyshe had
made himself extremely popular with all who
knew MN. His social qualities were OF SUCH KIND
that endear men to one another and cause men 10
deplore the loss of their possession He IS the fourth
officer out OF forty VINO came out with Sir Garnet
on the Ambruiz who has succumbed to tEe infiu-
ences OF the climate. Twelve other officers, out OF
the remaining thlrty-six, have been lnvalided.
MORTALITY IN THE RANKS.
Fifty men OF the Rife brigade have given way to
African FEVER and dysentery within the short space
or Two weeks. We near OF like caamltes In other
regiments on the down stations. One OF the OIL
GERS OIL the Forty-second Highlanders has also died
OF erlsypelas on board OF the sarmatian, and at
one time, as several were suffering with 1t, 1t
seemed to be OF the vlruent epldemlcal kind.
A SUDDEN DANGER
just as proposed to close this letter bad news
has come from Captain Butten, who, as special
representative OF the stan In AKIN, was believed
to be doing wonders Indeed the stan had such
confidence in his abilities that they held him up TO
the disadvantage and depreciation Of Governor
Glover, whereas 1t seems now more miserable
failure could hardly have been conceived. After
dawdling with the Atkins for the space of six weeks
he sent word last night to Sir Garnet tnat the
Atkins refused to cross the Prah with him. and
that he was coming to join Sir Garnet with the
twelve policemen he had taken with him to Akin
as escort.