The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
A Splendid Trip Up
the V Olta.
FINAL PREPAR ALTON s
The Military Expedients
Decided Upon.
OMASSIE'S DOOM
AT Mouth OF THE VOLTA, AIDA FoRH,

The military camp at AIDA Forh was the near
est thing l had seen since / joined the purposed !
expedition TO Coomasse approaching warlike as
pect. Cape Coast Castle, with It's commissariat |
surroun dngs, the Government House and its res
ident, sir Garnet surrounded by brilliant staff; |
the medical hospitals, with their officials; the long
array OF hospital and control huts, marked aud !
numbered and guarded, were all well enough but /
they did not awaken the eve and mind accustomed
to long series military scenes so effectively as
did one glance at the trinity set ben tents,
the well ordered arrays OF lighthouses, the lines OF
sable sodery drill, the outdoor piles OF govern
ment stores, the row OF cannon, open mouthed |
and ready pointed toward the very distant enemy,
and the constant incoming and outgoing of mill
tary orderlies
We were awakened very early at Commissioner /
GLovER's CAMP.
soldiers may not sleep late, newspaper CORE
spondents in soldiers camps must wake early,
whether they will not. At five A. NJ. we strug
gled hard to try and sleep, despite the
premonitory rolls OF large drum and had
IN measure succeeded or, perhaps, we would
finally have succeeded had we not ten minutes
later, been suddenly startled with full blown
bugle blast close to our ears, which drove all de-
sire to sleep well away. The Governors voice was
heard calling for his coffee his gallant subordinate
Godsworthy, halloed with lungful force for his IN.
usually diatory servant; the Commissary screamed
Tor his chocolate; Haussa sergeant was either re
citing orders or bravely addressing relief guard,
and the hum Of a stirring camp was bru!ted into
our ears by the morning air. Before Ito speak
personally-had quite recovered the full use OF my
faculties Governor Glover had dressed. drunk his
Co1ee and had gone. A desire, growing stronger
every minute, to watch the strange man had more
effect In rousing me than my coffee had.
CAMP LIFE.
(which way has the Governor gone, boy?'
asked of colored mental adjunct OF the Gov
ernOrs staff, named Sam.
'.Ah Masr, de Gobner sir, he gone way; p'raps
ribDer, p'raps town, p'raps Yoruba, p'raps Haussa
palaver, p'raps Accra; no tell, no savey.''
1t was not yet daylight, but sauntered towards
the river. whose noble breadth was overnung by
thick haze, whose 1urthest bank was long, black
line of mangroves. The stream but 300 yards
from the camp. The landing place was about 500
yards from headquarters. l soon discerned the
sturdy form OF Governor Glover stridng hitler
and thIther, and recognized his COOL calm voice
giving orders. He was experimenting personally
the loading OF the Lady OF the Lake FOR an up
river trip with ammunition; he was giving orders
TO q blacksmith; he was showing carpenter what
his days duties were to be; he was speak
ing to the engineer about his boiers he
was telling the coored captain at what
hour to he ready, what bars to avoid;
he assisting man to lift his
box OF ammunition on his shoulder; he was listen
ing to Yoruba's complaint about some unfairness
in the distribution Of Announcements; he was In.
speeding the crews OF the steam launches; he was
directing some OF the steamboat men how to treat
nhe Wild bullocks; he was questioning the commits
sariat oficer about his supplies; he was rebukng
the Accra King 1arkey Tor the dilatoriness of his
men he was specifying the days duties to a Haussa
sergeant; he was here there, everywhere, alert,
active, prompt, industrious; he General-in-
Chief Quartermaster General commit ssariat off,
Ger, military secretary, pilot captain, engineer,
general supervisor OF all things, overseer over all
men, conductor Of great and small things, a most
Temar Kable man, and, as said in my first letter,
the inspiring force OF his army.
/ was led to ask myself, by the varied
scenes in which I saw him engaged within
an hour, "What on earth would become OF
the expedition II this ready-handed, ready
witted, energetic commander and supervisor
were to ia sick and be Incapacitated for
dutyf' He has good, able, clever men-a few-under
him but, capable as they may be- there Is only one
Glover. The Haussas, the Yorubas the Accras and
Aquapims will tell you that there is but "Goli.
barr whom they will obey. English officers very
good, sir, but they no Captain Gobar.
don't suppose they would actually disobey Cap
tain Godsworthy or Captain Sartorius- they have
too much respect for the men chosen by the Chief
Intimately acquainted with these officers; they
have not been the objects OF such socltude with
them as with their dear old "Golibar.n "Gobar'
brought them out OF the jungle and marsh OF the
Niger country, treated them kindly, fed and dressed
:hem, made them soldiers and endeared himself to
them. He has led them TO victories against their
perverse brothers OF the savage bush, counselled
them, given them sell respect made them feel they
were men and soldiers OF the British queen; but
oub,c hav 1t1t.
led to think OF the consequences resulting from
Glovers sickness.
lam glad undertook to explain Glover's where.
abouts. 1t has been pleasure to me 70 have seen
this great man in camp, where
A GREAT MAN
may best be seen. shall ever think Of the time
when my eyes first lighted on the kindly face-the
massive features with the genius OF commanding
men lighting up every lineament on the sturdy form
so full OF energy-as event. Glover in my opinion
Is really a great man. He has the elements OF
greatness in him; perhaps he would not shine in
the small details OF an army, such as man well
educated in the purely military line would; but
doubt that shall soon his equal on the West
Coast Of Africa in the purely administrative and
the organizing line. Sir Garnet j. Wolseley
would, perhaps, strike observer as being the
more brilliant OF the two, but General Glover's
greater power and soidlty would be acknowledged
as being very marked
MAN WHO INSPIRES ONES AFFECTIONS.
Glover compels men to love MN. There is
something specially attractive in him. All who
come In contact with him thaw before his genial
kindness OF manner There is no affectation
about him. He is a plain, hearty genuine man.
lie Is not one to endeavor to make men believe |
mat his mission in Africa is one OF universal i'm.
portahce; that word OF explanation respecting
MS intentions and purposes would destroy the
whoie subtle machinery Of his campaign. On no:
he speaks without reserve, answers all questions
about his mission as If his mission were really a
public one to be canvassed, talked of, criticised
by the puohc which sent him out. On an enter
prise like this he does not think that il would in.
jure his reputation or his mission II the British or
American public were told something about IT, |