The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-31

| long suffering man deteimned 20 start without
| him. and he marched eastward from Accrs to
AIDA Forh. at the mouth OF the Volta River a dis
| lance OF sixty miles. where ne established his
| camp, and where had the good fortune to meet
him the second day OF my arrival In the Dauntless
| opposite AIDA
| Commissioner Glover had just come down the
Volta from inspecting the camps above In the river
| steamer the Lady OF the Lake. He was sitting
in cane chair, looking rather careworn and wes-
ried, on the hurricane deck. when my friend. Cap
| tain Goldsworthy, introduced me to him. 1t is
possible that was prejudiced in his favor some
| what. from the general tone Of praise men used
| while speaking Of him; but was at once struck
by the power, will, energy, determination written
| In every line OF his face 1t possessed the self
confidence OF man who can and is determined to
| govern; the ability OF man who knows what be
is about; the energy to carry out project he pro-
| poses to perform; the silent but eloquent con.
seriousness Of power. 1t was one OF those massive
faces humber men love TO look upon and study |;
stern as the lace of Judge when at rest picture
OF kindly warmth, geniality. good fellowship when
the lips relaxed and the face smiled. It is face
full OF character and his character az revealed to
me by his actions did not belle 1t. In stature he
is about five feet eight inches. sOlidy built, well
muscled and large boned-a form yet not de-
Perforated in the least by his long residence In
Africa. He does not appear older than he really ls
He has good prospect Of living thirty years more
His eyes are black; he wears mustaches and q
short beard Just now grazing along the edges
His lace ana neck are tawny in color from the
tropic sun. He has discarded the use OF the sun
helmet and in its place has substituted the Mus
sulman turban as more elective protection
against the heat OF the sum- which, in this climate.
soon dIsables a man ana even threatens him with
the terrors OF sunstrOkc.
What he has done since his arrival on the Gold
Coast may be best understood when tell you
that he has succeeded in collecting a force of
OVER TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND NATIVE WARRIORS.
The collecting, equipping and drilling OF this large
and imposing force have occupied him just three
months In this great work he has been aided by
Captain z I. Goldsw0 rthy, who holds the rank OF
deputy commissioner Captain X. Sartorius OF the
Sixth Bengal cavalry. assistant commissioner;
Lieutenant Cameron, Nineteenth regiment, as
slstant commissioner; Lieutenant Barnard.
Nineteenth regiment. who acts as signal Of
icer; Captain Thomas Larcom, r. N, who is
in charge OF the naval portion of the expedi-
ton; Lieutenant Moore. R. n. cooperating in
charge OF the steam launches; Dr. Rowe, medical
officer; Assistant Surgeon Bale, R. N. These are
all the officers granted to Commissioner Glover,
who are required to furnish impellent force sufi-
Gent to drive $4,000 African savages along the
warpath.
This force consists OF IL, 900 Atkins ana Crobbos
at Jankitty, village on the northeast frontier,
under King Attah OF Eastern AKIN and the
Crobbo King; 1000 Aquaplms under King Ansa;
294S under Captain Sartorlus, al Blappa, consist
ing of tribes under Champagne Charley, the
Demon, King Lam Of CrobDo, Os0-doko chiefs,
King OF Crepee and King Shai; $50 Haussas. $50
Yorubas. 1000 Accras under King Solomon, 1000
Accras under King Tarkey and 600 under the King
OF ChristiansbOrg. encamped at Gravie Point and
Island or the Volta, AIDA FOrh camp and AIDA
FOrh village.
To every chief who brings 1000 men into the
field Commissioner Glover pays f1O per month.
Each warrior is armed with q gun, either Snyder
Enfield or Tower musket, and machete or short
sword. He is also furnished with red cap. blue
shirt and accOutrements. Every tenth man re-
ceives u bill hook and axe and so many SPACES are
furnished to every company OF 100 men. The lesser
chiefs paid at the rate Of five shilings per day;
the men receive threepence per day and subsist-
ence, while the carriers receive smiling day
for their services.
1t is singular fact that, though a shilling day
is offered to carriers and only threepence day to
the fighting natives. very few Of them vOlun-
teer to carry loads, mostly all preferring TO take
the lesser pay with the dignity of carrying gun
being known as a carrier. The commissioner has
therefore been under the necessity OF compelling
each chief to set aside Onethird OF his force to act
as carriers.
The naval portion OF the expedition consists OF
three large steam launches and their crews
armed with 24-pounder rocket guns; one steamer
the Lady of the Lake, OF 800 tons, armed with two
24-pounder Armstrong;. The artillery Of the land
force numbers two Calling guns, four 7-pounder
steel guns, mountain train artillery; two 4H-inch
howitzers and several rocket yroughs
The purpose OF this expedition under Commits
sloner Glover and his subOrdinates so far as
could gather from the chief himself is to pr oceed
up the Volta River as lar Gravie Island, thence
cross over to the left bank and sweep northeast
erly through the Awunah and Aquamu territory,
while Captain SartOrius, with the Aquapims, Will
descend southeasterly and the Crepees from the
East will advance westward upon the Aquamus
and Awunahs, when q general humiliation of
these two tribes, presume, will take place If all
goes well. This doom Is to be meted out to them
Tor the invitation extended to the Ashantees, in
1862 to come and invade the lands OF their neigh
bors and for the danger to the rear OF
the expedition which lies in the presence
Of large bodies of them in such close proximity to
the weakened stations which Glover will leave be-
hind him when he leaves the Volta for his final
march to COOmaSsle. without This measure the
Aauamus and the Awunahs, having been so long q
period at deadly feud with the Accras, Addas
and Crobbos, might taAe advantage Of the abb
sence of the warriors with Glover and make de-
scent upon portions Of the prOtectorate with fire
and sword. Once conquered. these tribes will no
longer be source OF dread to Glover and his
allies and they will be left at perfect liberty to
assist Sir Garnet Wolseley in his attack upon the
Ashantees
Commissioner Glover, with his auxiliary force,
and Sir Garnet wolseley and his expedition are to
fraternze on the banks OF the Prah on the 18th of
January. AT least this Is the plan ordained Dy the
latter and superior officer. Commissioner
Glover fails to keep the appointment according to
Sir Garnet Wolseley Commissioner Glover might as
well have never LETT England; and have 20 doubt
that If Glover does fail to keep the appointment
Sir Garnet Wolseey Will not withhold giving his
opinion in terms emphatically adverse to him.
Commissioner Glover is in
A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION,
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