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

English and German beer, ciaret, hook. sherry
Name anything you like. gentlemen" The muggi-
ness OF the atmosphere. the oureting by the waves
the subsequent hot flushing OF the face the parched
tongues demanded German beer with which We
were Immediately gratifed.
Bidding our new-f0und friend good evening
we stroiled away across marshy ground in the
direction OF the camp. through scenes which de-
serve from their novelty and picturesqueness, to
De immortaiized In Oil on canvas. AIDA forh Is
embOwered by palms. Under the grateful shade OF
the cocOanut trees 1t 10
TWILIGHT EVEN MIDDAY.
Imagine the deeper gloom which prevails just
after the sun has plunged beneath the horizon
people this gloom with two or three thousand
nafdressed aud over dressed black savages IN all
attitudes with hundreds OF camp dres lighting up
hundreds OF queer black faces; imagine you hear a
noisy hubbub OF human voices arnculating Ian
| guages you have no conception or shouts to COM
| rades with strange names, and now and then q
startling report OF gun, with flashes of red nre.
and you have picture that an artist with true
artists soul might fervently desire to paint
Through the palmy cOlonnades. appearing above
all this scene. the graceful pendent LEAKAGE, we
marched . short distance and gained COM
paratively open ground. scanned with frregu-
lar depressions half filed with stagnant
from the ano'lre with which tue muddy waters
swarmed. Where there was no marsh the ground
was half covered with dwarf cumps OF bush, from
the depths OF which cricket and mantis grieved the
ears with their stridulous notes.
Soon we beheld the bell tents and square marques
OF the camp rising through the fast deepening
darkness, multitude OF dark forms gliding
about, uncertain chickering's OF soft freight above
several crouching men. and distinguished, shortly
after, the low, humming sound that indicates the
ne1ghborhood of an orderly camp.
After inquiring of a colored man in a cap and
European clothes, whom we were certain, from
his costume, could speak English, the whereabouts
OF the headquarters, we soon arrived before large
hospital tent. wherein we introduced ourselves to
Captain Goidsworthy VINO Is second in command OF
the Volta expedition
Unlike the reserve and diplomatic dumbness
which characterized our intercourse with the
authorities at Cape Coast Castle we met a gentle
man in Captain Goldswortny, who, while rendering
the most gratifying hospitality, omitted not to i'm
part the information had come 80 far to obtain.
He furnished me with most ample materials Of q
letter, and soon found myself compelled to have
recourse to my notebook to treasure manifold
items.
One singular thing I noticed in Captain Colds
worthy, and that was the enthusiasm which
marked his conversation when Commissioner
Glover's name was the topic. He never cared to
restrain the impulse to endow his chief with all
the high qualities which great chief should pos
sess. 1t was simply singular that Captain Colds
worthy should share in the enthusiasm for Glover
which had perceived strongly imbued the re-
marks made on him by every merchant and trader
on the Gold Coast. was compelled to reflect
that when man receives the high encomiums Of
which Commissioner Glover has been the recipi-
ent, from both civilians and soldiers, there must
be some, II not much, good in him. AS there
was no equivocati0n whatever in the praise be-
slowed on Mr.. Glover was being prepared to see
and converse with
AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN
in some respects. Before introducing him must
give you In brief some account OF him. Commits
sioner J. Fl. Glover born in the year 1929, and
consequently in his fOrty-fOurth year. He en-
tered the royal navy when very young and rose
rapidly to the rank of Commander. He was
specially detailed for service on the West
Coast OF Africa, where he has undergone
some remarkable adventures. After cruising about
several years in those waters he left the naval
vice and became attached to the colonial service
as Governor or Lagos, which is an island and port
on the Guinea coast. His career while in charge
OF this African colony in the Benin Blight has es.
tablished his fame OF the wisest admins
traitors the British government ever exiled to Al.
RIGA. He has endeared himself to the whole ma.
tive population OF Lagos and its dependencies
his name is as universally known among the tribes
OF the interior bordering the West Coast as Liv-
ingstone's is known in Central Africa He has en-
riched the colony beyond belief until, from mis-
cradle settlement, with unenviable nOtOriety
for fevers its annual imports and exports amount
ed IN 1872 to s5432,3 $40. and the port of Lagos is
considered as healthy place to live in as the
healthiest town in West Africa. Its wharves, piers,
drains, houses, public buildings, order, systemati-
cal government its local police and its volunteers
mark the port Of Lagos as having been under
the fostering care OF man who took an
interest his work and was possessed OF
the requisite energy and will to carry out his prof.
ects OF reform and improvement. One OF the most
important acts of his enthusiastically at Lagos
was the raising OF force OF Mahometan soldiers,
or armed policemen-emigrants from the country
OF Haussa-and faithful loyal band of Mussulmans
from the Yoruba country with which he contrived
to repress the turbulent and contumacious tribes
in the neighborhood, and to inspire them with re-
spect for the British Queens government. When
this able man resigned his Enthusiastically of
Lagos last year there was general feeling Of s0r-
row among all West Africans, native as well as
white, and it the universal belief that no man,
however great he might be, could ever replace the
great Governor Golibar, he was called by the
Yorubas and Haussas He himself had gwen up
all idea of being connected again with African AZ
fairs as he was promised office elsewhere where
his merits might be rewarded. however, the
Ashantee war broke out, and, while conversing
with Mr.. Goschen at the beginning of last
fall, he proposed a plan OF campaign by
which the Ashantee power could be
broken. He inclined In his conversation
with Mr. Goschen to the plan OF raising an auxil.
larry force Of Accras, aided by his old Haussas and
Yorubas, and marching through Eastern AKIN to
the Prah anmating all native hearts to resistance
against the remorseless savages OF Asnantee. Mr..
Goschen, struck by the manner Of the man and
the vgor OF his ideas, wrote to Mr.. Cardwell pri-
vatey and suggested that Glover should be con-
suited. The consequence OF the consultation with
Mr.. Cardwell, which took place next day, was that
Governor Glover was empowered to proceed to
the Gold Coast as special commissioner to raise
the tribes rom Accra to the Volta and throughout
the eastern portion Of the British protectorate