, 1881-12-02
ATROCITIES IN AsHANTEE
1toportK in England Of The Slaurl,trr
Of Two Hundred tilrls.



Of Two Hundred Girls.
LonA.n Stt,l'ttr,l,
Thu Inst mali from West AfrIcu lrlnp.n.
horrible st0ry Of Astnnteo crirlty, which, bow.
ever, awnLts confirmation. Tho present nv.
erefgn Of TINT country Is tho brother NJ kro
Kottcd' kRlkRlll, with whom III former dayswe
Ind sotne nnpleasunt words and sIr Garna
Wolseley some har,l bluws Hut until his ,loies,
", nnIy n fow months ugU. began to dcyelon III,
family tendency to raid OIL tho Fantl Teri.
tories, aud cvea to tArcutan CApc coast Ca,tlc
70 little had the ntIAtrs Of Ashnntec land tru,,t
led tho outer world that 1t came ultps.tu.n
surprise IL learn that kufteo had been tcposed.
and TINT his brother rciRnctl In his stead, non.
over, tho astute nonArch, whon he beard Of TIN
rolnfoscomcnts from Sierra Lco,ie, hustcncd To
nsstlro the British novorior that tho who!c a1ur
was n mistake, and that. so far from eserd dream.
ing OF tnoicstug bis good friends, tho wllsc mr.
hp was encourayinu tho missionaries III ever
why. In bricf. hu was quito reformed charac,
tor, md In proof thorcur dispatched bis so,lcu
nx 10 keep company IN Windsor With bis btoh.
ers umbrella and tho war.club Of Thu ltuubau,
Of FILL Nevertheless. II thu woman who ha,
escaped frun tho Ashantcc Cnpltal Is not telling
runs ths stoty-aun,o - swish wus rcpu!rel tus
tna sS"Es Eow q oni io o. s.a II
lstises Is simply rcd uarth worked np wifi waite.
nntii 1t thus acquires certain degree Ut tgnar.
fsr tho kinas IT, prposes Ace1ansy a irs
I'd that 40 young girls bt tnliiUrrA In order that
blttOd might be used to lno|ssnn tho chy uut Ut
This fpr0cIuus Innndhfu was duly. executed, The
t,niy Gtic Ut tho Victims who escaped being tns
| rcruHee who has carried tho tale to Capo Coat
| Custic. ...
| For tho anko Of human nature ono would faIn
hcliGve thls ntrocious story I'd bo an nvcntou.
though, nn.torl.nately, .1 % It. Is s2 thoroughly H.
| totna. and 10 much un pAr with snilar super.
stittons elsewhere. thnt we fear there + iarRe
10 exaRaeratetl q q fow minor particulars. n
Dahntney, revel In human, blts,A. Tho Ktusa
dies, aid tho King STOOL, Of. which ls spsln.
klei faw drops Ut tho DlDod at every person
| executed, wheH lRst aeon WIS horrible spccta.
The most triilpK ut1ense Is punished by !!ccap!'
tntou, and so familiar IL thls sceno y tho rest.
ionts ln toamaaste that wleti tho little son Of
unD Of tho tie1n1nn nlsslOnArics~'whn hn wers
freed by King Kolreo on tho apEsoheh q OUT
truops--was anRry with ms, one he would e. e.
el! Hor nGad M {'1l ns" S nr i
skulls and boncs henpcd up at intorsnls testify
10 the long continuance Of thusc inhu,nan pEac.
'Ssss Woissc,cy a entered @ S tho paso the pu,feiy M
ho!lics still unhnricd, allcd thu a1r with dseaa'
II Ths a,ory which tho Aaaantco girl has hroueh.
frum Coonlasslo Is II terrible cxnmplH q one =!
those fearful srviva!s whieh tno D., otneR y, s'
aay ansarthnya , Tho n poa p i ?S o ssi 1Hb a. e @
only nineteenth century ropsesenlntsye q q. ta9 @
twolve master masons who, "heu tho walls o! o.
Copenhagen sank rs fnst as they were quiz,
vatttctl into thoIu an i,lnoccnt VII at piAy taa
thus aAyet tho wrath Ut tho Northern y hIssce
Tho 1lTidgo Of Artn full aHaiu and aRnin, untli
the wurtmen walled III tho masters Wttc, ana
VIC are told TINT, ln aetorlance With her dying
curse, 1t trs1nblcs to this very day: Inc!e u
scnrcey church l1 Germany Or pei,fsik ~ IT,. :.
nesIu tunlpies arc pointed OUT tho fu1nda1lon, 1,
OF which were iulbodded IN hun1nn Do'!les wv wv
ycars ago the native QUARTERS u aadtas asrn WET
| wildly Cxgltnd 0ycr u runlnr th0t rue tnst'n !.
meht WAS non1lt to sncricce eeveth! fle1!ulsh ~ u
order TO insure tho safety Or tho hcW ma.no t5s
wores an1 fGw ySlrs ia eaffr 6s
to The people fsadea Gu 10 e. e!oe? IN ass ill.,
ark isss tnoy snSp St, rir H9 se to 10 ed Xiv
before tic chief 9atS ot the city AZ = fcsien T.
mako + massne!c tor ~ enS,s; H.; naa so,s m ss
Japaa. 10 nar,nah, and IN aldlion, ,.ns T. M mas N
otor regions. In tho Pun!aub. se mess s,fsty ~ ~
buildings hold their urout!d, or Weso nhMIIas. .Ia =.
within very reGont titnes 10 GAch ps..i IL,
gatos of !yoy ssi.n'at "as ,bn rIsui xes "a
MGHupiay, aud under tho FORTRESS VI Ih9tunfs fG
Quoen fs said to have been drowned N ~ pn' H.
eso rosorvoIr to make the tlko snte ~" ~
-f6H
= H{alkpt with II Wow Ia insure tho stahlllls VI VI
" OF tho b,stions OF bis fort ..., IN
1t Is therefore, moro thN!l proslaDle @ tnat ~, ~
- 1utcst ett,ry from Aet,Mttee Is substantially tat
" Human ijfe Ia always at tscunt ~ ~ tIs. Il
tlckIy populated Afrcan ksngdoa'a ,'aio Lone ii ii
| AfriUaI iptoptatea bc Taught to cnll!Rnss ssnt II
soil or to iDiue tho minerals III u, tnet Mnus
i with thor natural shrcwduess. spccnlay aie a'het
y morU prnntable employment Tor tnof .r! sansr =.
tia King Of Asbantco told st nupnis tnas i,, ttHa I'm
tho Kihx Of England nad preyel,ts ,ham n,am e Is
selling his slaves he hNd to rl,E1 nqtaJ, a. hff!c
0 tnoeJ. Hover iikoIy 10 10 she l;Ii11adeM ,'
tratrs. for time vas tn"nSh1 # = Ii, ~; ieces
iW1rsy. INV nthtng worthy or tue nttc'l.hn,'
usopoa oapitnliss md In spto of iao ,is,,
n accounts of Mr.. Stanley Dr. 2oa!nsu1t a;,'n,t II
- mnIstFator Of The Ganbln, III tho frIo. rI'uv - Iu
~ exploration nto tho Interior Of that c' ,y bsi
i. issuc arlnn most positively tnat ,ouwIl; aI L
10 based on Tint Notion Of the ta..'e,nH1s ntrt il
- fnnniifs ntnrnd Condtn IA c0rtnln " cnu ~ ~