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THE WESTERN COASTr 
has within the last few years made three several 
inroads to the coast, in which, by the superior 
numbers and bravery of his troops, he carried all 
before him. The first was in 1808, when he des- 
troyed the fort of Anamaboe ; the second in 1811 ; 
and the third in 1816. On these occasions our 
countrymen had an opportunity of communicat- 
ing with the Ashantees, and found them to be 
much more courteous and civilized, every way 
superior in intelligence and moral feeling, to the 
natives upon the coast. The Ashantees, in their 
turn, shewed the most amicable disposition towards 
the British ; and the king even requested, that a 
resident of that nation might be sent to his court. 
Since that time, an expedition to Cummazee, 
his capital, has been undertaken by a consider- 
able body of the British residents at Cape Coast 
Castle. As the chief object in view was the ex- 
ploration of the interior of Africa, the particulars 
are given at the close of the last volume. 
The British have forts on this coast at Apollo- 
nia, Dixcove, Succondee, Commendo, Cape Coast, 
(the principal one), Anamaboe, Tantumquery, 
and Accra. Those at Winnebah and Whidah, 
the latter of which places is still in the power of 
the king of Dahomy, have been given up. 
