68 MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 
round the town, which he considers to be about three miles in 
circumference: the King afterwards sent him word, that to-morrow 
he must ride on a cloth only, as he had heard the English did. 
We are, &c. &c. 
(Signed) T. E. BOWDICH. 
H. TEDLIE. 
P. S. Mr. James had a severe relapse of fever last night, and 
^vas very ill this morning ; at 10 o'clock a. m. he had the cold 
bath, and some febrifuge medicine. Mr. Hutchison is rather 
better, the soldiers also, but the hammock men continue much the 
same. 
Sai Tootoo Quamina, King of Ashantee and its Dependencies, 
^0 John Hope Smith, Esquire, Governor in Chief of the British 
Settlements on the Gold Coast of Africa. 
The King sends his compUments to the Governor, he thanks the 
King of England and him very much for the presents sent to him, 
he thinks them very handsome. The King's sisters and all his 
friends have seen them, and think them very handsome, and thank 
him. The King thanks his God and his fetish that he made the 
Governor send the wliite men-s faces for him to see, like he does 
now; he hkes the English very much, and the Governor all the same 
as his brother 
The King of England has made war against all the other white 
people a long time, and killed all the people all about, and taken 
all the towns, French, Dutch, and Danish, all the towns, all about. 
The King of Ashantee has made war against all the people of the 
water side, and all the black men all about, and taken all their 
towns. 
When the King of England takes a French town, he says. 
