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MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 
shall not play with him, and made the book four ounces. The 
King has killed all the people, and all the forts are his ; he sent his 
captains to see white men, now he sees them, and thanks God and 
his fetish. If the path was good when the captains went, the King 
would have gone under the forts and seen all the white men. The 
Ashantees take good gold to Cape Coast, but the Fantees mix it ; 
he sent some of his captains like slaves to see, and they saw it ; ten 
handkerchiefs are cut to eight, water is put to rum, and charcoal 
to powder, even for the King ; they cheat him, but he thinks the 
white men give all those things proper to the Fantees. 
The King knows the King of England is his good friend, for he 
has sent him handsome dashes ; he knows his officers are his good 
friends, for they come to see him. The King wishes the Governor 
to send to Elmina to see what is paid him there, and to write the 
King of England how much, as the English say their nation passes 
the Dutch ; he will see by the books given him by both forts. If 
the King of England does not like that, he may send him himself 
what he pleases, and then Sai can take it. 
He thanks the King and Governor for sending four white men 
to see him. The old King wished to see some of them, but the 
Fantees stop it. He is but a young man and sees them, and so 
again he thanks God and his fetish. 
Dated in the presence of, 
T. Edward Bowdich, 
William Hutchison^ 
Henry Tedlie. 
