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MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 
explanatory and impressive of the good wishes and intentions of 
the Government, the Committee, and yourself. I was favoured 
with my first separate audience at 8 o'clock this morning. I first 
impressed from the dispatches of the Committee, every motive and 
sentiment that was convicting or imposing ; urging your waving 
the hostages and escort, as the demonstration of your confidence 
in the King's honour and friendship ; and insinuating that the 
establishment of a school at Cape Coast, was solely in anticipation 
of the King's committing some of his children to your care for 
education, as the foundation of the pre-eminence of Europeans. I 
then passed to your instructions, rendering them in a manner as 
persuasive and auspicious as possible ; associating in favour of the 
Residency, the commanding motive of facilitating political interests, 
with the imposing one of securing justice to the Ashantee traders. 
Lastly, I introduced the Treaty, as a pledge from the King to give 
force to your appUcation to the Government at home, for the 
increase of his pay ; for, as he continued to dwell on the grant of 
4 ounces from Elmina, I availed myself of this hberty of my 
instructions, to divert the impression, and to propitiate his ratifi- 
cation of the Treaty. I considered the pretence of your being 
obliged to address the British Government on the subject, as 
preservative of the opportunity of judging of the sincerity of his 
professions, and of the duration of the union. 
I think I may pledge myself for three great pillars of our com- 
mercial intercourse, by the accomphshment of the Residency, the 
Education, and the Treaty. 
I reconcile myself to fresh difficulties by the reflection that they 
are inseparable from all great political views ; and that without 
them, I should be deprived of the satisfaction of proving myself, 
in a small degree, worthy this confidence and distinction, by 
patience and perseverance. A letter accompanies this, written in 
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