MISSION TO ASHANTOE. 
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Sai Too too Quamixa, King of Ashantee and its Dependencies, to 
John Hope Smith, Esljuire, Governor in Chief of the British 
Settlements on the Gold Coast of Africa. 
The Commenda palaver now rests with you and the King of 
Ashantee only, the Dutch Governor has no more to do with it, so 
the King recals the captain sent to him, and sends a proper 
messenger to treat with you individually. 
The conduct and messages of the Commendas have been so 
irritating and insolent to the King, that nothing but believing you 
to be his good friend, could induce him to treat at all with them, 
or do any thing but kill them ; but for your sake, he will settle the 
palaver, and you must help him properly. 
The King wants to begin the union without any palaver remain- 
ing, and as this Commenda palaver is the only one, it must be 
settled, and if you do this, he will take care the Elminas shall not 
do wrong to the Fan tees, but he will help you in all your palavers. 
The Elminas are always sending him messages about the insult- 
ing conduct and expressions of the Commendas towards him, and 
this is very vexatious to him, so he wishes to put an end to it with 
your help. 
Adoo Bradie, his favorite nephew, the son of the former King 
Sai Quamina, is sent with a proper captain^ Quantree, to help you 
settle the palaver. 
Two thousand ounces is the demand. 
The origin of the palaver is, that after the King returned from 
his own campaign against the Fantees, the Commendas went to the 
Elminas and said, " well, you help'd the King, and now he is gone 
back we will fight for it."' 
Again, when a war was about to take place between the Cape 
Coast people and the Elminas, the Commendas went to the latter 
and said, well, we will help you if you will give us plenty of 
