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medicine, and could not afford to give it to people that were in 
good health : she did not appear pleased with this reasoning. A 
man of Assiminia, who had received medicine and advice from 
Mr. Tedlie on our march up, sent him a third present about this 
time, of fruit, vegetables, and wild deer, with the account that he 
was quite well. 
Apokoo enquired very anxiously, why the King of England had 
not sent one of his sons with the presents to the King of Ashantee. 
He said he had himself conquered five nations, during the present 
and the preceding reign, and he named twenty one nations which 
now paid tribute to Ashantee; but he added, there were three 
countries which would not ; two eastward, and one to the north- 
west ; each of those eastward had defeated the Ashantees ; the one 
north-westward, on the King sending for tribute, desired that he 
would come and take it, and afterwards entirely destroyed an 
Ashantee army. 
Ahrofroom, Sept. 2G, ISIT- 
John Hope Smith, Esq. Governor in Chief, &c. &c. &c. 
Sir, 
The King only availed himself of our detention to introduce us to 
fresh ceremonies, and to augment the testimonies of his friendship. 
The Amissa palaver was not attempted, and nothing like design 
has disclosed itself. 
On the Monday there was a general assembly of the caboceers 
and captains, the King of Dwabin being present, with his linguists, 
also several Dagwumba caboceers, and the Moorish dignitaries. 
The King announced the execution of the Treaty by himself and 
the deputies, and impressed, in a long speech through his linguists, 
that he would visit the least offence against it with the greatest 
