MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 149 
Coomassie, September 22, 1817. 
Sai Tootoo Quamina, King of Ashantee, <^c. to John Hope 
Smith, Esquire, Governor in Chief, <^c. ^c. SfC. 
Sir, 
We are from this time forth good friends, and I shall send all the 
trade I can to Cape Coast Castle, and I hope that you will by and 
by have confidence in my word. 
I beg you will send my best compliments to the King of Eng- 
land, and accept them yourself, in proof of my satisfaction of the 
purposes of the Embassy, and its happy termination. 
You will call all the Fantee caboceers before you, and impress 
the importance of the Treaty, and exact their respect of it, as I 
have from all my great men and caboceers. 
I hope you will always act towards me as a friend, and I shall 
always be ready to protect and support the British interests. 
I wish you health and happiness, and all my captains send their 
best compliments to you. 
1 am. Sir, 
your sincere friend, 
The mark )^ of Sai Tootoo Quamina. 
Present, 
W. Hutchison. 
Henry Tedlie. 
I will thank you to impress on the King of England that I have 
sworn not to renew the war with the Eantees, out of respect to 
him, and 1 shall consider them as his people. I hope therefore he 
will, in turn, consider if he cannot renew the Slave Trade, which 
will be good for me. 
