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MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 
him, ornamented with a large brass bell. Above is the fanciful 
standard of a chief, who is preceded and followed by numerous 
attendants ; he is supported round the waist by a confidential 
slave, and one wrist is so heavily laden with gold, that it is supported 
on the head of a small boy ; with the other hand he is saluting a 
seated caboceer, sawing the air by a motion from the wrist. His 
umbrella is sprung up and down to increase the breeze, and large 
grass fans are also playing; his handsomest slave girl follows, bear- 
ing on her head a small red leather trunk, full of gold ornaments, 
and rich cloths ; behind are soldiers and drummers, who throw 
their white- washed drums in the air, and catch them again, with 
much agility and grimace, as they Avalk along. Boys are in the 
front, bearing elephants tails, fly flappers, &c. and his captains 
with uplifted swords, are hastening forward the musicians and 
soldiers. Amongst the latter is the stool, so stained with blood that 
it is thought decent to cover it with red silk. Behind the musicians 
is Odumata, coming round to join the procession in his state ham- 
mock lined with red taffeta, and smoking under his umbrella, at 
the top of which is a stuffed leopard. In the area below is an 
unfortunate victim, tortured in the manner described in the entre, 
and two of the King's messengers clearing the way for him. The 
King's four linguists are seen next ; two, Otee and Quancum, are 
seated in conversation under an umbrella ; the chief, Adoosey, is 
swearing a royal messenger, (to fetch an absent caboceer,) by 
putting a gold handled sword between his teeth, whilst Agay 
delivers the charge, and exhorts him to be resolute. The criers, 
all deformed and with monkey skin caps, are seated in the front. 
Under the next umbrella is the royal stool, thickly cased in gold. 
Gold pipes, fans of ostrich wing feathers, captains seated with gold 
swords, wolves heads and snakes as large as life of the same metal, 
depending from the handles, girls bearing silver bowls, body 
