392 
MISSION TO ASHANTEE. 
instead of a sheep. I called on Baba, the chief of the Moors, in 
the afternoon, who said he would teach me Arabic if I would 
teach him English; I said I would ; but I arn afraid he is too old 
for progress. I called on Odumata in my way back, who annoyed 
me as usual to drink palm wine, although it gives me a head ache. 
Akotoo, the King's brother, was there, who said he had only seen 
me four times since the mission went away, and wished me to call 
on him. The conversation turned on the King's going to war, 
and his anxiety for me to go and see how they killed their enemies, 
and he would give me gold to feed me. I was told by a Fantee 
man, that Sam Brue had procured 200 guns and a quantity of 
powder for the King, for slaves he had sold to the Spaniards now 
on the coast. 
Friday 17- Deputies from the Warsaw states arrived a few days 
ago, to settle the differences between thera and the Ashantees. It 
is thought, a fine to the King and future tribute may compromise 
the matter. Odumata informed me, that the slave ship has 600 
slaves on board ; and that, through Sam Brue's exertions ; he 
confirmed the report of the guns and powder. 
Sunday 19. The heaviest rain, thunder, and hghtning I ever 
saw, and has continued for several days and nights. About 
7 o'clock A. M. the King's drums announced his going to the 
market-place, where all his chiefs went and were drenched with 
wet till 2 o'clock P. M. when the King sent for rum and palm 
wine and dismissed them drunk and dirty. On Monday the scene 
was continued till the slaves had got the house covered in. 
Tuesday 21. Agay the linguist returned from Assin, where he 
had been four months; and brought with him a number of Fan- 
tees and their famihes, as slaves. During the eruption of the 
Fantees in 1816, many of them ran to the Assin country to try . 
and elude the vigilance of the King, but be heard of it, and sent 
