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offerings of sheep in the palace in the mornings according to the 
moslem ritual. Though the zealous Christian may lament that the 
Gospel has not taken place of the fetish, yet the friends of huma- 
nity will rejoice that the King favours the Moors, as many lives 
have been saved that would otherwise have been destroyed at the 
present crisis. To day a bullock was offered up in the chief 
market-place, previous to the entrance of the chiefs, caboceers, &g. 
into the town, to meet in council, and determine on the method of 
conducting the war: in the afternoon, Boitinne Quama, King of 
Dwabin, sent his compliments to me to announce his arrival. 
Shortly after, the various bands of music declared the arrival of 
the tributaries, &c. ; the King of Ashantee took his seat in the 
market-place, and received their compliments as they passed 
before him. About nine o'clock at night Boitinne, King of 
Dwabin paid me a private visit, and brought me a present of two 
curious Gennet cats. 
Sunday 9- At day break the firing of guns, music, &c. announced 
a custom for the husband of the King's sister (the second woman in 
the kingdom), he having died in the bush on Friday, about 7 o'clock; 
the King went to the market-place to make custom, and sacrificed 
two men ; several others were killed by various caboceers. In the 
evening Apokoo and the other captains who are to exhibit their 
gold, paraded the streets, firing musketry, &c. ; the crowd was 
great. At 8 o'clock, his majesty of Dwabin came with the mes- 
sengers he sent to Cape Coast to have a suit of clothes, he said two 
trunks were at his house and he brought a sword to shew me, 
which the Governor had sent. 
Friday 14. Before I got up, I was annoyed with a crowd of cap- 
tains who began to annoy me. for liquor, I ordered them out and 
desired a boy to keep the door fast. I sent a dash of wine, rum?^ 
sugar, soap, butter, and perfumery to. the king, who was highly 
