THE GENERAL FLIGHT, 
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dollars in the garden, and hide our rings in the same 
place. 
But the news which reached us on the morning of 
Jane 10th, cut off all hopes of a speedy peace. None of 
our servants returned, and the Christians, who had been 
faithful hitherto, now begged to be dismissed. "The 
Ashantees," they said, " were known as executioners, and 
they might be as likely to practise on black men as on 
white ? " We gave them some money, and a testimonial 
of faithful service, advising them on no account to mix 
themselves up in the war. They then collected their few 
belongings and departed, leaving us in a sohtude most 
solemn and strange, no voices but our own to be heard. 
We at once proceeded to chop the wood, milk the goats, 
attend to cooking, and seek for water, which was daily be- 
coming more scarce. A messao-e from the kin^r now 
informed us of his intention to meet the enemy in Anum, 
and enquired if we were prepared to face the danger. 
We prayed for guidance, and replied that we would re- 
move to Ho, if he could spare us men to convey my wife ; 
thus leaving our station and property to the Lord's care. 
We then besought our Heavenly Father to hinder our going 
if it were not His will, and rose from our knees peaceful 
at heart, and strong in His strength. The king's answer 
soon came, to the effect that Pekyi, with its surround- 
ings (a former mission station four miles from Anum), had 
joined the Ashantees. We waited for a confirmation of 
this report, and employed the interval in making a ham- 
mock and two small boxes for our projected flight. 
In the midst of these preparations, we were startled by 
soldiers running towards us crying loudly, " run, run, the 
Ashantees are in the town." The day passed on as we 
waited in anxious suspense for the sound of a shot, or the 
appearance of the enemy. As night approached, we 
ventured to the town in search of water; a death-like 
