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spatched to accompany him, he arrived at 10 o clock, but 
to our great surprise the king came with him on a visit 
-of inspection, escorted by eleven attendants, and carried 
on the shoulders of one of his servants. It was the first 
time he had seen our "Ebenezer," and after saluting us 
kindly, he greatly admired our arrangements, particularly 
our table constructed of boards placed over boxes, and our 
hammock of banana fibre. 
After he had retired, our late breakfast was served, and 
we thoroughly enjoyed our good tea, eggs, and preserved 
carrots, a tin of which we had opened for the occasion. 
The prince conversed unreservedly, getting us to tell him 
our history, and relating to us his own sad experience 
from Sept. I7th, 1867, when he was first brought here, 
and since which he had been constantly promised his 
freedom, and as constantly disappointed. We comforted 
him with the suggestion that his detention might possibly 
have its bright side, for had he continued in office at Cape 
Coast, he would most likely have been involved in much 
trouble. Every Sunday he held a short service with his 
Fantee servants, in which Mr. Watts, a good Wesleyan 
catechist who had been detained here eight years as a 
hostage, took part ; and he invited us to the dilapidated 
mission-house, where some Ashantees were always present, 
to whom we might speak of Christ. 
The prince had himself, through the influence of the 
Dutch, become an object of suspicion to the king, and 
though now apparently restored to favour, had to be very 
cautious lest the people should accuse him of telling us too 
many secrets. He however believed he should be per- 
mitted to unite in our worship on Sundays, the king having 
told him that the name we had given to our place had 
greatly interested him. He advised us to propitiate the 
king's interpreter, Nantslii, by sending him a present of 
some sugar. From this time prince Ansa came by in vita- 
