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portance seemed to impress her, as mounting a high stone 
she commanded her attendants to form a semi-circle, and 
we were then called forward to kiss her extended hand. 
Before entering her sedan chair she promised to send us 
a further supply of " ode." On the fifth and eighth days 
of the festival the king gives wine to all his chiefs, for 
which purpose he expended £48 sterling. This was in 
addition to his own palm wine, so the street was orna- 
mented with hundreds of vessels, and the mirth knew no 
bounds. 
How different was our position ! Brother K. was^ 
suifering from liver complaint, had quite lost his appetite,, 
and was dreadfully depressed. My dear wife too had 
fever, and her spirits were so low that she could with 
difficulty restrain her tears. We determined to petition 
the king to allow us to change our quarters and remove 
to the old mission-house in the city. We were desirous, 
if possible to send in our request before the meeting of 
the grand assembly, which took place on November 8rd. 
when the high dignitaries of the kingdom, the princes 
of Mampong, Dwaben, &c., came together to talk over 
everything of importance which had occurred in their 
respective districts since the last feast of yams. 
Prince Ansa brought us intelligence of what was done 
that day. The Major's letter respecting the exchange of 
prisoners was discussed, but it was decided that if the 
governor would not consent to exchange the black men 
without the white (although it was the latter he had 
especially demanded) they must all remain until the 
return of the troops. We were cruelly disappointed, and 
the prince who felt the deepest sympathy for us was 
exceedingly grieved. " You do not know," he said, " how 
ashamed I am when I remember the great kindness 
shown to us in England, and contrast it with what you 
are suffering now. I can never forget Queen Victoria's 
