IN COOAfASSIE WITH PRINCE ANSA. 115 
Fantees around him, " Go home now, and tell your country- 
men to forget the past, and to think of something new 
and better — peace." 
I then addressed his majesty, thanking him for the 
presents, and added that I had laid my case before the 
elders, and could not understand why they had not 
deigned to answer me. I also said I could take no future 
responsibility, but would rest content, knowing I had 
done my duty. 
His majesty listened patiently, and said I was to make 
myself easy, as Adu Bofo would soon come back. Im- 
mediately after the little Adae, the jaw bones of the 
fallen enemies would arrive, * and a week or two after 
the great Adae, the general himself would follow. Then, 
as soon as prince Ansa came back, we might go to the 
Coast. 
On February 1st, we eagerly began to pack up. The 
prince had left four of his servants with us — an old, 
infirm upper servant, who could do little but give orders 
to the others, a woman but recently confined, from whom 
we could not expect much ; our chief dependence was on 
Caesar, who looked after the kitchen, and a little girl who 
was to attend on my wife. 
The prince left early on the morning of the 2nd, and 
Mr. Watts followed two days later with the other Fantees. 
How heavy were our hearts at this parting. Brother K's 
health was terribly shaken, and when I begged Bosommuru 
to send two boys to help us, he said ironically, looking at 
the poor invalid, Yes, pray to your God to make him 
^ell again." I replied, " our God can make him well to- 
* Before the return of the army, the general in command sends to 
the capital, the jaw bones of the slain enemies. His own return cannot 
take place till forty days after these have been received. While in the 
camp, we ourselves wi nessed the drying and smoking of these bleedin^^ 
trophies. 
