EMBASSY OF CRxiWFORD AND FLANGE. 131 
On July 18th, the king sent his sword-bearer to summon 
as to another festival at Atuatu, where we saw about a 
thousand prisoners from Krepi. Amongst them was 
every form of misery ; the greater number had no other 
clothing than a rag round their waist. Two chiefs were 
carried along on men's shoulders, under red and blue 
umbrellas. The prisoners belonged to two towns which 
had long since surrendered; but notwithstanding this, 
these poor people had been dragged from their homes, 
and were equally divided between these two chiefs. 
In passing, the monarch saluted me with his hand, and 
enquired why he had not seen me for some weeks past. 
When I explained that I could not leave my wife, as any 
fright might give her a shock, he laughed incredulously, 
and said I had better come to see him. The chiefs of 
Wusutra are said to have been bitterly disappointed by 
the division of their people, and stood howling in the 
market place ; behaviour which will scarcely be allowed 
to pass unpunished. 
The two ambassadors now wished to leave, but they 
were made to understand by different signs, that they 
were purposely detained. It was reported that the king 
would prepare Fetish, and go to Fantee after Adu Bofo's 
return, but Bosommuru informed Mr. Crawford that a cir- 
cumstance had occurred which put a different face on the 
entire aspect of affairs. 
"If a person comes into our kitchen and approaches 
the fire on which anything is being cooked and roasts a 
banana, is he not driven away or pierced through ? " (an 
Ashantee proverb). This comparison is applied to 
Elnrina, which fort the king declared belonged to him 
because, as he stated, his ancestors had paid, ages ago, 
nine hundred ounces of gold for it ! When Akjampong 
made this statement to the Dutch governor, he was 
ordered to leave ; and because he hesitated and remained 
