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the town as a mission station, in hope of facilitating our 
release. It would have been indeed a glorious revenge, 
if our captivity had brought about this fruit. 
On August 14th, we were surprised by several visitors. 
First came Bosommuru, with Mr. Smith, a merchant from 
Anum, who was seized at the same time as Kokoo, and 
had been driven about unclad till supplied by the king 
with garments from our stores. They had sent him to 
us, because he had spoken of himself as belonging to us 
(and he had in truth often done business with us), he 
now stood before us sick and miserable, arrayed in my 
best black coat, my shoes, K.'s trousers, and my wife's 
straw hat I He is a prisoner in another house, but 
allowed to visit us, and when he came next to see us, he 
brought an old acquaintance whom the king had placed 
with him. Nils Palm, the husband of our Kokoo ! People 
can imagine the joy of the pair at so unexpected a meet- 
ing. Palm had also been provided by the king with a 
complete suit of clothes. 
Then appeared the servant of Prince Ansa, Eobert 
Kwansa, with a letter from his master. And lastly, 
Asengso, who had once made friendly exertions for us, 
just returned from Cape Coast, to deliver thirty prisoners 
who had been held captive at Akem. The release of these 
and other Ashantees seemed to appease his majesty, and 
lie wrote to the governor that if the chief before 
named kept himself quiet, all would be well, yet it was 
•desirable that Forson should come again to Coomassie to 
settle other points. 
Both the ambassadors now received their farewell 
gifts, a peredwane of gold dust each (£8), and two female 
slaves with a child and clothes. The queen mother and 
several of the chiefs also sent them presents, and nothing 
further hindered their departure. Mr. Crawford, how- 
