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look of Medusas. Their costumes were by no means uni- 
form ; some wore blouses English fashion, others donned 
various pieces of European clothing, but they were mostly 
in native dress, rolled together under their cartridge 
pouches. The chiefs appeared in dirty red and yellow 
coats, ornamented with amulets, and many had caps of 
antelope skin decorated with feathers, gold plates and 
charms. The lookers on were mostly streaked with white 
or red paint, the red were the mourners, not a few of 
whom stood aside, crying and shrieking. 
On September 7th, the report of the campaign was 
given to the king, and Adu Bofo was then honoured with 
many presents, and a visit from his majesty, who, accom- 
panied by his chiefs, went to the end of the Market 
Place, where the army was drawn up. Kiihne and M. 
Bonnat joined him there, and offered their hand to Adu 
and his officers. The first presents were twenty pered- 
wane of gold dust, £162, three gold bracelets, two large 
umbrellas, twenty sheep, twenty loads of salt, twenty 
kegs of brandy, with several other things. 
There followed, of course, a day of mourning for the 
slain of Coomassie, which was kept in every village 
throughout the land. Three- great chiefs (one of them 
prince Ansa's brother) having fallen, it was necessary to 
send a considerable retinue after them into the other 
world, so that the shrieks of the mourners were heard all 
day, and the sounds of the horns and drums were un- 
ceasing. Most of the inhabitants fasted, and were 
painted red, while so much brandy was distributed that 
they were staggering about the next day quite drunk. 
Palm and Smith were living in a yard, where fifteen poor 
prisoners lay in irons ready to be slain that day. A 
woman who tried to escape was caught, and with the knife 
through her cheeks was made to sit in the market place, 
amidst the taunts of the crowd, till the fatal hour arrived. 
