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CHAPTER XXYL 
m COOMASSIE AMID THE FLUCTUATIONS OF WAR. 
We remained in the plantation (till January lOth), the 
cold not allowing us to stay longer. We also preferred 
the mission-house, for in those disturbed times no native 
was secure from being sold into slavery, and little Rose, 
not being free from fever, we felt more comfortable in 
Coomassie. Several christians were there, Mose Ajesu, 
the former teacher, Richard Kwabin, and Theophil, the 
cobbler's boy, who were found in A^antee-Akem, and 
brought in bound, but at once set free. 
The British Administrator released Akjampong, the 
king's uncle, in December 1872, and when the Asens 
wanted, on his journey through their country, to detain 
him a prisoner, he ordered them to leave him alone, hop- 
ing thereby to give an assurance to the Ashantees of the 
good will of the English towards them. When he and 
his suite were to receive their welcome, it was proposed 
that we should attend. Kiihne and M. Bonnat were pre- 
vented by indisposition, but I was invited with the two 
ambassadors. Flange and Dawson, to be present. 
The procession was headed by an official, three hundred of 
Akjampong's warriors followed, then three Fetish priests 
painted white, with their Fetish on their heads. Some of 
these gentlemen saluted, others insulted me, and still more 
Messrs. Dawson and Flange. Akjampong himself be- 
haved very badly, although he must have known that he 
was greatly indebted to the kindness of the governor. 
But judgments were already becoming apparent. 
