JUDGMENT APPROACHES. 
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The messengers entered merrily into the king's ideas, and 
Kotiko related how many Ashantees had been put to 
death by the cruel governor. " My wife," said he, " was 
about to lose her head, when just in time to save her 
came the king's letter, assuring the governor that the 
white men and the Fantees were still ahve, causing him 
to regret that he had been so rash." A true Ashantee 
messenger. 
When these gentlemen visited us, a royal guard was 
present, so that we could not ask many questions ; but 
when I inquired after Ansa's health, Kwado answered 
with some hesitation, "he is well." We afterwards dis- 
covered that Kotiko had told a Fantee of his acquaint- 
ances, " these were three Ashantees who fell victims to 
the rage of the people, who on hearing of the murder of 
the prisoners, attacked Prince Ansa's house, destroyed 
everything, and killed three of his servants. The governor 
sympathized with the prince, and promised him a full 
compensation." This report sounded credible; it was 
further said that the prince had been taken to Sierra 
Leone with the prince of Elmina. 
New reports were continually circulated ; one was that 
an Akwamu in a European dress was on his way to 
Coomassie ; then it was prince Ansa who was coming, and 
certainly if he could help his country, this was the time 
to do it. Again we heard that the English were making 
a bridge over the Prah. 
The entry of the jaws, and a week later the triumphant 
return of the army, was next spoken of. There being no 
jaw-bones of the enemy, all those from the beheaded were 
to be sent to meet the army, for they could not retura 
home without a trophy! 
The king had (December 12th) proclaimed in the 
villages that there was nothing to fear ; th?.t he had con- 
quered and slain all the inhabitants of the Coast. Mean- 
