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Bogyawee place, and there advanced towards him, as if by 
chance, a deputation from Amankwa Tia, to announce to 
him the number of those who had fallen, and the names 
of the important chiefs. 
Suddenly a cry of distress arose which rolled like a wave 
through the whole town, and people ran into the street 
painted red, crying and howling till I was cut to the heart. 
The sacrifices were then freed from their chains, and after 
being pierced through the cheek, beheaded amid the beat- 
ing of drums. Almost despairing, I cried out, " 0 God ! how 
long shall these things be?" We saw fourteen of the pri- 
soners dragged by a long chain to the hangman's quarters; 
while howling and crying continued through the night. 
Dumb and depressed the king returned home ; and the 
queen mother is said to have mourned in the street with 
her court ladies, her hands folded over her head ; for the 
loss is dreadful. Bekwae, a small country, is said to miss a 
thousand of its men. Ofiicers who went with twenty, re- 
turned alone with their baggage on their heads ! Sabeng 
was really dead; either carried off by small pox or attacked 
by Akemers and beheaded. 
On Monday, December 22nd, the town was filled from 
far and near with the triumphant entry of the army. 
We asked the king if we should go to work, as the 
Fantees had gone accompanied by M. B., and the Ashantees 
could not wish for our presence at this ceremony. Had 
we been there we should have been more surprised than 
at Adu Bofo's entry ; whole rows of boxes were carried 
past wrapped in precious materials, followed by their 
(supposed) mourning wives, and their attendants painted 
red. Two hundred and seventy nine persons had perished 
by sacrifice, and more would follow. Very few could be 
seen in the crowd who were painted white ; the majjority 
of the people were wailing in the red ornaments of 
mourning. 
