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rose the steep Adanse mountain, 1,600 feet in height. It 
wasjio trifle for such tired wanderers to have to climb it, 
yet the word " liberty" acted like a spell, even on the 
bearers of my wife and children. Thus we reached the 
summit (though not without some heavy sighs), and were 
refreshed with a glass of wine and water, and even a cup 
of tea was offered by friendly hands. 
Here it seems the newspaper correspondents had set up 
their own little camp, and their choice of residence was 
not by any means a bad one ; for the Adanse mountain, 
with its cool, fresh breezes and splendid view, is about the 
most healthy spot in the whole of Ashantee. We would 
willingly have conversed with the correspondents, but 
Lieutenant Grant, who accompanied us, had impressed 
upon us the general's orders not to answer any questions. 
So we passed on, descended the southern side of the 
mountain, which we found quite as steep as the other, 
and at last reached the camp, with aching feet, about 
half-past five o'clock. A battalion of English had 
arrived in the morning, and formed an imposing sight, 
while their military music sounded beautifully in our ears. 
As soon as we had taken possession of our quarters 
(which the staff-officers had cleared for us), we were 
introduced to his excellency. Our first desire was to 
give thanks for our freedom ; for next to God, we cer- 
tainly owed it to the English army. The general ex- 
pressed his joy at having been the instrument of our 
release, although this was not the primary aim of the 
expedition. Sir Garnet gave us the honour of an in- 
vitation to dine in the evening with his staff, and showed 
us much kindness besides. The sympathy which all 
those gentlemen seemed to feel in every circumstance 
of our deliverance was most hearty, and the remembrance 
of that evening will always be a happy one. 
On the morning of the 24th, when his excellency had 
