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from there to the war, and brought this news ; your 
people too assembled in safety. Joseph has not yet 
shown himself I only hope he has not confided the 
goods I sent by him to my country people. If you see 
my cousin tell him he is not to trust any one ; if he do 
so he will lose my confidence for ever. Write to me aU 
news, particularly what you hear about me. I must con- 
clude with sincere regards, in which my wife and all my 
family unite. — I remain, 
" Ever your sincere friend, 
" Ansa. 
"P.S. — The exchange of the Dutch possessions is not 
yet completed. Some say it will take place ; others that 
it will not. We shall hear the truth by the next despatches 
from England." 
On August 1st 1871. — The prince again sent a letter 
by Asengro's messenger (who had formerly shown kind- 
ness to the prisoners), and he writes thus : — 
" I ordered a piece of material to be given to Asengro 
as a present from you, and introduced him to his excellency 
the administrator (T. Salmon), to whom I related how 
kind he had been to you when you stayed in his village. 
In consequence of this his excellency presented him with 
two pieces of material, and the provisions which he re- 
quired. I am only sorry that my best friends are not 
in the town just now, or he would go away laden with 
presents, and all for your sakes. At any rate I will 
certainly mention him to all my friends. 
" I have written to Mr. Schrenk to tell him that I have 
determined to take a journey to Coomassie, and that one 
of your brethren was to go also. My wife thanks Mrs. R. 
for her letter, and begs me to say, that when the time 
comes, if she is in good health, she will be very glad to go 
to Coomassie and make her acquaintance. 
