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went to Western Africa, chiefly to satisfy the warlike propen- 
sities of woolly-headed kings ; but it will be seen at once what 
the quality of the powder was, when we add that its declared 
value was only 83,657/., while the comparatively small quantity 
of 1,173,762 lbs., exported to France, was worth 75,522/., or 
about four times as much in proportion to its weight. Heavy 
as our loss was at Amoaful, it would have been much more 
severe if the Ashantees had been provided with something 
better that this worthless powder. As it was, several of the 
men in the front line were struck five or six times without 
being wounded, the bullets having such little force that they 
fell harmlessly to the ground. 
