A number of despatches from the Gold Coast have been
pub- lished this week, but the newest of them takes the form of a series of notes from Captain Glover. The series is full of com- plaints, but as these will be angrily discussed hereafter, they may be passed over. The main statements are that Captain Glover Was not deserted by his allies, but sent them to execute the programme he took from England—to defeat the tribes east of the Volta ; that he marched 4,600 men into Coomassie, where he was left without food ; that the King of Ashantee sent him a gold salver and 160 ounces of gold, begging him to recross the Prah ; that he returned the presents, but obeyed the request ; that he received the submission of " the King Dahkim," and that in his whole expedition he had only lost ten killed, one officer and twenty-four men wounded. It seems pretty evident that Captain Glover's share in the campaign is still unappreciated, and that he might, if left alone, have reached Coomassie with an army of 12,000 men. At all events, he has proved that the materials of a Sepoy force exist on the Gold Coast.
Previous page
