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The head, however, had scarcely been forwarded to its destination, when some prisoners who had been taken in the action, made the disagreeable disclosure that the head belonged, not to Sir Charles McCarthy, but to the late King, Osay Tootoo Quamina, and that it had been taken into the battle in conformity with the prevailing usage of the people.

Shortly after this disastrous event, the late King of Ashantee, Osay Tootoo Quamina, died. He just lived long enough to receive the intelligence of a triumph which inspired the Ashantees with the most extravagant hopes, and led them to prosecute the war with sanguinary violence.

Recollections of the Ashantee War Battle of Essamacow Accession of Osay Aquatoo to the Throne Battle of Affatoo Investment of Cape Coast Flight of the Ashantees Martial Law proclaimed Battle of Dodowah Ashantee Mode of Fighting Death of Captain Hutchison I cannot sufficiently express my sense of the uniform kindness I experienced from the residents at this station. My excellent friend, Capt.

This heroine said to some of our countrymen, who called on her the day before the battle, "Osay has driven me from my country because he thought me weak, but he is mistaken; for, although I have the form of a woman, I have the heart of a man!" an observation which her extraordinary prowess in the fight fully justified.

So by walking every step of the way, he believed that he had reached the depot unnoticed, just when daylight was upon him with gray wreaths of fog. By the depot clock it was five minutes to five. A train was being called, and the sing-song chant informed him that it was bound for "Sa-anta Bar-bra Sa-an Louis Oh bispo Sa-linas Sa-an 'Osay Sa-an Fransisco, and a-a-ll points north!"