Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1895 — THE ASHANTEE WAR. SIR FRANCIS SCOTT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE ASHANTEE WAR.

SIR FRANCIS SCOTT.

Great Britain Dispatches a Strong Force Against the Ashantee King. From the British Gold Coast, near the Gulf of Guinea, in Western Africa, an expedition under Sir Francis Scott has set out to mete out punishment to Prempeh, the savage and blood-thirsty King of Ashantee. The land is rich in gold and populous and will be a valuable acquisition to Great Britain, for annexa-

[Commander of the British force now operating against the natives of Ashantee.]

tion will be its ultimate end. But before that end will be reached considerable hard fighting may be expected. King Prempeh can place a very large army in the field, and though perhaps the bulk of his forces will be armed with clubs and spears many of them are supplies with rifles of. modern make. Should other African tribes join the King of Ashantee Sir Francis Scott will have a difficult time subduing them. The troops he leads are the forces of the Gold Coast Colony and some West India regiments. They will have to endure great sufferings on the march, the route being through almost impenetrable jungles reeking with malaria.