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... Night Scare . - The Croomen . - Native Gamblers . - The West Indian Encamp- ment . - Tree - Root or Flower - Bank . - The White Prisoners are restored . - The mysterious Telegram of the Election Time . - Why did we halt again ? -Mr ...
... Night Scare . - The Croomen . - Native Gamblers . - The West Indian Encamp- ment . - Tree - Root or Flower - Bank . - The White Prisoners are restored . - The mysterious Telegram of the Election Time . - Why did we halt again ? -Mr ...
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... night , and by the hideous din of thousands of savage instruments . When the fury has reached its height their victims are brought before them . These are then executed before their eyes , with every brutal ferocity of lingering torture ...
... night , and by the hideous din of thousands of savage instruments . When the fury has reached its height their victims are brought before them . These are then executed before their eyes , with every brutal ferocity of lingering torture ...
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... night before Thermopyla . Not - but there is no use in accumulating instances in which heroic utterances have been poured forth . It simply would not have been possible for words to have been given with more dramatic effect and majesty ...
... night before Thermopyla . Not - but there is no use in accumulating instances in which heroic utterances have been poured forth . It simply would not have been possible for words to have been given with more dramatic effect and majesty ...
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... this had been agreed upon between Captain Fremantle and Sir Garnet . It was also settled that sufficient blue - jackets should be landed to take over the THE NIGHT VOYAGE . 73 ordinary duties at Cape Coast 72 THE ASHANTEE WAR .
... this had been agreed upon between Captain Fremantle and Sir Garnet . It was also settled that sufficient blue - jackets should be landed to take over the THE NIGHT VOYAGE . 73 ordinary duties at Cape Coast 72 THE ASHANTEE WAR .
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A Popular Narrative John Frederick Maurice. THE NIGHT VOYAGE . 73 ordinary duties at Cape Coast during the absence of the usual garrison . " " It was nearly ten o'clock at night on the 13th , when Sir Garnet and about half of his Staff ...
A Popular Narrative John Frederick Maurice. THE NIGHT VOYAGE . 73 ordinary duties at Cape Coast during the absence of the usual garrison . " " It was nearly ten o'clock at night on the 13th , when Sir Garnet and about half of his Staff ...
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2nd West Abrakampa advance ammunition Amoaful arrived Ashantee army Ashantee camp attack Barracouta battalions bush CAPE COAST CASTLE Captain Glover carried carriers chiefs clear climate Colonel Festing command Coomassie Cornhill Crown 8vo Demy 8vo despatch Dunquah Edition effect Elmina employed enemy England English troops Essaman European expedition fact Fantee fever fight fire force front Gold Coast Gordon Governor ground guns Honour Houssas kind King of Ashantee landed letter Lieutenant Majesty Majesty's Mampon Mansue Marines ment miles move Naval Brigade necessary night officers passed Paternoster Row path peace possible Post Prah Prahsu present Price prisoners Published by Henry reached ready Regiment retreat road Royal Artillery sailors seen sent side Sierra Leone Simoom Sir Garnet Wolseley skirmish slaves soon thing tion trees tribes village West India Regiment West Indians whilst whole wounded yards
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