PART II.

CHAP. I.—Geography. 161

CHAP. II.—History. 228

CHAP. III.—Constitution and Laws. 252

CHAP. IV.—Superstitions. 261

CHAP. V.—Customs. 274

CHAP. VI.—Architecture, Arts, and Manufactures. 304

CHAP. VII.—Climate, Population, Revenue, City, Market, &c. 315

CHAP. VIII.—Trade. 330

CHAP. IX.—Language. 344

CHAP. X.—Music. 361

CHAP. XI.—Materia Medica and Diseases. 370

CHAP. XII.—Mr. Hutchison’s Diary. 381

CHAP. XIII.—Sketch of Gaboon, and its Interior. 422

CHAP. XIV.—Suggestions for future Missions to the Interior 453 of Africa.

APPENDIX.

NO. I.—Extract from Meredith’s Account of the Gold Coast. 463

NO. II.—Translations of an Arabic MS. Descriptive of Mr. 478 Park’s Death.

NO. III.—Arabic Routes. 482

NO. IV. Dr. Leach’s Notice of Reptiles, Insects, &c. 493

NO. V.—Thermometer Account. 497

NO. VI.—Vocabularies. 504

DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES.

Map _to front the Title._

1. A Captain in his War-dress _to face p._ 32

Arabic Circular 128

Map from Dapper 211

2. The first Day of the Yam Custom 275

3. The oldest House in Coomassie 307

4. Quarters of the Chief of the Embassy _ib._

5. Odumata’s sleeping room 307

6. Inner square of Apokoo’s house _ib._

7. } } Piazzas of the palace 308 8. }

9. Part of Adoom Street _ib._

10. Exterior of the King’s bed room _ib._

Ichnographical Sketch of Coomassie 323

Ashantee Music 365

Empoöngwa Music 449

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ERRATA.

Map.—Affix the name Leeasa to the river flowing from the Niger by Boussa.

Page 9.—After Frederick James, Esq. add, Member of Council, and Governor of Accra.

Page 72.—For dated, read _dictated_.

GLOSSARY.

Croom. A town or village.

Caboceer. A chief or magistrate.

Pynin. An elder or counsellor.

Palaver. A dispute, debate, argument, or suit.

Book or Note. A certificate of a monthly pension of the African Committee, paid in trade to the Fantee Kings and Chiefs in the neighbourhood of the British settlements, in consideration of their attachment, influence, and services; which Books or Notes were claimed by the King of Ashantee, as his by right of conquest.

Stool. Throne, seat in council, inheritance.

Custom. A festival, carnival, public ceremony, funeral rite.

Panyar. To seize or kidnap.

A Benda. Two ounces four ackies, or £9. currency.

A Periguin. Two ounces eight ackies, or £10. currency.

An Ackie. Five shillings currency.

A Tokoo. Ten pence.

A Dash. A present.

Fetish. A charm, amulet, deity. Any supernatural power or influence. Any thing sacred.

* * * * * MISSION TO ASHANTEE.