...we had. The march to Ekwanta has been one of great difficulty and privation, the hammock-men being, too- weak to perform duty and the column hampered...absolutely necessary to relieve Fort not later than 15th July. The people encamped round the Fort suffered from starvation terribly, and the rate of mortality...

...hampered with large numbers of person3 who followed from Coomassie. We are halting here for two days recruit and we hope to reach Cape Coast in ten days' time. We haV * had letters sent to Officer Commanding column for relief who, what I hear, has reached Bekwai,...

...we had. The march to Ekwanta has been one of great difficulty and privation, the hammock-men being too weak to perform duty and the column hampered with...Officer Commanding column for relief who, from what 1 hear, has reached Bekwai, acquainting him with situation, and saying that it is absolutely necessary...