The mission house in the main street and the huts which surrounded it formed, with the church, the last strongholds.

For two or three days the bush round the town had swarmed with Ashantis, whose tomtoms could be heard by the garrison night and day.
Frank accompanied Ammon Quatia, and was therefore in the front, and had an opportunity of seeing how the Ashantis commence an attack.

The war drums gave the signal, and when they ceased, ten thousand voices raised the war song in measured cadence.

The effect was very fine, rising as it did from all parts of the forest.

By this time the Ashantis had lined the whole circle of wood round the clearing.