Fortunately, no attack was made by the Ashantis.
Hasty fortifications were erected, and a rough bamboo barracks built for the force.

Here, for the first time since the beginning of the campaign, the Hausas received a small issue of meat, and their delight was unbounded.
Some scouts, who had been sent out in the neighbourhood of the town, brought in a wounded Hausa who had been left behind in the governor's retreat and, for six weeks, had managed to hide himself in the bush, and live upon roots that he found at night.
On the afternoon of the 4th of August, Colonel Burroughs and his force arrived; bringing with him a fresh half battalion of the Central African Regiment, with two large guns and two seven-pounders.
This raised the total strength to seven hundred and fifty.

It was decided that it would be necessary to proceed without delay to Coomassie; for no signals had been received from the fort, for two successive Sundays, and there was a rumour that the Ashantis had again attacked it.

The column therefore moved forward, next day.
The garrison, when they arrived, was to be brought up to three hundred soldiers and ten white men; the stockades round Coomassie were to be destroyed; and then the relief column were to fight their way down the main road, which had been hitherto closed for all traffic.
At first the column met with no opposition but, when they reached Treda, the people of that place fired heavily upon them.

After driving these off the force proceeded, but were soon met by an Ashanti force.