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 stole away the king's son Awoosoo down to the coast. When Prince Awoosoo ran away from Coomassie the king's messengers came to ask the Governor to give him up. But by the law of England, if a man runs to the English Government for protection, he cannot be given up. The king of Ashanti says—'When my son ran away I applied to the Governor to see if he could give him up to me. I have no palaver with the Assins, but Enguie, out of his own head, said to the Governor—'If you do not give him up, some palaver will come.' Your Excellency must know that that was not the king's message.'

"The Governor said—'Give me the paper.' He said to Enguie—'Are you Enguie? Are you the man who signed the treaty that Assin, Gaman, and Denkera, should be under the English, and now do you come to me to break the treaty?' Enguie said—'I do not break the treaty.' After this we wished to leave Elmina in order to go to Cape Coast, but next morning a messenger came and told our messengers that they must not go, for the Governor had still something to say. Then our messengers waited and the Governor said he must make a book,[A] because Enguie had broken the treaty. Our mes