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They did so , and Captain Stevenson won ; but what he deemed his good fortune cost him his life . After the fight was over , there was a short pause to reorganize the force ; and an advance was made to a village , three miles ahead , the intention being to attack the next morning . That evening , however , a flag came in , with an offer to surrender . Word was sent back that the offer would be accepted , if made unconditionally ; and at seven o'clock in the evening a chief , a large number of men , four hundred guns , and some sheep arrived . They said that Kofia was holding a village , farther on ; and would again give fight there . The force returned with them to Coomassie . The next day , some scouts brought in the news that the enemy had again concentrated , and their numbers had been raised to four thousand by their junction with another fighting tribe .