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A few minutes later he was taken before Captain Bradshaw , R. N. , who commanded the sailors and marines who had been left there . Very hearty was the greeting which the young Englishman received from the genial sailor , and a bowl of soup and a glass of grog were soon set before him . His arrival created quite a sensation , and for some hours he sat talking with the officers , while Ostik was an equal subject of curiosity among the sailors . The news that the Ashanti army was in full retreat relieved the garrison of the place from all further fear of attack , and Frank went to sleep before morning , and was only roused at noon when a messenger arrived with the news that the Ashanti camp had been found deserted , and that the road in its rear was found to be strewn with chairs , clothes , pillows , muskets , and odds and ends of every description . Few Ashanti prisoners had been taken , but a considerable number of Fantis , who had been prisoners among them , had come in , having escaped in the confusion of the retreat . Among these were many women , several of whom had been captured when the Ashantis had first crossed the Prah ten months before . In the afternoon Sir Garnet Wolseley , with the greater portion of the force from Abra Crampa , marched in , and Frank was introduced by Captain Bradshaw to the general .