The success of their mission had been complete; and the natives had handed over their arms, and started off with their chiefs into the forests, after burning the camp and razing the stockades.

They all seemed highly pleased that they should not be called upon for more fighting, and had individually taken an oath that they would never again fight the white men.
Several other flags of truce came in, and many chiefs surrendered.
The Queen Mother, the most important of the leaders, tendered her submission.

Colonel Willcocks gave her four days in which to prove the truth of her submission by coming in, in person.

Shortly, however, before the truce expired, she sent in an impudent message that she would fight till the end.
Some of the chiefs who had been foremost in their opposition, and who had personally taken part in the torture and death of those who fell into their hands, were tried by court martial; and either shot or hanged, it being necessary to prove to the natives that even their greatest chiefs were not spared, and that certain punishment would be dealt out to those who had taken part in the murder of soldiers, or carriers, who had fallen into their hands.
The greatest tragedy of this campaign became known, on the 8th of September, through a letter from a native clerk who was with the Akim levies, which were commanded by Captains Willcox and Benson.
These levies had worked up on our right flank, as we advanced from the south, in the same way as the Denkeras had done on the west.
They were as cowardly, and as terrified of the Ashantis, as all the other neighbouring races.

In fact, the only work they were fit for was living in deserted villages, or cutting crops and eating up the produce.
Three thousand of these levies were ordered to cooperate with Colonel Brake's column.