MISSIONARIES SEIZED IN DAHOMEY.
FRENCH WARSHIPS SENT
THERE
Berlin, April 18. Intelligence has been received of the seizure of several German Catholic missionaries by the King of Dahomey.
Paris, April IP,
It is reported that the French Government will send nine warships to the coast of Dahomey, and it is also slated that the Government are determined to destroy theDahomeyans, and capture Abomey, the capital, where it is believed twenty million sterling have been concealed in treasure pits by the deceased kings.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 92, 19 April 1892, Page 5
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