in Africa, the capital of the Ashantee country, is situated upon the side of a large rocky hill, and is nearly surrounded by a marsh. It is built in an oblong form, and is about four miles in circumference, exclusive of the suburbs, which are about half a mile distant, and were formerly connected by streets with the city. Four of the principal streets are half a mile long, and from 50 to 100 yards broad. A long and wide street runs through the middle of the town; and here the palace and other residences of the royal family are situated. At the back of it there is a small grove, into which are thrown the bodies of all the victims sacrificed in the barbarous rites of the Ashantee superstition. The town is supplied with water from the marsh, which contains springs. The existence of this swamp, however, is highly injurious to the place, giving rise to a putrid exhalation, which envelopes the town in a dense fog, and thus engenders disease. The markets of Coomassie are plentifully supplied with the various necessaries of life. Pop. estimated by Bowdich at about 15,000.