3-086-228 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Rising in Sierra Leone: Frontier Police, 1898. Unrest in West Africa under British rule. 'Troops of the West India (negro) Regiment and others, with Artillery, have gone to occupy Waterloo, commanded by Major Kennedy and Captain Langlands, and reinforcements have been sent from Lagos to Sierra Leone; the naval squadron on that coast has supplied H.M.S. Blonde, Fox, and Alecto, while from Gibraltar the Blake is expected to arrive to furnish a Naval Brigade. The climate at this season forbids a military campaign. In the opinion of Liverpool merchants who have trading establishments in West Africa, this native rebellion is due to the imposition of the hut-tax, and they have addressed the Colonial Office, strongly advising its immediate repeal. Military reinforcements are in active preparation, and may soon be on their way to Sierra Leone, if required.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.