The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

THE CAPTIVES IN ABYSSINIA.

On the subject of the detention of Mr. Cameron
in Abyminio, the Coast do Biros has written seethe' ex-
traordinary lette rto the Opinion Netionak. He says :
" Paris, Sept. IS.
" Sir,—ln a late number you announced that the
Emperor Theodora', not consteut with retaining M.
Cameron in captivity, has thrown into irons two (weevil-
Gal missionaries, MM. Stern sad Rhuinthell, that he hat
made them at first work at making cartridges, and thee
=cloyed them in distilling brandy. However slight may
be the interest taken by your readers la Thoodoeus, you
will permit me, in the interest of truth, to rectify the
above, which I know de gist' to be completely orropeoan
M. Cameron has been set at liberty as I bays mentioned ;
bat the theme, before allowing him to quit Shyest's* im-
posed certain conditions upon him. As long es the English
consul does Dot fulfil this. condition" be will net leave the
empire, I will answer for it, whatever Ir. Lewd mamy
or get telegraphed from Atexisedria. U. Cameron will do
wall to make up his mind woo, for patiemee is not
the forte of Theodorus. He rarely jokes, sad with
protestant' never. M. Store, bishop, and Rosenthal (not
Rhuintball), evangelist miesionalier, are not is km,. They
are 'imply under guard at Riedel", but are free to move
about. Tbey can take a walk on the mountain whenever
hey wish. M. Stan is particularly detained because be
wrote to Pompe that the mother of the Emperor was
a dealer is mum, a violent pareative and 'pacific against
the tapeworm. The Ne.gous, hurt is hie amour propre,
' condemned the unfortunate gentleman to live entirely on
cram for a whole week. As be refried to submit to this
abnormal riving Ira was made to swallow his &Ate repeats
by wind violet:res. It is unnecemary for see tsitell yen
that the poor missionary was reduced to • skeleton at the end
of this coarse of medicine I mast add that all these gem-
Memo had besides been convicted of having sent to Ger-
many asd Be
lard letters of en offensive eharseler con-
earning Theodora". Thence arose their lose of liberty.
They are unfortunate. I do not somas them. lon ly
sketch a twenties. The working at cartridges is an Abend
sod grotwtoes imitation. The slate never 'applies them
to the troops. What then should the &master do with
them ? Noes are made in Abyininis—every soldier COM•
poses hie owe powder denten wan and carries it'
is a little week of waterproof Masse. The brandy
story betrays its English origin sad proves that
the author of the eorrespondeeee has never set foot is the
empire. Had these gentleness been acrademeed to make
teed (kydrossel) it might have passed comet; bet the
Bilious would never bore bees the filet to drink it : the
rsionoearise would have largely partakes of it, sod fee a
good Teases. Bat this allegations is false like the other ;
they were somismood to cameleer* sews and carriages. sod
they have acquitted themselves tolerably well. I will le.
form you, is toonetasios, that smart tin people under
guard et Magdala there are still four Gamma. three Eregliab,
wed two Preaeh—M. B rubel, • farmer Moister of the
' View, ow in divines, and U. Motu, in Alsostan.—
; Accept, he., "Coo!*ho Boriou."