The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

(1121312101 EXPRZUJ.)
BRUSSELS, Aucurr 20.
The Indepenekmee Beige of to-day publishes the
following letter received by a clergyman of Lau-
sanne (Pastor Panchaud) from his son-in-law, one
of the captives in Abyssinia :
Magdala, Abyssinia, April 30,1867.

My dear Father-in-las;,—We are obliged to take such
precautions in our correapandenee, and the route from here
to the coast is so infested with thieves, that the messengers,
in order to pass in safety, are frequently obliged to sew
up in their clothes any letters or other small articles
which they may wish to take away with them. . . You
have been able to follow the different phases of our career,
our anomalies and our reverses, but most likely you are
labouring under the same illusion as so many others as to
the fate which awaits us s and the portrait of King Theo-
dore has been so badly painted by his bioraphers that you
an probably entirely unacquainted with this strange
character. I will therefore give you a summary of every-
thing that has happened to the European, during the
reign of the present Emperor, as far as the paper of which
I can dispose will permit.
In reading the accounts of travellers since the time
of Father Lobo, who visited Abyssinia in the fifteenth
century, or the more recent voyages of Bruce, Salt, Gobat,
Tsmisier, Parkins, &c., we find everywhere the same civil
wars ; the same feudal chiefs arrogating to themselves the
ruling power ; the same devastated provinces ; the same
great battles which, by deciding the fate of a few n.onths
or • few years, allow the country at intervals to taste
the blessings of peace. At the end of every brief period
new rivals start up, and anarchy and disorder succeed the
temporary calm. It is therefore not at all surprising that
during the reign of King John, or rather that of his all-
powerful minister Raab a young man of good family,
though poor, named Li Kim, should have rejected the
imperial authority, and defied the cowardly but powerful
Res and proclaimed his independence. About thirty-two or
thirty-three years of age, possessed of courage for an Abys-
sinian, sober, pious, and endowed with • superior intel-
ligence, it is not strange he should have rallied to his
banners • troop of brave and hardy soldiers. Res-Ali,
beginning to be alarmed, gave him hie daughter
in marriage, and named him governor of the
country he had taken possession of. Kassa
agreed to these terms, and from that time directed
his attention to the Soudan, the cradle of
the Abyssinian empire. At the head of sixteen or
twenty thousand men he descended the heights of fiche's&
into the plains of Calabar, which are extremely fertile in
pain and cattle. At Gadarof his army was cut off by a
handful of irregular Turkish troops, who, entrenched
behind some earthworks, repulsed all the assaults. Far
from having accomplished the easy conquest which he had
expected, he returned to his own territory, deceived,
humiliated, and wounded, and his army decimated and
mutinous. To add to his discomfiture, the mother-in-law
of Ras-Ali even refused to give him a cow, which he had
asked to give to his doctor, who refused to extract •
bullet by which be had been struck without payment in
advance.

At thin juncture Kama resolved on two things, namely,
to avenge the insult which had been offered him by the
grandmother of his wife, andone day to conquer this beauti-
ful province, so long the object of his ambition ; hut it was
that he was to receive a serious lesson for his future
guidance. Scarcely was he restored to health when he
raised a new army and commenced pillaging the provinces
of the government of Ras-Ali. The youthful insurgent
was summoned to court, but he refused to go. Several
generals were sent out against him. These he vanquished
with ease, and increased his army by means of their sol-
diers. At last, fancying himself strong enough to attack
Rae-Ali at Amba, he did so, and without didicultyohtained
possession of the territory of this libertine, who only ma-
naged to save his life by flight, leaving to the fortunate
conqueror his army, his .country, and his power. Kassa
having once obtained this point, well understood the value
of his prestige, and suceessively attacked all his rivals, the
independent chiefs of Gloddam, Choa, and Tigre. In the
meanwhile, sustained by courage and cunning, a year had
scarcely elapsed from the Eight of Ras-Ali before Kassa was
hailed by the whole of Abyssinia as the Emperor Theodore,
under which name he was crowned in 1855 by the Bishop
of Salamis. at the church of Assam.

For several years everything went on smoothly, all
Abyssinia was subject to him; his army of 150,000 men
looked upon him as more than human, and was ready to
follow him everywhere, and anywhere. The idea of re-
' establishing the ancient Ethiopian empire became his pre-
dominating thought, and he made ready to invade Soudan
and the territory of Gallas. Here unfortunately he lost
much time, and, calling to mind the check he had ill..
tamed at Gadaref, be feared to again lose all by a like
mishap. It is probable that if be had invaded Egypt at
this period he would have caused great ravages in
the Egyptian provinces near the Nile and the Atbara.
But reverting to the Emperor Theodore's project,
to ensure his swims be wrote to the sovereigns
of England and France, proposing a new crusade against
the Mussulman race, a war in which be could have nothing
to loss and had much to gala. In the meanwhile, the army
had swelled to the enormous force of almost 700,000 teen.
This mass of men had to be fed and clothed by the rest of
the population, particularly by the peasants. The latter,
worn out at last by their miserable existence—being naked
and badly fed, while the soldiers were provided
with everything—refused in several places to continue to
submit to a yoke that bad already become so odious. In-
stead of subduing them, the Emperor failed to re-eetablisb
order, and, indeed, when once authority is set at defiance in
Abyssinia it is difficult to make the peasants return to
their allegiance. In all parts of the distant provinces,
and in Choa and Tigre, the peasants took refuge in the
mountains, and under the conduct of regular leaders
offered a successful resistance to the troops
of Theodore. The latter took the field m
person, and such was the terror of his name,
that he nowhere encountered any resistance • the rebel
provinces he laid waste, but as the peasants no longer cul-
tivated the ground, the booty, conebtuig of grain, money,
and stuff., was no longer so abundant in the camp as for-
merly. The soldiers murmured, sod desertions began to
occur. King Theodore made vain efforts; he went about
in all directions, but no enemies, nor even living beings,
were to be seen ; it was a passive war. Theodore's soldiers,
who had been always conquerors on the field of battle,
were in their turn conquered by famine and desertion.
• Little by little his empire as well as his army, dwindled
away;new independent States became established. At pre-
sent at the head of scarcely 6,000 men, it may be said
that with the exception of a few small provinces and
ambits (fortresses) his kingdom no longer exists. At the
beginning of his career be proved himself, as we have
shown, generous, sober, and brave, but on arriving at
power be gave himself up to debauchery, and became
cruel and treacherous, and gradually even his courage
forsook bins,
He promised the chief of God-dam his liberty if his wife,
who was mistress of the fort which commands the country,
would deliver it up to him. No sooner, however, was be
placed in possession of it than he sent the too credulous
couple in chains to one of his forts.
In order to induce the sons of Bas-Oubie to deliver up
to him the fort of Biotite, be espoused their sister, and
when they, relying on their family connection with the
Emperor, came to meet him, he had them imprisoned, and
repudiated his wife, their sister.
The Queen of the Gallas gave him her son as • hostage,
and sent him, accompanied by the chiefs of the Gallas, to
Magda*. The prince was made governor; but shortly
afterwards, as King Theodore exacted too much from
Gallas, they refused compliance with his unreasonable
demands, whereupon the prince and his companions were
thrown into prison, and at the time of the eight of the
Prince Idenilek, eon of the late Lakalf .Seland King of
Choa, who wee received by the Queen of the dense with
the honours due to his rank, King Theodore immediately
executed the Prince of the Gallas, and his companions, and
had their mutilated but still living bodies thrown down a
precipice.
I could fin the two pages which I have still left in the
recital of his cruelties and perfidy towards his chiefs, his
people, and his neighbours, but the little I have narrated
being, as I think, sufficient, I shall confine myself to a
sketch of his conduct towards the Europeans who have had
the misfortune to become his guests.
The first in order of date is the Coptic Patriarch David.
The Viceroy of Egypt, wishing to save his provinces and
the Soudan, endeavoured to appease him savage neighbour,
and thought that no oat would be better received by the
Emperor than the David, chief of the Abyssinian church.

Re was mistaken. Proud of being able to throw con-
tempt upon the power of the church, of which he had
always been jealous, the King imprisoned his spiritual
father for three days. Suspecting, however, that in doing
so he had gone too far, be afterwards begged his pardon,
and allowed the poor priest, who was half dead with fear,
to quit his den. Annoyed at this first repulse, the Vice-
roy sent the Bey Abd-ul-Rahman with numerous presents
'salon as the Patriarch had returned. But he was even
more unfortunate than his predecessors, being prevented
from returning home for nearly three years. During
moat part of the time they were closely imprisoned ; and
when, upon the reiterated representations of the Viceroy,
the ambassador obtained the permission to depart, he
was robbed on the way of all his property, and arrived at
Meteuna almost naked and famished. King Theodore
wrote, however, to the Viceroy to say that this bad not
occurred without just cause ; that the chief who had
robbed Abd-ul-ltahrnan bad told him that the Bey had
himself endeavoured to pillage the village, and accused
him of several crimes of so odious a nature that the Bey,
fearing the anger of his King, poisoned himself at Berker.
On another occasion the Naib of Arkiko paid a visit to
King Theodore, at the latter's request, to consult him on
the subject of the territory which he governed, and brought
with him rich presents. Upon some paltry pretest the
King imprisoned the Naib for forty.five days, and only let
him go on condition that his tribute should be doubled—a
promise which Naib did not particularly inconvenience
himself to fulfil.

M. Lejean, who arrived in Abyssinia with some ts
and • Letter from the Emperor Napoleon, accompanied
King Theodore into Goddam, a provuxoe against which he
was leading his army. Happening to receive letters which
required his immediate presence in Europe, the French tra-
velkrasked an audience of the King to obtain permirmon,
to depart, but he received the reply that King Theodore could
not see him. He again sent amessenger to say that every day
delayed; would render him voyage themore difficult, seeing
that the troops were advancing into the enemy's territory.
This time the answer was—" Put him in irons," and the '
Abyssinian army bad the glory of seeing& French consul in
uniform, taken prisoner and chained. At the end of 24
hours he was released from his chains, and sent to Gaffat,
the Europeans in the service of King Theodore, being re-'
tained as bail for his good conduct, and in order that
M. Lejean should not endeavour to escape. Some months
afterwards, on the arrival of • M. Bardel, who bed been
sent to France as the bearer of • letter from King Theo-
dore to the Emperor Napoleon, and who brought back an
answer, M. Lejean obtained permission to leave ; only 24
hours, however, being allowed him to make the necessary
preparations for his departure.
IVe have therefore the patriarch imprisoned, the
Egyptian ambassador imprisoned, the French consul put
in irons and driven out of the country. What will happen
for all these outrages ? Nothing. King Theodore can'
with reason boast of being master in his own country. He
was persuaded that Europe could do nothing against him.
Thus, on the first occasion which presented itself for show-
ing his hatred towards the white man, he no longer showed 1
any timidity, and, not fearing chastisement, he became
more and more hardened. The good and learned mis-
lousy, Stern, was about to return to Europe, after
having formed a mission in this country for the conversion
of the Jews, when be fell in with the King's army on his
way. Although the bearer of • passport, he deemed it
a , as an act of politeness, to pay hie respects to the
King. he result of so doing is known. At sight of him
King Theodore suddenly became furiously enraged, had
the two servants who accompanied him beaten to death ;
and, not content with this double murder, he ordered M.
Stern to be beaten and he would probably have perished
unless Providence had protected him.
M. Rosenthal, another missionary, was some time after-
wards chained and imprisoned with his companions. Sub-
sequently Consul Cameron and all the Europeans in Alys-
sum% submitted to the same fate, with the exception of
some missionaries from Basle, who worked for him.
Nearly four years have elapsed since then, and during this
long period these unfortunates have had to submit to
such privations and cruelties, even amounting to torture,
this It is difficult to conceive how they can have lived so
king.
Our mission, after being first well received, was de.
ended and humiliated at Gagee before all the imperial
oaken, and subsequently conducted to this stabs
(fortress) where fornearly ten months part we vegetated in
chains, having before us one of the most dismal prospects
—one of the darkest horizons. The English government
made numerous and noble efforts to procure our
tiou, but nothing has succeeded, and nothing will
. . Nothing short of an armed force will vanquish
tubboruness of King Theodore ; it is only when he is
vinced that he will no longer be permitted to mad.
treat the whites, and that vengeance awaits him, that
will open his eyes to the necessity of protecting and
us.
t is true that, with a character Ile his, one cannot
' tell what be may do in a moment of rage ; but our trust
is in Him who never forsaketh the innocent, and who
accords his gracious protection amid all dangers. In either
case there is no other issue • therefore, the sooner the
better. If it is necessarythit we should undergo such
ordeal its better to do so when it is still time, and when
our/strength is not too far gone; to expect more would be
doubtless fatal to our cause. With every kind wish to
yourself and my dear mother,—l remain, yours affec-
tionately, Hardu &Asc. '

AN EXZCIITION tx MEXICO.—The Mexico city
correspondent of the New York Times sends the following
account of the execution of Vidaurri: "On the Bth of
July General Santiago Vidaurri, an old, grey-haired Mesi-
can patriot, who had served for tti days as Maximilian's
secretary of the Treasury, was discovered by the police at
daylight in the house of an American. He was rudely
dragged through the streets to the City Conseil buildings
and condemned to be shot to death in the back at 12
o'clock, or in six hours' time. The old soldier, aged 68
years, never winced. He bowed his stately form in acqui-
escence to the doom so easily pronounced upon him, and
asked only one boon, that he might see his son. No, you
can see no son, nor min you speak with anyone but officers
and soldiers.' General Slaughter (ex-Confederate) obtained
a respite for him of three hours. At 3 p.m. he was partly led
and partly pushed through the Plaza de Armes, alma by and
under the shadow of the Grand Cathedral,and kicked, while
his bands were bound, through the two streets of Santo
Domingo to a small public square of the same name, and
there, in the corner of a square made by the angles of the
ruins of an old convent, they blindfolded him and placing
him in such a position that his corpse would fall in scaven-
gers' offal" they turned his back to the troops and to the
people, and literally tore the chest of the giant soldier of
Nueva Leon into a sieve. Not satisfied with his death, the
sergeant of the guard loaded a musket, placed it to his
forehead, fired his piece, and none among the living could
have recognised the brave old Vidaurri, of Nueva Leon,
in the horribly mangled body lying there. The liberals
cheered, their bands played lively national airs during this
joyful festival of death, but the white spectators, the
educated Mexicans there, turned away from the awful
scene with that same disgust that one would tarn from a
cannibal ritual in a heathen land."

THE Carrta PLAGUE.—For the week ending the
17th August no fresh outbreaks have been reported from
any part of England, Wales, or Scotland. One cam of
cattle plague is reported to have occurred during the week,
being a decrease of 10 on the previous return. The dis-
eased animal was killed. There were 103 healthy cattle
slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. The
total number of cattle reported to have been attacked in
Great Britain eine' the onumenoement of the plague is
278,9? 3, and 56,900 healthy cattle have been slaughtered
to prevent the spread of the disease.
THE COVET or CHANCBRY.—In the new Chan-
cery Act the Lord Chancellor is empowered to alter the
style and the salaries of the officers of the Court of Chan-
cery. The term " Usher " is likely to be abolished. The
salary of the next appointed Accountant-General is not to
exceed 2,0001. a year.

Naw REGULATION OF AMF.B.9KI) TAXES.—By the
new Inland Revenue Act the time fur hearing appeals on
assessed taxes by the oomodaidoner is extended beyond time
21 days previously prescribed, after the clogs of the year
to which the charges relate.

A thunderetonn like that which took place in
London on Tuesday morning before day-break painted over
• large portion of Scotland later in the day. In Min-
burgh it was acoompanied by a fog so dense that the gas
had to be lighted. Several bouaea were struck by lightning
and persons injured.

On Saturday some cattle crossed the Hastings
line at a level cunning, but before they could clear the
rails, a fast train from Hastings dashed in amongst them
at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Five were killed ; and the
line presented the appearance of • slaughterhouse, the
metals and ballast being bestrewn with quivering flesh and
pools of blood. The engine rose up and down as if passing
over so many hillocks, and was at last detached from the
train.

Opara, the coal depot of the Pacific Mail
Steam•packet Company (observes the Panama Star) is ten
days' steaming from New Zealand. Its circumference is
16 miles. The native population, about 1,500 in number,
are a friendly race. Opera is only some 650 miles distant
from Tahiti, and the produce of a large number of the
most important of the islands, much of which, from its
perishable nature, requires quick transportation, can be
brought to the island, and thence conveyed by the Panama
steamers to New Zealand and Australia.

HEALTH RESTORED By HII HARRY'S FOOD TO THE
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THE HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
(flog OUR MC= COEIMOADINT.)
HEREFORD, WEDWZBIIAT.

The second morning performance, which com-
menced to-day at half-past eleven, consisted entirely
of Mendelssohn's Elijah, which, well as it was
given here, requires but brief notice, having so
frequently been commented on by us on former
occasions when performed much as it was to-day,
and, moreover, having again to be spoken of on its
performance next week at Birmingham, where it
derives special importance from the fact of its
having been originally produced there (in 1848).
There was one distinguishing feature in its present
performance at Hereford— the re-appearance of one
of the greatest artists of modern, or of any
times, in music with which her name
will always be associated by those who remember
her many former interpretations of the sublime
strains of Mendelssohn s Elijah. Madame Lind
Goldschmidt, who has appeared but rarely in pub-
lic for some years past, and only then on special
occasions identified with some philanthropic cause,
has never been excelled, and seldom equalled, in
the purity and spirituality with which she has
interpreted this music and that of the Messiah.
Those clear, bell-like notes, liquid in tone as a flute,
yet penetrating as a trumpet ; that intense, heart-
felt devotional earnestness which made her singing
of sacred music resemble rather the spontaneous
offering of religious worship than a public exhibition
of artistic skill—much of these high qualities still
remains, if with some loss of executive force, with
no diminution of those greater intellectual powers
that are far more valuable than material excellence.
Some of her upper, if not the highest, notes still
retain the purity and resonance of past years,
while in intensity of expression and depth of feel-
ing Madame Goldschmidt's singing to-day will
bear comparison with any of her previous perform-
ances. In the beautiful duet, with its responsive
choral phrases, " Lord, bow thine ear" (Miss
Edith Wynne being an efficient second) ; as the
principal soprano in the double quartet, For he
shall give his angels," the vibrating tones of Ma-
dame Goldschmidt's voice towered above the sup-
porting vocal harmony, in the latter instance well
sustained by Misses Edith Wynne, L. Broad, and
Julia Elton ; Mr. Montem Smith, Mr. J.
Hamby, Mr. T. Carpenter, and Mr. Weiss.
In the great scene with Elijah, involving
the intensely pathetic appeal of the widow
for aid to her dying child, the earnest
yet chastened fervour of Madame Goldschmidt's
reading was equal to any of her best efforts ; while
the solemn quartet, Cast thy burden on the
Lord," was given with true religious feeling by
thisartist and her coadjutors, MiasJuliaElton, Mr.
Montem Smith, and Mr. Weiss. With this piece
ended Madame Goldschmidt's share in the per-
formance of Elijah, the principal soprano music of
the second part of the oratorio having been assigned
to Mdlle. Tietjens, whose fine performance in this
oratorio has before been, as it now must
be again, the subject of praise, this excellent
artist having never sung more finely than on
the present occasion, notwithstanding her recent
fatigues of the opera season. In "Hear ye, Israel;"
in the first soprano part of the well-known trio,
" Lift thine eyes " (admirably sung also by the
other two ladies, Miss Edith Wynne and Madame
Patey-Whytock) ; in short, in the various solos
and incidental recitatives, Mdlle. Tietjens' brilliant
voice and earnest style were admirably displayed.
Mr. Sims Reeves, who was announced for the
tenor solos of the second part of the oratorio, was
unable to sing, and his place was most efficiently
supplied by Mr. Montem Smith, who, after singing,
according to the programme,. the sir "It sthh.all
your hearts," and the incidental recitatives in the
first part, sang also, with excellent taste and much
refinement of expression, those pieces which had
been assigned to Mr. Reeves—in every instance
adding to proofs already given by Mr. Montem
Smith of his efficiency and ready preparation. Of
Miss Edith Wynne we have already spoken, and
need only further specify Madame Patey-Whytock's
excellent delivery of the contralto air, " 0 rest in
the Lord ;" Miss Julia Elton's genuine and un-
affected expression in the arioso, " Woe unto
them ;" and Mr. Weiss's energetic delivery of the
music of the prophet (albeit somewhat too high for
his voice). The splendid choruses of this great
oratorio, which were extremely well sung on this
occasion, produced the effect which such music ever
must do, combining as it does the highest imagina-
tive genius with the profoundest artistic science—
the Invocation of the priests of Baal, the pace-
fully melodious "Blessed are the men,' the
grandly exultant "Thanks be to God," the noble!
' Be not afraid," the exquisitely flowing "He
watching over Israel," and the fugal climax of the
final chorus "And then shall your light," were all,
sung with correct intonation and much contrast of
tone. The fine overture, with its masterly and
highly-developed fugued movement, together with
the elaborate and picturesque instrumental accom-
paniments, were of course splendidly played, the
orchestra consisting almost exclusively of the best
'London players.
The attendance at yesterday's (Tuesday's) morn-
ing performance numbered 681 ; and the total
I sum collected at the early cathedral service, and
afterwards, amounted to 1881. 2s. Id. This day
(Wednesday) drew a mach larger audience, 1,664
persons having been present at the performance of
Elijah, and amount collected to-day was 1461.
13s. Bd. Of the first miscellaneous concert, which
took place at the Shire-hall ou Tuesday night, we
shall speak together with that of this evening.

On Tuesday Mr. Gladstone laid the corner-stone
of a new church at Penmaenmawr, North Wales. Subse-
quently to the ceremony a numerous company of ladies
and gentlemen sat down to luncheon, and Mr. Gladstone.
in responding to the toast of Mrs. Gladstone s health,
made all earnest appeal to the visitors, who he said con-
sisted chiefly of people from Manchester and Liverpcs 1,
to contribute liberally toward, the erection of the new
church—to act, in short, like Lancashire men, who had a
way of doing thoroughly whatever they took in hand to do.
At a public meeting of City ratepayers the night
before last, the levy of a county rate in the City of London
was declined unnecessary, and one of the speakers
" thought it had become necessary for the citizens of
London to be up and stirring, and oppose the Infliction of
such an impost as that threatened by an irresponsible
body " like the Court of Aldermen. A committee was
appointed to watch the interests of the ratepayers, and it
was resolved that should the threatened rate be levied,
the responsible persons should be subject to triennial elec-
tions.
A Working Men's Conservative Association has
been inaugurated at Bristol. Four hundred were present
at the opening meeting. It is reported that "some excel-
lent speeches were made," and " the greatest unity
prevailed."
THE PAN-ANULICAN COCNCIL.—We are enabled
to inform our readers that amongst subjects likely to he
considered at the Pan-Anglican Council are the follow-
ing :—(1) The Relations of Colonial Churches with the
Mother Church. (2) Appeals from Colonial Courts to the
Archbishop in person. Ct) The Reform of Convocation.
(4) The Relation of the Church of England with the rest
of Christendom. (5) Corporate Rennion. (i) The
Cove ((Wire. (7) The restoration of Wesleyan' to com-
munion with the Church of England. ($1 The Royal
Supremacy sod the Court of Final Appeal. And possibly—
though at present there is some doubt on this point—
(9) Ritualism. If their lordships sit only for three days
there will be great difficulty in discussing a third of these
grave subjects efficiently, The Holy Communion will be
celebrated every da in the chapel of Lambeth Palace
during the Councils session, previous to which Yogi
Creator Spiritus will be sung, and we behave that each
bishop ssorc antiquo will be attended by a chaplain and
possibly by • notary.—t.l/4nrck News.
Mr. Francis Owen, one of the collectors of in-
come tax for the borough of Liverpool, is in custody,
charged with defalcations in his account.. to the extent of
many thousands of pounds. It would appear from what
has transpired au far that Mr. Owen's defalcations ex-
tend over the last twelve or fourteen months, and that he
has been sinking his own and other people's money in un-
productive copper mines in Anglesea.