The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-26 00:00:00

EGYPT AND ABISSINIA.

The following intelligence, from a correspondent
of the Pall-Mall Gazette at Alexandria, dated the
12th inst., may serve to throw some light on the
movements of the Egyptian troops on the coast of
Abyssinia :

"I have lately obtained several items of infor-
mation from a native Abyssinian which go to con-
firm the supicions I expressed of Ismail Pacha's
intrigues with Tussoo-Gobazie; but I must first
correct a mistake into which I was led in a former
communication which appeared in the Pull-
Mull Gazette of the sth ut. It was not Yahula
Geita iu person who was at the Musafir
Khaneh at Cairo, aad who has been passing back-
wards and forwards between Abyssinia It n 1 Egypt,
but a trusty friend of his, named Mikhail. The
story of Yahula Geita is this—he was governor, on
the part of Theodore, of Arin tchuho, a district, as I
a nderstood, between Gondar and WTalkait, andun-
able to resist Theodore alone. Tasso Gobazie
leagued with him, and both turned t) the Egyptians
to save them from Theodore. A year ago Yahula
Geita bad the misfortune to fall into the hands of
Theodore, who at first pardoned him, but after-
wards charging him with maintaining intelligence
with Tusso Gobazie, put him in chains. Mikhail still
passes as Yahula Geita's servant. He left Cairo on
the 2d inst. for Massowah. He was there last Dec.,
and it was on his return to Massowah in January
that he learned the news of his master's capture.
He stated that this was the c muse of his long stay at
Massowah, and that ho only came here again, on
the strength of former visits, to obtain the favour
of the Viceroy, which is not very likely, auy more
than that his Highness would place him in the
Musafir Khaneh unless he had some special claim
on the Viceroy's hospitality. I observed to my in-
formant that the suggestion did not account for
Jasfar Pasha's solicitude for Yahula Geita's ser-
vant, and his bringing him on with him to Sua-
kin, and sending him thence by steamer tQ Suez.
Is ❑ot Mikhail,' I said, ‘ come from Tussoo Goba-
zie, with whom the Viceroy is said to be friendly ?"
To which the answer was, As you seem to know it,
what is the use of telling you ?' My present inform-
ant corrected me when I said, ' Tussoo Gobazie,' and
pronounced the word Tirsoo,' which name, he said,
was given to this Gobazie from his having promi-
nent teeth—from Tirs, a tooth (Arabic, airs ?).
Before Mikhail left on the 2d another Abyssinian ar-
rived at the Murafir Khaneh. He is called the
Feta Awrari (prefect) Garrad for several years
past, and was, up to his departure from his post, the
Wakel, or personal agent, of Theodore with Hailo,
the governor of Hamasein. What lam told about
him is, that Theodore lately directed him to pro-
cure money from Hailo, and to come with it to
Debra Tabor, but that Garrad, doubting Theo-
dore's intentions towards him, thought it
better to escape; and having just sent his
family to the thermal springs at Ailat on the plea
of his wife's ill health, in another fortnight set off
with followers to bring them back, joined them,
and proceeded to Massowah. The English at Zulla
wanted to get hold of Garrad, but Hassan Bey, the
Governor of Massowah, claimed hi m as his guest,
and sent him on to Cairo on his way to Jerusalem !
I am not 'yet apprised of his having left the Musafir
Khaneh. It is probable that our peolle saw him
at Massowah or Zulla, as he came on to Suez in one
of the Azizieh boats under charter to us.