The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-11

- IN. or r,sA~r ,srr.css have been built the ovsss
not sss than two hundred ssss above the SEA ana se
t,Ss On ne highest psak nss Be = least sin hundrsa
f~s soxe me s.ms level This part OF ths work can %
e.,~rs or evacuated BY series OF tunneA the for
A. ,ul, ..rtiv sor dsssucs from land attack Although
tk. su, upon the bay, the altitude OF the batteries
- $3.50. shss sscient depression could not be had 70
Ia vessel me batteries however, arranged TO sweep
A.. lad spproschss would DO very effective a. close
rage
r ss~rsson may occur what IL the necessity or these
As.nces rhres times parties from the mainland have
nnasd a the island and made desperate efforts 70 cap
ssrs ne garrison The last time (but Few years agoh
q eps porssoa Of the action tho troops were soreiy
,uusa Bos The hostility Of the Arabans towards for.
s.., aors no, extend only against Adon, but the whole
senx,A az Inc Red Sea Owing 10 the dangerous navga
s.o. wal we're 20 be wrecked II would DO just a.
e..,h q, land on the coast TO be swallowed up
. Al. .,srx In several Instances boats' sent on
.n. OR. never heard Of Afterwards though the princi
ri sasndsr On demand, were given up and executed
Yea shs has litsie effect
xaar ~ns.rlnw The defeucss ana passing through
sor, me main rod srikcs semi circular space facing
shs sea Hare I found tho permanent barracks OF the
sroop- and residences Of the majority OF tho foreign
vspulu,on rhs buildings entirely built Of stone,
ana ..we he Of oSs ss
tern There are twelve o. these, ~ different heights IN
hsgssor II cash In the Immense rocks that make up
the formation 81 the island the west The largest OF
shs tsnkshs n the natural and solid nxs about
ny feet square and forty Deep The others arc nearly
shs aye ana The smallest about half During tho rainy
season The water from the solid and bare surfaces OF the
peaks runs into these tanks and Ii kept for use in the
dry ssason. which, may add, is now prevailing
kdpg back 10 the shipping there ID 70 DO had an ex
cscnt Wow o the lay and tho shipping Tho former Ia
mot EXTENSIVE but sufficient 70 accommodate all tho ves
ses which will have occasion 10 stop here
The coaing process Is quite curious The vessel, for
lack sufficient depth Of water Is Obliged 70 anchor OIL
the coal dock about ono hundred yards between these
two points tho on barges carrying seventy
tons each These fastened 10 the steamer, and the
coal which Is in sacks, j. conveyed on board by innu-
merable coolies perfectly nude. with the exception OF
kind Of lang otee Of limited dimensions hung about
their lons The coolies are entirely African from So
maui Abyssnia and Nubia The first are known by
nat nose, thick Tipped, wooly hcaded-in fact, very
much the type Of our own negro. with less ,nan aa
the muscular power The Goals used here are all brought
by ship from England around he cape.
Ono OF tho most interesting pocuiaritios have dis
nature Many them live Ia ,hcr boats and tho water
Their diving qualities are WONDERFUL coin, however,
small thrown into the water after giving time TO reach
good depth, they VIII dive after Il and bring II up
have not seen one fall These divers have peculiar
fashion OF dying their wool bright red, and rum many Of
them, perfectly naked. They wear sundry ornaments,
ments on their arms and ankles.
The cholera in Egypt As you arc aware, having Tor
interior Of Africa; but find tho natives here in an
equally dcporabe condition from starvation: The
calamitous ravages among The cattle by murran iocusfs
failure OF crops and scarcity OF rain on the mainland
havo resulted In famine and great SUFFERING Accounts
from Hodeid LoLick, Zebde Mocha an. other seaboard
Nuna the people also suffering IRON cholera, while
In Yemen the cnolera, smallpox and scurvy are cutting
down the Inhabitants by Wholesale In the midst OF the
panic OF tho people he Turkish government looks
without having tho energy 10 make an effort to ALE
viato the suffering. Here the case is different. The
0In a
grain from Bombay and other ports, and are Offering
high premiums on the delivery OF cargoes within tho
next four weeks Tho pres mt STATE OF Affairs cannot
last longer than six weeks, by then crop viii
havo been gathered in Yemen The prospects nov are
very fine
II may not be out Of place here to say few words
about Mauus This island fourteen days from
here and about four hundred miles east OF Madagascar IS
not only one Of the beauuk but also tho most fer
tile in the East 1t Is about thirty miles in ,nsia and
i've in breadth, and furnishes 10 commerce every year
hundred thousand tons VI sugar Vi this Aus alia
takes two,thirds From gentleman about 10 take the
steamer learn that American ships often call u, Mar
tius cargoss and make good trips bat owing
the large tonnage the vessels the sugar Delivered
In good condition by smallr vessels Thos, OF six
hundred tons are in demand among shippers
The present of communication with Eauritius is
BY monthly Of the Pcnnsular and 0ricn'a ne
understand that next June 1869 these steanfers will
DO discontinued In view or this fact gencn is
being made by which the Aesageries nprriacs will
monthly limo for f12 900 annually. In case this fails
slider proposals for two lines TO Suez and The other
10 Gallo If the first osr be accepted, separate iinc
viii BIO opened to Ceyon, provided the pubic be- not
called upon to annually moro than 600 for both
lines which is the paid for that TO sGcz II the
Ccyon line DO opened II viii greatly facilitate CONNER
ca intercourse between tho island and the highways OF
the Eastern trade
The French government not to DO outdone has taken
possession Of island OF the Somauli coast VI Africa
Great works. understand going there and IN the
course short time this Mcssdgcss Impeross will have
their vwn coal station. also learn that party OF those
interchangeable individuals, the French engineers have
made Important discoveries VI coal somewhere ia Africa
but no one as yet knows IL this be the E
peror has stolen another march the British govern
ment for he will certainly by right or discovery take
possession Of the whole French property. The JIM
potance OF such discoveries, contiguous 10 the coast
land, believe the fields arc III Somau, woed fbe VI
inestmabe value TO the ntercommunicaton cast aud
west You will probably hear something positive
this subject through French papers AT present there
Ii Int recourse between Alden and the prospective
French station. Everything regard 70 matters that
direction is kept quiet, 1t being proposed 10 bring the
enterprise forward with due flourish when the wule Is
6nished. With his immense dock and works nj Saez,
and coal station supplied the ground at the outlet
or the Red Is easy to be what will be the
extent OF French power and influence this portion Of
tho great overland commercial thoroughfare. Tie Eng
lish government Is very SLOW in all It's operations, while
the French Il all enterprise and restless activity If
France engages with England the latter will
then realize her what has been going ny
dash Britannia, of which much has been said for
centuries will find herself minus her Easterns POSSES
sions The Emperor NAPOLEON Is not making all t.ass
for the present European war would
speedily change the geography OF Southern Asia
Owing the monsoons, the homewnrd mail steamers
leave before tho outward bound due Mt Bombay whcro
will be obliged TO this letter Tho usual time for
letter reach the United States-thrty i've days
will therefore, be increased days There only
seml. monthly steamers RAINING Il
ND A.