The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30

Landing % the English Advance Brigade
Taking Up . Pesition-N0 Route for =. MARCH
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[Ansiey Bay (0ct ~ correspondence Of London Times
the transports containing tho advanced brigade lefs
Alden on tho afternoon Of the 10th instant conveyed by
the government steamer Sir Barle Frere which had no
ship tow Her engines were scarcely powerful enough
TO keep her up with the remainder Of the feet and
during the night they were obliged 70 reduce their speed
weather was experienced during the whole passage,
with strong southery which enabled the vessels
into Ansley Bay is studded with small islands, and TO
the NORTH towards Massowah there archipelago Of
bare valc0nic Islands, beautiful In the distance when
the morning evening strikes them, but barren,
desolale and clnderliks in the glare Of noon.
rounded The Of e nd no
all the vessels were safely anchored convenient dis
tances from the landing place. Fortunately the exps
ships was nearly lost . coral reer-prevented any
casualty from shoals or reefs but one Of the steam
transports had narrow escape Of the blades Of her
screw having been struck on by coral reef which abe
had incautiousy approached.
The view from the anchorage At Ansey Bay is mag
nifoent High ranges Of mountains rise close from the
shore In some places and on clear day other ranges
may b. seem stl elevated. behind them. The
higher peaks In the rst range said 70 DO i've thou
sand feet Of height and 80 deceptive distances in
this dry, clear climate that they quite Close al
the mountains ana the shore there is : sandy
plain, IN many places covered with . saline,
tides Broad water Which 0 during II.
season must be foamng torrents traverse this pat 6,
and In many places their beds filed with Lev re
bouldsrS washed down from the hlA The country ID
generally covered with brushwood and its sppsarncs
Is said 10 resemble very much the banks Of the dus
Indians, Is very common. and is almost the arses,
shrub, for It cannot here be called tree.
In the anchorage q present there are about ten
steamers and six sailing transports Tue shoro 10 very
na the tide recedtng about two hundred yards although
It's rise and fall only about four feet The beach
stage OF the tide can troops Be landed withou. their
wadng, stores without transit Of fifty yards through
latter as they have to BE- carried BY coolies about two
hundred and atty yards before they out Of reach Of
the tide toe landing place there ony small spit
about one hundred yards long and forty broad which
not covered ~ the highest spring tdoa Three
panes Of native .apper are consequently now employ Cd
In raising and reClaming some more land 70 serve
temporary landing place for stores
Tbs grand depot will be about mile inland and .
rsmwaY will connect with tho landing places peS
s also being constructed 10 land Il IL proposed
TO have always depth Of eight feet at the and
would be but small work the materials Tor making
1t were available. but the stone has to be brought IN
Arab boats from the opposite side Of the bay about
twelve miles distant and thoy only mako ono trip In
the day. Az present all these boats employed In
landing stores urgently required tho progress is
psrs engaged In revetting the:embankment with
stout fascines fastened with stakes driven into the
sand When the pier IL completed 1t will have tram
way laid to its head which viii facilitate landing opera
lions greatly.
low water mark is very gradual, the water from the
latter deepens rapidly and vessels lying within 200
yards OF II swing ia six fathoms.
Great difficulties 1t first experienced in the dis.
embarkation Of horses mues and stores but they
being gradually overcome fresh boats arrive daily
from the places along the coast Unfortunately, the
services Of the only tug steamer temporarily lost
by her grounding on sand bank when Recommending
the head OF the bay with Colonel Merew She
got of yesterday without damage and will prove great
acquisition by tugging tho boats from the ships to the
Shore
Tho Third Bombay light cavalry and the battery OF
native artillery have been landed, and proceed
70 place about sixteen miles on where there
abundant supply Of good water. The Tenth Bombay
native infantry in few days will be marched In another
direction, about ten miles away, whore water plentiful
and good and only the sappers and miners will be left
to form working parties.
Hitherto the efforts obtain water close 10 the shore
have met with poor few OF the wells yield
very Indifferent water In limited quantities and many
have been spoiled by increasing their depth. Six inches
after the water bearing strata had been reached saline
bed had boon tapped, which rendered all the water
bracksh and unfit for uso Almost all the steamers 1t
anchor employed in condensng water for Of
the troops and large quantities landed from the ships
each day.
Colonel Msrewether has been absent since the
ports arrived here reconnaissance 70 tho south.
His object TO ascertan the mountain passes in
that direction practicable He is expected to
turn morrow. small steamer having been sent TO
meet hi, and reported that no route eias scerc h
has explored available for The march g an army.