The New York herald., 1868-04-29


September. 663 63 az
October. 62.l 80 4a
November. 6l.9 GO 4S
D''''f ffoRrs OF ENTRY.
The following short account OF the different harb0rs
which communicate with the routes that have been
mentioned has been furnished by the photographer
Massowan.mEight or ten Of the largest ships with
double the number Of smaller ones could be securely
moored In the harbor. There Is also good harDor
mile to the north In both OF these the water Is quite
smooth. The fresh water supply is from tanks N tle
Daha-leah Fresh water is not abundant either here
any other part OF the Red Sea- bat the supply at
MassoYah could probably be increased by digging
There is pier with facilities for landing on Masso.
wah island which s connected with the main land
rainy season is from November to March.
1t is $50 miles from Alden and 200 from Perrin. me
for tne R OF tine ane %ay
carefully navigated ships.
An,eslev Bay-The water is inconvenlently deep. 1t
Is described presenting remarkable contrast III
point of fertility to other spots bordered by low land
producing rich pastures. Fresh water may be pro.
operations Massowah, yet II other advantages pre-
ponderated in favor Of 1t, 1t is more than probable
that no great difficulties would De encountered On
Saukan.-Tne harbor ID very small the approach
is studded with dangers, and there is no outside
anchorage. 1t Is extremely hot. Thermometer In May
ranges from eighty nine to nnety-One degrees, in
June from ninety three to ninety degrees. Very
much less vegetation than al Massowah. water pro-
cured from wells.
Anphtla is described as tho most miserable spot
on the coast OF Abyssnia In regard to anchorase,
Massowah. According to the Admiralty charts 1t Is
very circumscribed and intricate.
zdj7TUh Is quite unsafe ana exposed 10 the nOrtn-
east monsoon, as well the sOuthery Winds and it
Is probable that ships could not lie there nor land
There is no other spot but Massowah and its i'm.
mediate neighbOrhood where ships could lie safely
war could be disembarSed with CELEBRITY and safety
CITIES AND CHIEF TOWNS.
The following are some Of the principal towns OF
G0ndar, in An,hnyo--the capital of the kingdom.
This town stated by Heuglin in 1892 to have con.
tanned from 5000 to 1000 inhabitants, but it is said
to have been within the last two three years to-
| tally destroyed by the Emperor theodore. ~
LACE. It is now place Of considerable size anu the
residence OF the Emperor Theodorus Near Debra
Tabor is Gafat, where the European worSmen OF the
Emperor reside and which may be considered as his
| arsenal
zdo,ce, tne capital Of TceMThis is The second
and Galiner to have contained In Is4O than
4,OOo inhabitants Heuglin, in 1892 put the popula
towns may be judged OF by the description given by
Mansfield Parkyns in ls4S, Of this the second city Of
ii own 1 rather expected to see columns or
obesks, II not an aciopolls. on some OF the neigh
oor aqfvns at ss city, the capital Of one Of
| the most powerful kingdoms OF Ethiopia, found
nothing but large straggllng village OF nuts, some
walls OF all Of them built OF rough stones, laid to-
| gether with mud, in the rudest possible manner.
Being wet moreover, with the ram, the place pre-
sented the most mserably dirty appearance"
Mr.. Dulton. VINO visited Adowa, puts its popula-
| Antalo-the capital of Enderta, and one Of the
principal towns OF ligre II Is said by Ferret and
70 contain a qo zOg sG So town s said ov
febvre and Ferret and Galiner to contain about 5000
Sokota--the capital Of Lag and wasta, is place
Dtran, In Tige~This is the first town that is met
| with after surmOunting the Taranta passes. Ferret
| and Ganier say OF it,
"A group Of wretched huts, scattered irregularly
on the top OF a barren mountain, miserable village
containing about 1900 souls, Christians and Mussu
| mans-there is Dixah."
T.azeyaEthe capital Of ILL mamazsn, said by Heusln
| Ab0iaddy-the capital OF TemLien. Mr.. Dufton
says that the place is Mahomedan, and has an occa-
sional market, and that when nc entered 1t, about
| 1000 people were assembled I'm the market place.
| Addigroht--the capital OF Agame.
Ho,czen, on Aouisstenae-the capital OF Iaramat
| Moto-a large town in Godjam SAID by DR.. Beke
| to contain 5000 Inhabitants
Aitcobdr-the capital OF Shoi.
| AnyOi1td.This ~ place of considerable size IN
shoa. It is said to contain froin 1900 TO 1900 In
habtants.
and Is said by D'Iercourt to contain from 1000 TO
| 5000 Inhabitants
The Government Of Abyssinla.
Ahyssnia Is one OF the most ancient monarches in
the world, and has been governed from time imrne-
| mortal by an emperor. The form OF government
| and its military spirit are feudal. Each chief hold
| ing the rank Of dejajmatch s entire master
| of all sources OF revenue within his terri
| tory, and hos practically fnll power Of
| life and death. His feudal subjection consists In
the obligation TO send from time to time presents to
his superior, and TO follow him to with as large
force as he can muster. IL has resulted from this
that the great feudatores have become practically
tvr.vov hat
ts t papbsi IL ths hands q one or other Of them
between the Emperor and the chefs:-.Abyssini -
| he says, sis an hereditary monarchy, under the
sway Of an Emperor claiming descent from solomon
King OF Israel and the Queen OF Sheba. Though TINS
| Parentage Is mere felton, there are few christian
| Soveregns who can show more flustrious lineage
than the Emperors OF Ethiopia whose prosecutors re-
ceived the Christian faith, and possessed native
version OF the Holy Scriptures early as the 1ourtn
wnsn sse a' n Ss.'a ahs
| throne OF their once absolute ancestors havefor
% time G pas, been e, mere n ,e
pcror per Of the snslent line Of soiomon wso however
Ss fsysHas 2ns s%s sbsSa n Pasa asa ss s
tolls Of the weekly markets Of that city: Since the
S S S s DGssns 's q e r me
peror have remained though with occasional In
teruptons, in the hands OF the chiefs OF power, @
generations have been able to secure to themselves
the dignity OF Ras vizier of the emprethatis Is to
say, to become Its sovereigns In everything put IN
name. This sovereignty within the central portion
Of the empire has, however, been far from giving
| them the command over the surrounding provinces.
On the contrary, each ruler OF province has mostly
| acted as an independent sovereign, and u at any
| time he has found himself strong enough to march
| upon the capital lao has done so placed upon the
| throne another puppet Emperor, and been
| by him appointed Ras,. or Vizler, TIL q
| stronger rival than himself could turn him out
aud take his place. Unler such circumstances II
is not TO be wondered OF that there should be at
time half dozen titular cmperors and that the Gov
ernor OF each OF the principal PROVINCES should have
assumed the title OF Ras and continued TO bear It,
! even when no longer ln power"
| Tho three principal provinces OF tho empire are
Tigre Amhara, in which Goplla the capital Is stu.
ated and Shoa. The governors OF these have all at
different times assumed the title OF Ras Three other
nrlyInaas Oh anIna iLunnIlance Ara LAa-a and MAag