The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-05-13

I The scarcity Of water in the coast rec ianis
also. an abstacie to an enemy's advance.


also an abstacle to an enemy's advance.
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Abyss;nia, though situated within the
tropics. has its climate greatly modifed by
its prevailing physical characteristics. 10
the valleys ii j. delightful, but onthe noun
,ains exceedingly cold. In other places.
especially on the BORDERS of the Red Sea.
the heat is intense, aud in the south this
excessive heat is increased by h". s'moons.
The atmosphere of these districts is ioad'
ed with malaria. The rains, always accom-
panied by tempes,s. begin in June and
continue till September. during which pc
riod they are So vi"ieut as To puta stop to
out door enjayments. The finest months
IT the year are those of December and jan
uary.
The vegetable productions. though vari-
aus, are nearly those OF the temperate z"ne.
The principal grains are mllle', barley,
wheat. maize and tell. frhe wheat is at the
finest description. Tell (poa Abyssinicaj,
very small seed. is Iayorile with all
Abvssiniaus. Two crops are obtained
yearly, the seed being snwn in one held,
while he crop is being gathered IN the next.
aud in localities there are three harsests.
I.r.umes are also extensively gr"wn, aud
the vine is cultivated. Flax and cotton,
cofie. aud sugar, are also cultivated. The
woods produce excellent timber, aud the
sycamore grows To vast size.
| The population oi Absssinla u composed
o. various tribes-Arabs. Jews. Philippians,
tSc. The blacks are everywhere in state
1T slavery. The Abyssrnians Generosity are
a sensual people. but are not w'.h"uts some
rt,le ming qualities, Of which charity To
the p"or and hospitality u,he stranger are
the most Conspicuous. "'-."
The religious If Abyssinia are Christi
anitv (which became the nstinnaI religion
in The fourth century. isIamism. and Jn-
daism. The Christians are divided int"
three hostile parties, all deeply sunk IN
.uprr.titinn; nor do the Mohammedsns
rn:ert.in great zeal Tar the religion they
uro.rs.. The kws 1--we chiefly ~ the
npiyhbnrho"d Of Gondar an'l Shrlsa. aud
!. 10 the northwest ui Lake Drmbra. They
are extremely rgn"ant. but are much more
I.borrous than other AbyssInisn,.
Tie spoken language al the country il
the Amharlc. winch supplanle'l the original
tongue 10 the fourteenth century. and
though spoken ia gre i, variety Oi dialects.
il j. al.o the only one WHICH has assumed a
written form. LITERATURE, however, has
made but sl"nder progress.
The AbyssInis aus have made considerable
progress ia manufactures. aud excel ~ the
tanning II skins. Axes. pt"~ share.. I'll
spear heads are made al several places. ahd
=, sword. blades, Scissors. aud raZurs al Con.
' tlar, aud large quantities Ut cvarse cotton
; cloth are manufactured by the omen. snd
. also q finer kind, With red and blue b"rdrI
J lur the wealthIer classes. Cnat ~ wunleu
stud. are also made. aud in all parts Of the
- Country pottery Is Manufactured.
= The population Is varIou.Iy estimated a
: ? 500, UOO, 600.
e There ate very lsw places IN all Ab,.
sIuia worthy the name NJ lawns. Aux 0baI
:, in Shua aud 6Ondar IN Amhsra are proba
" bly, the most extensive. bu' both are main
ly 10 ruins. AntsI"w ~ rigrr may as" "
: considered ~ a principal ".n; Il Ontain
. palace aud 4 church. the latter the hnrs
eGihce 10 the country, aud here ~ thu
neIghoring villages a considerable trad
J.. aud several manuiac t"rle. are i"und. Tn
!: low country between The eastern mountain
=, and The Red Sea is almost un,uhahited
Mas,"uah, Oh Az I,lrt III The same name, I
a snail town with good harbor. aud II III
" prlncip'I trading station. II wa, here Ina
-, the British expedition hr,t Landed. an
- thence proceeded I" the interior. Akin
-, i. small place on the ma,"Iand. opp".I'e I
w Ma.,utah Adullr. or Emilia. /. A miscra
- BILE town on Anne,Iry Bay. Duro'a Is
n village on the Bay oI AmphllA.
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r. Rusa oY EMGRaSrs TO ANEEpA.--A Cor
=. (Irrlandl letter Of the sth instant says
m Tue eItraordinary number Of emigrant