The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23
ABYSSINlA.
Lord Napier In Defence Of His War Policy
Society in Africa.

(From the London Times August 10.1
Lord Napier left London on Saturday morning for
the resdcnce Of his lathcr-in-la General Scott OF
Frelydenhail, near WelshpOol electromagnetic, aud
,herc Was public reception or the nero Of Magdala
at shrewsbury and Welsnpoo, at which latter
place his L0rdshlp was entertained at q public
dinner.
Tue CHAIRMAN gave the toast of the evening,
"Lord Napier OF Masdaa and the gallant men vino
accompanied hun In the Abyssinlan campaign"
Tie toast Was drunk with three tunes three and
the greatest enthusiasm.
Lord NAPIEa, having thanked the company for the
cord al way In which the toast had been accepted,
assured them that no army that ever went iorth
tucir Country than the Abyssinian army, and when
lie spoAe VI TIE army he meant not only the soldiers,
bat the sailors, the mercantile marine and the gal
liant d acncnt Of the lndan force, the whole body
beng animated with one spirit. The duty which
sn-y were required to perform was to
fe.easc tner cUuhtrymen from captivity, and
to NiidicAte the nonor OF England at
the ie i possible expense OF suffering. The task
was not an ed one. rne boundary which separated
Lnc coGntry lacy travelled through from thar which
adJoineu II Was u sturbcd Oue-such a disturbed
boundily AZ that WATCH many years ag0 separated
eng anu from " a.es. Hear, near.j lie codld not
be ter Iusate the ate Of soc.ey Abyssinia tnan
W reiatinS circumstance winch happened. All
African came one day 20 The cinp rasner scantiy
dressed though H. an al three or four ostrich
feathers III has head lie ssllu he was warrior anu
a Grave ieliow. AID that tIcre he (ori Napies)
ought " gave hiin something. lie (lsO.d Napicr) uc
inurr, d. ana tue warrior tod ham that he went into
coIutry Jlc NslB anu that the ursJ Cana lie
.ne, VITA he challenged To ilgnt aud Killed; tnaG he
had done tnis .lrec ulcs aud meant To do IL every
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tda. nc thought, there ore,
nc (Oru NdiDlerl Ousht To give han piece Of clOLn.
AS ne tLord NapicfD Thought tile warrior wanted IL
sCiS m"cn ne cave ui.ii pccc o. Gotta. "a auNh J
That was ne So O thlns That was going la that
oof'.er cOuitry. Tue, nai hdl to a little rough
Iedtiielt sometimes, particularly on tier return,
but he ud not tDik any army pa II tnroI!rh
country doing less iJufy To ana con err,ng mo.
Deueht upon ~ Iian tIiS AUyssniln a.iy nab dolc
(Caecs.J ihe OuJect which lie hii IN view aal tue
intcndcd 10 eject tiill object ne had lnplrt
ID none Dat ms own secretaries: out MS plrpose
All aisanoea irom incoiote with u sinplc demand
o TIE prisoners II nc nad received tlcn he should
nave dcid no neyoilaL.OI, Dut SHOULD SIMPLY have
(aken lie Prisoners and tnun aiva ccd a,id taken
nIllIseil. lie coastacrcd thai me luuoc OF I'm ln,l
required thai tras men should cone irom HIS pace
a.iA 40 act hau ever been authorized by hlm winch
could lead hin ~ depart irOn Tat resolution la tie
SMALLEST ueSrce. lCheefs.l They had read the his
tDry }. nov tue Eng.isn Army mad ADVANCED, h D
t.icy had Dcen attacked a.d the elemy defeated.
1e result vi taat uecas Was tue complete cuwing OF
Theodore array. ils COURAGE fen; ne believed his
nc yes hai Dccn SO shaken ~ ucbauchCry an driIk-
I tnat he had intcrinttent larOAys.us oil Jury aid
depression. IL was wGi.e laDOrlng under tns de-
PRECISION mat hc seat JACK The wnOc vi the PRISON.
crs except tarec or fodr, has own servants eX,cyt
oue-ars. fiaId. IL had been said that Theodore
nai uccevcd, but he was giad TO take Llat
luuLc opportunity VI saying tnit nothing had
Ucen authorized W hIiIl, w.ch could have led han
10 te cf tlat ne would accept Que Jut lcss than
tIe terms VI ms Lrst demand. lCncers.l The nrst
persoa VINO sent tO nin by Theodore was Lieu
ten rideaux. Theodore SAID a. esterday thought
myself lhc strongest man Ia the word; to day
kdo" tia. tuere are s.rOager tlan 1, aud want
leaCc" lie uord Napicrl wrO. ~ him " ling him
t"at IL nc gave up al the PRISONERS nc anu ms lam y
WOULD DC honorary treated. lie wished To- say mo-
thug mat wOuld cxaspera q hun or make him des-
peiate out he did not, tie other hand, wish 10
eau nm 10 Dciicye that he would take less than he
had demanded Lieutenant Prlueaux RI, urned with
tis ictter aild Theodore was very angry lie iclt
that TIE honor VI England stood before all tninSs,
and that ne cou not yicld III his terms lie seut
LeuVenaut fdeauA back ~ say that no Terms could
oe accepted exc pt Ill Sc that he had dc nunJcd On
na su NC hei the greater part Vi the prisoilers