New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-03

don journals from Abyssinia state that Gen. Napier
reached Senate with the rear of the expedition on
the oath of May The widow Of the late King Theo-
dorus was reported dead.
THE LAST DAYS OF KING THEODoRE-NARRA-
TIVE OF ONE OF THE CAPTIyEs.
The Pail Mall has the following interesting
letter from Of the Abyssnan captiyes ON the last
days Of King Theodore;
CAMP BABBA, DALANTA, April 70, 1863
On the evening Of Tuesday, the 7th or APRIL we re-
ceiyed an lnmation that to descend the noun
tain the following morning order 20 haSs ha sr
not 10 return and our apprehensons were NOS essena
in humber were also summoned below At day break Mr.
Flad came 10 US, accompanied by Btwaddad Hassanee,
tne new Ungy oi on e ena make our way down As
We were passing out Of the compound, beyond which
feet for 10 months the tear OF our SER
wants sufficiently indicated the fate they believed to be In
for However of we went and In about haf an
ssated oH Stone dressed in Richly brocSded silk Shirt
woven with gold thread and white SIX trousers1ln
To relief ho politely aecosted and seeing tina.
Cameron wac much exhausted and iaiigued. motloned
directed Rassam, Blame Cameron, and 70 seat our
selves hear Hun The rest Of the PTsSGhe wbs ept
which he had ordered to be prepared Tor our reception
yersation with Mr. Rassam IN the course OF when no
alluded to the story Of Damoees; indicating thereby
the troubles which always impend over the heads OF
moparcls. Twenty minutes were spent IA lns mahheT
at the end Of which We were ushered into the tent when
brought 10 us after short time In the course OF the
day tens and baggage were brought down from the
np In the way we formerly used do Before this how
ever no had been boasting much among his own soldiers
rather damped by the prospect o. speedy epson'ef
With O SSn A@U %ss OST nc to ArosS that
directly they saw the English approach they
wo a reply SS SSF Rs: ny had H'
voey they would be unable to load again in time to
case" added he, "you Will enrich yourselves with spoil
compared 20 which the rich dress am wearing Is but an
selasse HILL from which he In the habit Of making his
oners Including the young wife and infant child Of OF
his who had escaped from Magdaa few mouths
ago; these ruhlessy shot, and their remains hung
over the nearest precipiee
We nothing Of his Majesty the next day but In the
afternoon received 10 the effect that he had
seen the British troops descending the Baso ana had
remarked among them ioIt m srh aSa e ba
time afogward friend OF ours tfor we had Few friends
Keep Within our tents for the King fearful pas
Sion and then issuing an order 10 XIII all his hhtVe
hundred yards The repeated discharge Of firearms,
which heard afterward confirmed the sad story,
ourselves "What next - At dusk, however,
the King returned and We returned I S to , our
heard, appears that the King rushed down mad with
rage and araekee ana ealing out one Of te snad
y the fate The third was boy about 10 years
OF age His youth aud innocence flor 1t was his father
who had been the onenderj protection he was
manged in the same way as the two others Inc cnt,g
the King finding this mode OF execution too slow for his
pst spirit ordered out hS SO SnS THROWN VINE over
the low e Of the shock In several cases open
ing the chains OF the Wre1SnSG 81 & e rea oe
from above till the murderous work was Completed AS
we sad syS before With life and hope no one could hsrbor
the slightest feeling OF sympathy which otherwise the
had met his own doom some short hours since
Early the next morning Good Friday we were In
mediatey TO return to the Amba, as being place OF
greater security than saamge ~ case OF q skIhish.
sent messenger or even of our servants was miss
Ing the covenant between them would be broken rms
quite ps h Ioy s IN dRspoea RoWsVe
means Of aSetnS his Anger codcatory answer was
returned through Dir. Plad few minutes aIperwaru
messenger arrived, bearing letter from SIR ho eS
terms This the King refused TO receive ana we lneGt
atey returned to old prisonhouSe NOT sOy
from the dreaded presence OF tue lneonp'e"e"'iOio
monarch. 80, 49,, .,ooo nv tho ar
rival Of MesSrs fiad aud Waldeer who were the bear
ars ~ n inessage from the King TO the effect that ms
sHed to be reconced to them Mr. Rsan replied that
only way TO bring about MS Sge aSd he would
he happy 10 dispatch OF the officers attached 70 Tue
his own part naming me- "a q, se sd Mr. Fad and
his Companions took their departure 1uL 1wg ~
the 'cpR ss ~ them told to myself and
as aeon AS dressed, descended the MI
with Mr. Fad who had been sole messenger Tue '''O"u
The KING was sitting stone, dressed IN ms 9rnaay
manner He received very gracloisiy, ana inmeul-
atey ordered his best mules TO be saie9 Tor my
mSe NotIeiug that l rather exhausted after our
rand walk aud almost sleepess night, he added 10 MS
iii horn OF mead ia order to refresh us on the road
We were then dismissed with the message, had Thought
before this that strong man. but have now DIS.
covered that there are stronger. now reeoneiie me-
Ne then left him. accompanied by Deja Aaie MS som
iaw for the British camp AZ AroSS where We mti,ea
after two hours ride aud were warmly greeted by the
many friends had not for 80 long tnc and had
SCARCELY expected ever TO see again /
After breakfast and short stay In the camp, we
returned to his Majesty beprpg etteJ FROM Sir Robert
ing the King that provided he submitted to the Qoeen Of
england and brought all his prisoners and the other
Europeans to the British camp, honorable treatment
would DO accorded " himself and to all his family When
we arrived he sitting the brow Of Beasse,
looking the British camp and apparently in ythng but
pleasant humor Having been previously joined by Mr..
Wadineier, presented ourselves before him, and de-
Hyered 10 him the letter. which twice translated 10
HIM At the conclusion OF the second reading he asked
IN deliberate manner Whatdoes honorable treatment
mean Does 10 mean that the English will help me
10 subdue my enemies, or does mean
honorable treatment as pnsonerp I
replied 20 him that on the first
poIn. the COmmander In Clef had said Dohing that all