The New York herald., 1868-04-13

ton from the same pen reached us some weeks since
and has already been published in the HERALD.
The present letter delayed on the route through
Egypt when In transmission to our agent In London
through, we presume, the confusion incident to the
war movements and hurried military preparations
which were being conducted in the seapor,s.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.
The Herald's Correspondent at Headquarters
IN Africa-General Staveley's Rem iniscences
Of the Newspaper Of New York-Scenes In
Camp-On the Observation-Disclosures of the
British Expedition-How the Natives Leok-
General Napier's Proclamation-Message
from the Prince of Tlgre to Napier-ssHow
Are You, Very We'll s'-American Invention
In Aid Of the British TrOops-Independent
Opinion Of the Christian Undertaking..
Army POST No. 2. SENATE, Abyssinia,l
Feb. 0, 1858.
= can hardly realize even now, sitting in my tent,
shat am in Abysslnia, Africa. But stepping out OF
my tent and taking good look around am assured
shat am in Senate. within sight of the camp
Of the Abysslnian king, surrounded by relocated
Hritishers arc ocwhskered Sikhs, and ever near the
e5anrpfesent and naked shohoes Without hardly a
pause at any Of the stations on the way from Zoula
70 thts place, came on urged into quicker speed by
4 thousand and one rumors OF battle having taken
place between Theodore and the advance brigade,
which found upon arrival here to be mere camp
gossip SO far as can Judge from what have seen,
this expedition will last over six months yet What
has been done propose to make as ineligible to
the reader as possible.
Passing by Massowah, steering due south, Annes-
ley bay opens before u.s. dividing the islands of Mas
sOwah and Dissy from the main land Of Abyssinia.
This bay is twenty miles in length and three
In breadth, and in the time of Mahomet was
ha ,ilo ha
engaged converting the audacious Abysslnian Chris
tians into Mahommedans with fire and sword.
In about an hour after entering the bay discov-
cred noble fleet Of large ships anchorng close to the
main land, giving the barren and bold shores an air
Of Importance which yet seemed strangely out OF
place. These ships composed the transport fleet
Of the expedition, and there were then anchored in
the bay opposite the landing hundred and twen-
ty-nine vessels, the average tonnage Of which would
be nine hundred TONS The feet Is made up OF ships
OF all nations, English and American mostly, but all
ny the English flag. Surely, the English general
expects to do something else besides releasing few
prisoners he must expect their forcible release to
be no light job; II not, why this tremendous
meet OF steamers, troop ships transport ships, Greek
schooners and Egyptian zebeques9 Our Burnside ex
pedon involving the transportation of 30 900 picked
soldiers with all the necessary war material, never
required 80 many vessels Each Of these large ships
and steamers OF which there are $50 in all engaged,
s paid at the rate OF f300 per dem the steamers TO
be coaled and loaded at government expense. The
shartcring OF these ships alone costs little
or $3.50 per day. and this is but 1.-THE OF
what s.expended in making their vast preparations.
The hiring and rations Of 1000 Soumalis and Coolies,
the buying of 100 elephants, 1000 camels and 150c0
mules, each animals cost averaging ESQ, will make
another grand item in the sum Of expenditures from
which you may deduce the fact that the sum Of
or 600 in specie, will barely cover the
expenses for one single day.
One is naturally drawn into computation OF the
expenses as the whole feet of immense ships, the
landings and piers lately constructed full OF busy
men, are seen.
As soon as the steamer on which was on board
cropped anchor took boat and went ashore; and
was surprised at the number of ships was aston
ished at the thousand Of coolies, soumalis and ia
tigue parties from the Sikh regiment at work. yelling
Nike wild Indians, nogged into activity by the merc-
less English superintendent. Mules were being
landed by the hundred. Elephants stood patiently
near the 6unde (per waiting to have their ponder
Ous loads on their backs. thousand camels muir
INJURED their reproaches at being overladen. Red
coated officers who looked as wild as possible swore
dreadfully. Arab muleteers cried out "by Allah"
that they being III treated. There were over two
hundred lighters dscharging cannon POWDER case
eumbrous tents, mules and bullocks, equipment,
medical stores and trusses OF hay grain and ghee.
Flounderlng among these were ferocious looking
Sikh soldiers and sweepers, sailors and coolies pho
tographers and doctors, itinerant travellers and
loafcrs. Scores OF Persians, all artful scoundres,
paraded up and down the landing in their clean
white linen and comcal headdress watching for
plunder.
OF verify there profusion Of war ma
terial and an extravagant number OF men waiting
the provisions which were better reserved for the
dark days sure TO come
On level with low water marx were piled thou
sands OF sacks OF graln--a sad evidence OF a want
Of common sense among the officers whose duty IL
was to see II properly secured against the fu nun-
dations 10 which this coast Is often subJect-and
there were the barrels OF ghee piled high on the open
beach slowly melting under the fierce heat; In fact,
ignorance.
on the open beach, which is as bare as the beach
at Cape May on the Atlantic coast. are encampcd
three regiments OF Sepoys, seemingly broiIing in the
hot sun, 30 Judging from the haze which almost oX-
cludes the tops OF the tents from the view. The
camp OF these three regiments covers space of
sandy beach four miles square. Another mile Is
covered by the mules lately landed from The trans.
ports where they are exposed TO all the torrnens of
hunger thirst and insunerable heat. No shelter no
water, no grain. WHAT wonder. then, that the poor
beasts, upon whom the success OF this expediton
mainly depends, should perish almost as fast they
are landedy Arrangements are being made to abate
the appalling fatality among the animals landed, but
that could have been done long ago to the salvation
There IL so rnuch seeming confusion in the arrange
ments Of the British camp at Zoula that one feels
PEELED 20 pause and consider how this heterogeneous
OF men and beasts governed, for the INFER
nal din Of those 20 600 Naked dusky aborers rings IN
my to the total exclusion Of order and method
IN the composition Of this letter and believe II TO
be as detrimental 10 the good discipline OF the expe.
dition.
II Is not fair 10 Judge the English mode OF con-
Quoting an expedition nom what you see Of the
Abyssinlan expedition or the preparations for IL at
zoula. The officers and soldiers composing 1t are
men VINO lived years In India, and have become In
bued Win the very spirit OF luxury and Incidence,
whle they nave lost nothing Of the grating egotlsm
OF those who lived in cockneydom. Each officer OF
this expedition has at least Ave servants--his ghOrd-
uutdH OI kIOolB O0Udrch tcoOkl, trdffltW mead
house servanD, dlu'tcdn or doorkeeper and his
aho6er or washer1nan. These servants are indspen.
sable, good n2tured officer win tell YOU "tad,
alive, how is fellow 10 live without them In
this demmed hot Nn.n Certainly. How are the
Door fellows to live WITHOUT them' Can American