New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-11

Ireland ana EIr suiIvsn ~ ne newspaper ana
I'VE Others hae been summcptd 10 spT.I 40, .o+J 'oy
TOOK Ia funeral PROFESSIONS on tire SIN ihst.
TIiE MnssINiAN EXrEpuioS.
a dispatch from Bombay was received by the English
Government on the 2sth Of December. announcing that
Sir Robert Napier the COmnandorinGmci 90 the E&pe-
Gnon left Bombay on the 2st fog Anesi,y Bay III hef
MaiV5ty's ship Octayla.
from Col Mercwcthcr at Senate 90 the 18th u JWcl1Oei
up 70 winch date all was going on wei lie had heaid
the captyCs at Magdala who well on the ilth
OF November. ana had had news Of the Expedition being
.ts way Menelek, acting with tho Gaas. moving
10 attack Maglaa. The hing mad not been able TO at
than I'd miles from DoOIa Tabor, being IN
numbered with baggage ana having great opposition TO
Accounts up 10 October II had been received from Mr.
Tad The KING had carried of with him from DcbIa Ia
Among the latter was Nj HAD. who saws also tlat the
women and children al Well and that the prisoners
had OF late been better treated BY the hing $500,
mass Of interesting and useful information concern
ing Ably ssina, which has been compiled at the IOpo-
graphical Department OF The war once by Col Co0he:
C. T. OF the Royal Engineers was issued on the 2Ith OF
December IN the form OF Blue Book The opeel OF
this compilation is TO collect together we lhiotma9h OH
the routes In Abyssna which IS scattered through Inc
works of different travellers This Information mas been
arranged IN the following order General description OF
the country aud of the different routes by which IL can
he entered Short outline Of the nature OF the Govern
ment the religion and character OF the inhabitants the
CURRENCY the military system Of the country and the
and character OF the present emperor IeOdoie
Reference 10 the POrtugtse eNpeulViOn OF 1871,
and TO the places Of eSrance into the country
which have been adopted by travellers since
the 10Th century. Detailed account OF The
routes leading from MassOwah and Annesloy Bay TO Con
dar and Ma gdaa. Extracts from works OF various traY-
eers bearing upon the different lines OF IOaus. map,
compiled from the records of travellers, Is gwen AZ the
end. The photography OF names Of places &c. III Anys
synia indefinite hardly any Two travellers agreeing
that 1t has been found impossible TO avoid, III al cases
discrepancies Of spelling between the maps and the teXl
Ahyssinian villages ana towns appear 10 DE oIten Ol
temporary nature and those recorded by one INeie are
often not mentioned by the next one VINO follows tne
route; some OF the places aid down may
be no longer in existence and others may have sprung
mp The data Also for laying down many OF them are OF
The following notes on the army dfortresses Of Abys
snia have been communicated ~ Cart Weber, L. -
and Capt Hobart, X A. VINO received tie ihloin,allVA
from NJ Legeau, who was French ticeConsm at Masso-
Wah in 1868:
ARMY.-The battalion Is the unit II consists nOminally
OF men, and is commanded by chief and numerous
under officers The fighting strength only amounts 10 $50
wellamed men, and about 100 70 200 haarmed follow
en- the remainder being merely servants. thousand
ratOns drawn for each battalion the number ncud-
ing about $50 These details apply only Ia Ihe0-
dOIe- regular army Of which he can muster about 6OCO
this evidently refers 10 an earlier portion OF Iheodoles
career probably about 1862 who quartercd III time
OF peace the various districts OF the country VI
these 10000 armed with percussion hrears the rest
with sword and spear Owing to the badness OF ie qu3
OF the firearms they count much more Ob the latler nan
the former. Their powder chiefly imported hleld
obedience IS cNacIeo 10 tlc immediate superior oiuccI'
but there attempt at formation except Tor defense
when they form line the front rank kneenng ana cover
ING themselves Win shields OF fhnOc0"s ll9c' tncit
is attempt to carry artillery IN the neld hut hey
nave many gums ana lnoItars IN he loits OF
Monsieur Iegean considers that Inc Abyssllahs are
brave temcIty, and that they would not IN the
instance.
allow an army 10 enter me country anu ATTACK Ihein III
tie field He speaks OF having witnessed reviews
and shamghts. The irregular army is the feuda fol-
lowing OF the great chiefs, ana IT'S numbers dt penn on tAe
Willingness OF the chiefs 10 obey the Emperor summons
They might amount 60 nearly 100000 men.
FORTs-Tle hill forts, or aubas, occupy the SUBMITS
of small table mountains where water is be had They
are go Iou on az sl''e'' Gnu ~ ,' N ~, ~
cesS-by a NuldIg taSoHt u ~ ItIei! hyVt-saIy 10
fortfy the SUBMITS or build rampant, NJ Legcan con-
sdeTcd them impreenabe 10 assault and Gna.saabe by
INNING operations on account OF the pisac donations
They could generally, however De- taken by stratlgcn
Their garIsOus only consist OF 800 or 4OO men, ana their
being to the south they not likely 90 prove an oba-
principal forts: GOudar-AthCugh this s the capital It's
capture would have much effect on Theodore, whose
policy is 20 have fixed residence, 80 that u cannot be
said. If any important town Is taken, that he LAS
lost capital. The capture Of G0ndar would give
he laIss1 SCSolV9 ~ SlH" , - % Verv stcn
Chaakne apparently the same az the LAnaiIou pass
Amba Gah.-South-east Of GOndar. Afavorto residence
OF the Emperor and state prison. very strong natural
position. Sealiula.-Near W0bO. Very strong. Mag
dalaSaid 70 be veIv strong but never seen by NJ Le-
naturally and artlGcaly There some three forts In
fle country living between GOndar and Magdan,
near Zeneadi. ono at Emfras aud Mahdcra Mari
am. DerIa DamO Northeast Of AdOwa is "a monastery,
IN very strong position, Overlooking the route IL n
also artCally ngthened There Is fort near AOus
scnne in the Haramat country the favOre residence Of
ana Gucndepta, north Of Adowa, there ~ very strong
pass One Of the great obstacles Oh tho 19ne between
AdOWa and GOndar IS the Chaakne Pass, III Niagara.
NEWMAN HALL.
The Rev. Newman Hal, who had Just returned from
the United States was made tho recipient OF Christmas
Box the 9th OF December by his conegat ~ sur
rey Chapel London In bis reply Of thanks 10 gave a
full description Of his visit to America, and his tour
through that country He dwet in glowing terms the
kindness ne received while in Canada and the United
States and went through long list of names OF disn
gushed persons who displayed toward him vast amount
Of practical friendship Among heIn were persons hold
iug hlsh Official POSITIONS merchant pilhces Juiaes anu
the clergy OF al denominations, while the inhabitants 81
various places he visited ga1e him very cordial rece
a. closely as possible good feeling between England
and America no hoped that he had been successful
ii doing some thing toward tho Accomplishment Of mat
pOrant object friend, speaking OF the kindness lie
for him receive to be abused by The Actr-iOrk
particular matter merely because there happened to DC
this country newspapers similar to Ihe lo he
~, ~ H. NJ Tosi Bsyod These Statements were
unfortunately by persons IN this country Who dd
not know the proper character OF Tic Acr York Herald
ard they therefore perhaps Thought they were worthy oil
credencc Consequently he felt bound 10 refer TO them SO
to correct any false impression that pubcaono OF su
statements might have occasOnod ana to deny einphat
cay that his visit America had any personal pecun
airy object. lie went over 70 America as private gen
eman, and did not receive Tor himself one Iaitg III re-
turn any lectures he delivered Wle there
Any money that realized by ms sermons ana lectures
he desired should be handed over 10 the Lincoln eoiIa
re contribution from the Surrey Chapel congregation
lie in every declined 10 receive any pecumaIy re-
Enumeration fOr the services ana lectures He ueYtIeu
be made TO the church and schools he contemplated
building III London. He expected that tlVVO Eoud DC
SEM from America for the latter object Contributions
had also been received from Canada toward the
getting up OF beautiful window IN the new church
This window would De erected in honor OF their friends
in Canada. That was the only way he received money
while I'M America He never mad appropriated 10 himself
q single dollar Of the money that had been realized BY
his sermons and lectures while in America. With respect
the erection Of the new church. much money was re-
0ured They would want 10000 to erect tho contem-
plated church with lecture hall and school room at
tached. One of the ways he proposed Tor the
gafl iur Oft
of lectures on his tour through America The
subject on which he had to publicly lecture was
mporant the people OF Tins country and he had