The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-26

forces Of King Abyssnia and the army Of Queen
Victoria recapitulate the latest mail souross
information the position OF the con.snding parties
s TIE BRITISH xARoH ~
A correspondent OF the London Times writing from
Senate on the 9Th OF December says:-snce my iase
from zoull. post No. y, mentioning the landing and
naive infantry, mountain train battery, and
pany Of sappers and miners 70 the stations Of AdodA
again pushed forward to this place which poss
No. 2. The sappers and miners, assIsted By
wers once told on 70 sA make roads X:
Quartermaster Generals department commenced from
us wing q native Infantry Working Rom
Koomayee toward zoulla while the left wing pushsA
taking the more dfacuit operation Of clearing che
Koomaylee Pass, between Lower and Upper SoOsoo.
On the Sd the troops ." Upper soooo on y
Rayray Guddy and the Third cavalry % UppTr ooroA
was intended that the Third a a s.s va %
but owing 70 the mornings march through ne P.n
having been more severe than was antiero 'ed y
animals coming up very late in the d. colonel
Graves Third cavalry sn. mar -, =:
had Sssn for cavalry
night. The march having commenced a. $50 r Il,
when they reached that place was too early 70 bah
moon was 10 tho FULL and they pushed another
| four miles, and then pulled up for the might. II w1
intensely cold, so fires quickly lighted and every
one wrapped himself up and made himself comfortable
for tho night and at 80 A. H. the mount' again
| sounded and Rayray Guddy reached at 10 A. M.
Our camp Is prettily situated the slope OF bill
facing the nor h. with the cavalry the right noun.
tain train battery in the conre and Tenth Native IN
fantry on the ef while division Of the transport
attached 70 the advance brigade is encamped On
whole IS obtained from high hill 10 rear OF the camp
and the sight, altogether imposing owing TO the
Il is supposed we shall remain here a fortnight q
three weeks and then advance will be made UA-
alIa distant about one hundred miles, and which wall b
=. II A
THE rRIEspLY CHIEFS.
letter from English officer in camp in Abys y
the Friend Of Lsdio reports :-Kassa chief OF gre has
seat US most friendly messages; so also has WaagrA
Prince of Lasta, who has been Tor months in core
spondence With these two being respectively the
second and the third most important men In
G va, 81 sha ssc
iy to us. n
MAGpALA. ea
King Theodorus has bis headquarters near to IN
stronghold Maedala Here he holds the prs.
oners. DIR. Blanc, who, with Mr.. Rassam and Leuten-
IS still a prisoner, has Published diary, which
last, ana from this work extract the .iollo.Ing
considered by Abyssnlans mpregnablo; nothing but
long seso they say. can force 1t TO surrender; but
absence OF that time OF the year would compel
the garrison to ask for terms If the enemy in poe
tanned. The Amba LIS strength the almost psp.
feet wall OF counnar basal that completely surroundD
rhrco 60 es, we'll fortified according Abyssnian
ons have been erected at the weakest and most a.
northeast extremity OF tho Amba, is closed
by two doors, separated from each othss
Works = have been 'e erected I'' on the 6anIs
Of Tho gaze. and the ridge Is strongly fenced and loop
length and five hundred eight hundred yards IN
breadth. 1t contain tho Kings houses church. tbs
covered with soldiers huss The The" garrison consists
ordinarily Of about thousand two hundred men, half
Of whom gunners. The whole population including
many prisoners must be between three thousand and
four thousand.
Magdaa is about nine thousand feet above the level
Of the sea; theclmae IS certainty not tropical Though
the sometimes felt very hot the thermometer,
posed 70 its rays never rises above l05 degrees on the
warmost days aud the summit OF the high mountains
OF the Faa country, only few miles distant. s fos
nine months OF the year covered with snow or frozen
hsii The locality on The whole may DO considered -
healthy.
Organization OF the Angio- Indian Force-Th0
Bengal brigade.
Our special telegram from Alden, Arabia, forwarded
by way OF London through the Atlantic cable pub
shed few days since, indicated that the British Gene
in command in Abyssina had then learned that King
Theodorus will fight before he hborates the csptivsa
English ron.orcemsns consequently being hurried
from India and in illustration Of special despatch
publish mail report taken from East India nlsa
Of the organization Of the ngsnt dss
rux AHYssrSIAs TROOPS.
from the Times Of India
Preparations for tho Abyssnian campaign are bsing
made in Bombay with all the despatch and foresigAt
for which the heads OF departments in India, unfss-
either by War once Horse Guards have ON All
occasions been noted Though IL has not yet tOctobsrl
officially announced what egmsnts are composs
the force il Is known That Sir Robert Napier has nov
made his selection, task the difficulty OF which con-
which to leave behind when ali wsrs so DESTROYS Of
accompanying him The force, as at present arranged
tho Fourth Kings own the Twentysirh Ccamsronians,
from Belgium; tho fhrty-tnird regiment, from Kur-
rachee and tho Fortynfih, ana large force OF native
available Bombay native sappcrs will also 20, assisted
Madras was also requested to furnish certain nvmbsr
Of smart commssariat officers, aud the commssary
era, mas placed at me disposal OF the bombay govsrn-
general; Captain Hawkes. deputy assistant commisary
general; Captain Heysnsm, deputy assistant commissary
general and Lieutenant smith, 5ubassistant commssary
general The lasr officer viii proceed charge OF ave
hundred dooey bearers, and the officers have the
privilege OF selecting non-commissioned officers from
the stan OF the commissariat 70 proceed with them
The force from Bengal and Northern India will con-
Tenth Bengal cavalry, Twelfth Bengal cavalry and
Twenty third Puujaub native infantry pionecrsl IL
was tho wish Of the supreme that the force
should be composed OF two columns, from Bengal
and tho other from Jombay-a wish in due sccordance
Bengal and Puplsubee leanings The probability Of
hall tho force being drawn from the most distant parts
which, in protesting to tho various corps for
the expedition, mentioned several regiments OF Pun
Bengal army half the share undertaking which.
both geographically aud politically, strictly pertains 70
aside By the nrniness Sir Napier he has
been rom mated 90 tho mand OF the expedition.
From tho BOMBAY Gazette.
On Saturday afternoon september IL, the hrst por-
ton OF expedouary Abyssnun force broke ground
from its quarters Marine Lines and company Of
the Twenty first regiment native infantry marched TO
Carnac Blunder preceded by the fes and drums az
regiment 70 the light and merry afr or tho British
grenade" This company Of the Twenty-nrst con-
sisted OF ninety msn, and, ogether with company
OF fifty sappers and miners from Foonah, embarked on
board The Euphratss sltoeser the number Of men on
board this nne ship will 10 about two hundred aud Fifty.
including camp follovera
The preparations for ,hs despatch Of the main forcs
under the chef command OF SIR Robert Napier are
proceeding with oil urgent speed, and In few weeks
the who's army will have left the shores OF India for
service In quarter OF me world where the Britain
soldier has yet set FOOT except small dctschnsns
Of European artillery which accompanied Sir William