Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-09
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The Adxance fsto Abyssinia-
Glen. Naplcr's PrOclanalfOn.

The Advauce fufO ADysetnia-
5oa,rGen.i sNaPlcr's Proclamatfon.
The Times correspondent sends a
translation from the 4Amharic of Sir
Robert Napier's proclamation to the
Abyssinians. The Amharic style is
cilriouslyi complex and involved, and
the conjunctions and propositions are
scattered about very grotesquely. The
following is sample: eis
Words Proclamation from Sir Robert
Napier, -headas( (of) Army Of England.
From country (of) India, to the Cover
nors and Chiefs and to the Converts and
Houses Christian, and to all people of
Ethiopia. Hear r.. Tedros Of Abys-
sinis, the Consul Cameron of England,
the Envoy Rassam, with other many
men with in binding, of every country,
the people by laws abiding the law hay-
inc, violated that he is. Now-of friend
ship the means all them in order to free
useless having become, by the Queen
commanded, with an army Witli to lib
crate them am coming. &c. &C. q
This proclamation is dated 18th of the
month Maskanam fSeptember) % sse
Down to IT Tedros," this correspond
ent writes, is plain sailing enough, but
after that I fear some of your. readers
may break down AS / did. and SO I sub
Join translation
Hear! rTedns, King of Abyssinia, by
binding Cameron, the Consul Of Eng
land, and Rassam, the Envoy of Eng
land. with many other men, has violated
the law of every country where. the peo-
pie abide by laws. Now, all friendly
measures tried to free them having
proved useless, lam coming, commanded
by the Queen, with an army to iberate
them. d Whoever is the friend of those
prisoners, and who will help to deliver
them, shall be rewarded, but whoever
illtreats them shall receive severe pun
ishment. Further, reflect in your heart,
o people of Ethiopia, in.the time of the
coming of the army into your country,
that the Queen of England has not a
thought of anger against you, your coun-
try; your liberty, and existence. All
your persons and property, all your con-
vents and churches in your country
shall be protected with much care. All
who may bring provisions for sale will
receive, their price. The inhabitants
whoremain quiet will not be troubled
by any one. ;zsI
~.1 The proclamation is said to have pro-
:aduced very good effect in Tigre, the
only part Of the country from which
there has been time enough to hear Of
its arrival. Scouts have, indeed, come
down to this camp with reports that Kas-
sal. great Tigre chief, has mustered
1000 men at the head Of the Koomal-
yee Pass, to, oppose our progress, and
that a convoy has already been seized.
But nobody believes these reports,
though proper precautions have been
taken to guard against a surprise. If
1000 men have really mustered there, it
is probably out of curiosity or to make
a good bargain for assisting us with for
age and food, protecting our conveys,
&c. rus hs5 .t5iegs5i- ,}0 dt-a
THE COST OF THE EXPEDITION.
ssThe, Abyssinian expedition is re-
ported. says The Army and Many
Gazette, "to have swallowed up the
usual amount of the surplus of the navy
estimates, and it is believed that there
will be little or nothing to return into
the Exchequer at the close of the finan-
cial year, especially when we find that
the Channel Squadron has returned
home with formidable list Of defects,
SO that any sums which have been saved
from the demand made upon us by our
friend Theodore will be required to be
disbursed upon Admiral w arden'ss sships." /"
Rev. ALBERT s. Hunt, an unmarried
Methodist minister, at Brooklyn, N. l.,
received for a. Christmas present from
his parishioners an India rubber model
of a young lady stuffed with $500 in
greenbacks. &c. = 6eF
A COMPANY Of Cinnamon in San Fran
cisco a few days ago shipped by the
mail steamer sc 900 Mexican dollars,
nearly all Of them bearing the stamp Of
the mint at Hermosillo, Sonora, and
dated 1867. y Sss' ~ E