The New York herald., 1868-06-03
Theodorus' Suicide, Identified
tion and Burial.
Horrible Scenes in the Dungeons
and Fortress.
The. Loot" the Royal Widow, the
Captives and Napier.

0 tho captives Theoddrus' death and the subsequent
events Our readers win not fail to perceive the vast
superiority n style Of writing, minuteness Of detail
ana graphic portrayal Of effect which the HERALD
correspondence possesses over the written accounts
Of the same matter printed in the London journals,
OF which we furnished specimens In the shape Of ex-
tracts few days ago.
StoFning- and Capture Of Masdala-The
Prisoners Sot Free-Death Of TheodOrus by
Sulcldc-Hls Character-Awful Tyranny
CaSture Of e5,OOO,OOO Worth OF Gold and
Sllvcr-Royal Crowns-Fearful Sights in
she Fortrcss-A Chamber Of Horrors
King Of Ethiopia-The Gallas Men Up in
Arms.
ABYssINIA, April ID, 1s6sJ
The mission of the English expedition has been
accomplished successfully without anything having
transplred to the general Joy that will be felt in
eli England ct the termination of the Abyssinian
campaign. The Europeans have been released,
through the diplomacy Of Napier without the loss of
single soul and their imperial jsilor is dead. But
TO the recital.
no time allowed King Theodorus to consider after
the nrst battle what answer be should return to the
demands Of General Sir Robert Napier expired at
eight A. NJ on the 18th inst. Early In the morning
Intelligence brought to the camp that the King
had ned to GOjam, ana reward OF $4,000 was i'm
medately onered for his head by the Commander-in-
Chief. The troops were also ordered to move and
take possession Of Magdaa at once.
Accordingly tho Thirty-third Qrishl Forty-nfth
Europeans Psnn's battery mountain train artillery
Tenth Native infantry the Naval Brigade, with the
Rocket battery. the Fourth Europeans and. the Beo
Qhees, marched up the Kings road leading to the
heights and quietly took possession In her Majesty's
name, Of the mountains OF Selasse, Fallah and
Saangini.
The natives OF whom there were fifteen thousand
men, women and children, setup loud shrill cries of
welcome and cssped their hands together, praying
earnestly to the soldiers not to harm them.
The European captvcs, who now acted as inter-
prsters forward to explain. Their explanation
given In mild tones had the desired effect and
. general quietness was produced. Companies were
despatched along the slope Of the hill which con-
nected Fallah with Salangini to dlsarm each Abys-
snan Of his shield, spear, gun and cartridge belt.
Other companies, with fixed bayonets, were ordered
TO deploy across the whole width of Selasse and
Salangini and drive every inhabant OF the heights
towards the road leading to the plateau below.
Another such scene as this strange exodus OF the
people OF three towns might have been seen, per-
hsps at the departure Of the children Of Israel out of
Egypt but it has not been witnessed before during
che present century. There were thousands OF
dren and household goods, while screaming their
barbarous jargon to each other, vending down the
hill to their new camp ON the plain Little children
crying Justify, tugging at their mothers only rag
toddled along with terror stricken faces, or were
trampled down In the hurried throhg OF the
aying fugityes. Elderly men ana young warriors
proud In their manhood, submssivey laid down
their arms, and with ashen faces ned from our
presence as n nom pestilence There mourn
ers carrying their dead and wounded, making the air
heavy with their dOleful lamentations and as the
The ears of those who had gone ahead or those who
were still pressIng on behind universal agonizing
One family drove their goats before them; another
their couple OF cows another their asses, weighed
down with the household furniture, consisting OF a
black tent cooking utensils their little store Of bar
Icy n0ur and grain.
Of Selasse and Fallah the artillery ordered
6alangini and the narrow neck Of hill which con-
nected fallah with selasse, which would command
also posted behind detached rocks to support the bat
tery II required The road from Faah, the first hill
yhich wH taken, wound along the southern slope OF
eolasse, and then along Saangini to the base OF a
hill which rose abruptly four hundred feet above the
plateau Of saangini and which was known as Mag
6als Mountain. rheodorus with an obstinacy which
was praiseworthy Instead OF meditating submission
vas preparing means OF resistance on a scale which
would be likely to the capture of Magiaa To
amost difficult task probably al the expense Of hun
He had collected all his cannon amounting to
twenty pieces OF artillery from the three hills
them UP to Magdala when q detachment of the Third
uQhccav hove Ia sight, and seeing party Of
tfves hauling the cannon away they charged upon
Mxty-eight Founders, four mortars, six twelve
FOUNDERS, 1ve six FOUNDERS, and drove the Abys
tinians up to Magdaa. 1heod0rus, on beholdng the
number OF men who had charged his troops, sailed
out with nfty warriors and offered to give battle tC
ehe whole company OF cavalry, shouting Ia derls.'
tones 'Come on are ye women that ye hesitate u
attack men ON footfv But no attention was paid Y
bin however as no orders were rs yet given 10 nre
nt In
ne went III the group OF cevalrymen, who looked Oh
ths now famous King with unabated curiosity.
The Commander-n. Chief hearing firing, and salts
pea that Theccorus had not deported himself ant
treasure TO Goam, as was reported now came uI
Inere the steel battery in position and ordered
the mountain train artillery, Twelve -pouBder Arm
strong guns and oieh-nch inortars, 10 open Dire i'm
nediatev, which was kept up without iDtermissiof
Ior Iour nonrs-that rs, from one O'Clock p. ID. to
rBK ASSAULT
wa ordered 70 be made under cover Of the firing
Spg the assault preceded only by few Of the Roya
Engineers, who were TO blow up the gates This
eegment deployed as skirmishers and kept up a con.
tnua rain u bullets on the scarped face ep OF the the
buH, which seemed TO assume grander dimensions
= they approached II; =. The ,; cannon; morars and
covered the whole summit Of M,9iala with the
smoke Of the shells which were tEown In. ON ar
were seen there, which were takeh az once to tE.
rear, while the Thrty-third, forming column 81,
geeP, msrched up steadlly and % determinealy :,r A.
which was half way up the height, the Abyssnian
opened nre upon them from behind every boulder
tSrSsd tie dessncsss cs Of Sfd the fortress. ~ '
. Agaln the Thirty-thrd opened nre and so rapt
IYaeefy on Saleneini that ten thousand men, instea
80. Mlthin nfseen minutes not one Of the Abyl
-1a19 We % oosdnately defended the outer gat
sSSs s.saC . .sy, though exposed to IN
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