The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-05-06

HeTe WucEc NC tOuShl tue Suou uSut tot Tue
Union and theaC onstltution - Not in this
Chamber. whose walls echo with that cha
rion voice, that,in the days OF our greatest
danger. carried hope and comfort to many
. Iespondent heart. strong as an army with
banners! No. nothere!7 Seek out rather.
the darkest and gtoomiest chamber 10 the
subterraneanreeesse Of the Capital, where
the cheerful light Of day never enters.
There erect the ALTAR and immediate the VIC
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| ABYSsINIAN WAR CONcLUDED.
Magdais, April .sis.-The tempsrary
truce ended this sielriing. The King re-
fused 10 surrender The prisoners. General
Napier, with the first and second briga,les,
moved up The hill in front. Selasse lsange
surrendered without resistance. The King
had returned into Magdaia. He planted
five guns at The base OF the wall. When
Napier came ia sight the King opened up.
on him with the guns. The English repil.,
ed from twelve pound Armstrong gun
and a seven FOUNDER, and with rockets.
The King then abandoned his guns ami
bsrricaded the sallypor,s 1T the town wall,
Keeping up fire of musketty. He showed
no signs of surrender. A bombardment OF
the town by the British tor three hours fol.
lowed, when General Napier ordered the
men To advance, aud the Town was carried
by assault, after vigorous resistance ON the
par! OF IL. enemy. 1879 80" s1~
The Kings loss is 6s killed and 200 !
wounded. The British loss is Is wounded, !.
rank and file. '' ts't
King Theodore was found dead, sio,
through the head. Some say he was Killed |
in battle; Others assert thai he committed |
suicide. His body. was recognized By the |
English captives. His two sons we're IA.
ken prisoners. @ - '''
All the European prisoners have been.li-
berattd. ~' Is "@' 80 s'"% 81"
Tie interior Of the Kings stronghold |
presented an extraordinary scene oi barba |
ric splendor. The troops plundered the
place. They found there tosr royal crowns
OF gold. $4,000 in silver, valuable plate,
rlcn Jewels, &c.
Among the trophies ca piu red by the expe.
dition are twenty eight Csnnon, FIVE thous.
and stand Of arms, ten thousand shields, ten
spears, aud a large quantity Of
ether material vi war. '""@
The British captSes leave for home to.
morrow. Tie army will at once return to
tue seabord. -''F 49,. ~"@ s.s7
London, April a6.-Two dispatches from
General Napier have been received BY SIR
Stafford N0rthcete. The 6rst. which IS
without date, says: 3 #a@
"An engagement took place before Mag
dala on Guod Friday. The King was de.
ieated with heavy loss. Our loss vas d..
teen wounded, rank and file; We had no
Killed. Captain Roberts. Of The Fourth
Foot, vas wounded i'd tie arm. 49,
During the next two days the King
gave up all the European captIyes aud EN-.
ployes, but he has not yet surrendered him
self, and have given him twenty -four
hours to decide whether he will do so or
not. His troops are demorslized." d. 5. F2
The second despatch Is dated April IL,
and is as foflow,:' ~ a.''
Theodore's army vas disheartened by
the severe losses Of the 10Th instant. Some
Vi the chiefs surrendered Tue most iUrmids-
bic position Of SbiIasse, and many thousand
men laid down their arms. The King re-
tired intn Magdali with those who remain
ed faithful. MsgdAla was taken by assault
On the, 18Th, under cover Of the Armstrong
steel guns. the eight i'ch uortars. aud the
rocket battery. --. =
rbe assent 10 tie gates Of the fortress
was most formidable. King TheodOrus was
killed while Defending the place to the last.
Jur loss i small. Inc arWy will return
10 morrow" ~ .'.*D s"F.s '9s1 II
"" ZouI., April ls.-Et Is reported that
1000 Abysinians laid down their arms be-
Iore Magdala. and that 500 we're killed aud
| ,50J wounded" g. ''~8E set&7@ 81
headquarters Of the Army, oMagdala.
mo date. THE European captjyes and
m pInves reseusd Irnrn Mard.Isa .n,oa a., II