The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-03
The Emperor OF Abyssinis end the
Egyptian Army OF Invasion.

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Egyptian Army OF Invasion.
| A special HERALD despatch, dated Mas
sowah. Abyssinia, August /, informs US
that Kassah, the present Emperor Of Abys-
sinia has sent in his ultimatum to Mum
ringer Bey, commander Of the invading
Egyptian army at Keren, ordering him and
his army to leave Bogos and notifying him in
case OF refusal that it win be war. Munzinger
had declined to obey the mandate of His Serene
Majesty, having resolved upon military pros
pecting tour of Abyssinia It is further re-
ported that should he gain the first battle he
will advance as for as Adowa easily; and that
the fanatical Abyssinian Mussulmans are ex-
pected to rise against the Christians of that
country in case of successful opening of the
campaign by the Egyptians and that several
chiefs had already submitted to the Egyptian
troops. The Abyssinian army was at Hamo-
jen; and on the other side two thousand men
were awaiting the order of Munzinger Bey in
their fortified camp behind Keren
These details are only interesting as indi-
eating an inevitable war between the Egyptians
and Abyssinians, which, in all probability,
will result in the annexation Of that barbaric
kingdom, or confederation Of petty kingdoms,
to the Viceroyalty of Egypt. They number, in
oil, from three to five millions Of people
Christians, Mussulmans and Jews, Arabs and
blacks, the blacks, distinct race Of higher
type than the Africans generally, largely pre-
dominating. Some years ago Sir Samuel
Baker, entering Abyssinia from the Valley of
the Atbara, large tributary of the Nile, de-
voted many months to the exploration of the
country, and in the report of his travels sug-
gested that the immense and fertile lowlands
along the river valleys of Abyssinia on the
west, from the base Of the mountains down
to Nubia and Seminar, might be made to pro-
duce millions Of bales of cotton; and as Sir
Samuel has since entered into the service of
the Khedive and is now heading powerful
annexation expedition up the main valley to
the Equatorial Lakes Of the Nile, we infer
that the Khedive has acted upon Sir Samuels
hints in regard to the cotton country of Abys-
sinia, and has detailed Munzinger Bey
accordingly on another annexation expedition,
and in order that the whole drainage of the
mighty Nile may become tributary polti-
cally, as it is by nature, to Egypt.
The readers of the HERALD generally will re-
member from MIR. Stanley's graphic reports of
Napier's Abyssinian expedition what Abyssinia
is in the scale of civilization, and what her
savage warriors are, and how utterly con-
temptible they are in the field against British
troops and the modern art and instruments Of
war; The Khedive of Egypt has for years
been training and arming his soldiers as far
as possible with all the modern improvements,
and has many excellent English, French and
American, and particularly American, officers
in his service. We are accordingly of the
opinion that the Abyssinians will not be able
to resist the army of Munzinger Bey, and that
Abyssinia is destined to become province or
a dependent and tributary of Egypt. Nor
will there be much to regret in this appropria-
ton of Abyssinia, inasmuch as even Egypt, in
the progressive spirit of the age, is thousand
years in advance Of that Rarbarous and DOR
fnant country, whose royal family claims its
descent from the glorious King Solomon and
the rich, beautiful and powerful Queen Of
Sheba.