The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-03
Positions, Armament, Numbers and Means OF
Reinforcement Of the COmbatants.
Christianity Alarmed ana the Christian
Population in Danger.
Egypt's Excuse and What the Egyp-
tians Hope to Obtain.
Interests of the Great European
Powers and Turkey.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

The following special despatch to the
HERALD has been received from Massowah,
Abyssinia, through our correspondent in the
British metropolis
LONDON, Sept 2, 1872
A special report to the HERALD, dated in
Massowah, the principal seaport town of
Abyssinia, in the Red Sea, on the LIST of
August, states that Kassah, King of Ebyrnia,
who has been named Emperor, had despatched
an ultimatum, in the name of the Abyssinian
people, to Munzinger Bey, commander of the
Egyptian army of invasion, at Keren, order
ing him, with his force of Egyptians, to leave
Bogos, and announcing, in conclusion, that
in case Munzinger Bey refused to comply with
the order he, Kassah, would declare war
against the Viceroy and people of Egypt
REFUSAL BY THE EGYPTIAN COMMANDER
Munzinger Bey refused to obey the Abyssi-
MAN order. He rejected the ultimatum of
the monarch of Ebyrnia, and, by way of reply,
will continue his advance march in Abyssinia
Proper, after having first named Massowah.
which is built on sterile island, as the port
of reception and point of concentration
and rendezvous for the Egyptian reinforce
ments which will arrive in support of the
movement during the prosecution of hostili-
ties
THE CHANCE OF BATTLE AND HOPE or THE IN
vADERs.
If Munzinger Bey and his Egyptians gain
the first battle by the defeat of the Emperor
Kassah's soldiers, he will advance to Adowa
easily. Should this feat be accomplished the
Egyptians will be in the capital of the
State of Tigre, one of the most i'm
portant and powerful subdivisions of the
Abyssinian royalty, as was made known
during the late war between their Majesties
the Queen of England and King Theodorus
They will have their base one hundred and
forty-fve miles northeast of Gondar, obtain
command Of the chief chic entrepot Of trsds be-
tween the interior Of Tigre and the coast,
and be enabled to seize control of the great
manufactures of cotton and woollen cloths
which are worked at the place--a prime neces-
slty with the Egyptians.
DANGER TO THE ,csfaarsrtAY~ popu1 ALTON.
The fanatic Mussulman population are ex-
pected to rise against the Christians in case
of the success of the Egyptians.
NATIVE ABYssrNIAN SUBMISSIONS
Several native Abyssinian chiefs have al
ready submitted to the soldiers of the Egyp-
tan force.
POSITIONS OF THE coNTENDINa ARMIES.
The Abyssinian army is OF Hamojen, 1000
men awaiting orders from the commander.
Munzinger Bey, OF the head of the Egyptian
troops, is in fortified camp which has been
built and manned in the rear of Kcren.
THE EGYPTIAN ARMAMENT.
The Egyptian army is armed, for the most
part, with Remington rifles, and carries with
il mitrailleuses and ordinary old-fashioned
cannon.
REPORT OF FIRST RESULTS.
The movement is conducted with the greatest
secrecy by order of the viceroy of Egypt.
Despite this precaution, however, it is known
that his troops had seized the Abyssinian
provinces of Bogos, Hulhal, Bejik and Mana,
on the LIST of July, with the solicitations of
the Abyssinian Moslems, and the approval,
it is alleged, of the government of CONSTANT
nople; and that his officers proclaimed that
they could conquer Abyssnia within period
of three weeks from that time.
The Emperor Kassah, of Abyssinia, has
mustered on army of ten thousand men, but it
is thought he cannot accomplish anything
very effective for the defence of his country
| Just at present for the reason that he has no