, 1875-11-13

AFRICA.
TUE PROJECTED kaYp1gAS CONQUEST OF ABre-
SlkiA
.Ssp lTork Timer,
Tho news TINT An Egyptian army has invaded
Abyssna undoubtedly plains tho roccnt actiun
Of tho khcdiyo iu recalling all army officers
absent on fuslougb. The conquest Of the Valley
Of the White Nile ia 10 be followed by tie at-
tempted conquest OF the iegion wi.once apring
tho Blue Sile and tho Atbafa, tho two most im-
nortRnt tributaries Of tho great river Of Egypt.
Tue now campaign will involve much hartler
fighting than was noeted for tho Bubjugatiun OF
the BayagoH Of tho Equatorial laho 1egloua and
the American officers III tho khsLEe's service
will bare al opportunity Of displaying their skill
and bravery III tho field.
make the map ot the KhodlvoB Domiuiots moro
symmetrical than 1t fH at present. but 1t will not
bonsft hts Treasury. Apyaalnia is roughly sasi-
mated to conta'n 50, 900 square miles, and pop.
broken mp into bills aud mountains Of volcanic
rock. and, although oats and barley ere raised
on the high lAllds, aud maize and wheat In tho
yaloys tho country is not adapted for grail,-
growing to All a1tent beyond what will barely
supply tho necessities of the inhabitants. 4
little lEol and loss RolI ars found In certain To-
catias, but tho mtnss will bo vsueIoss to tin
invader Az will be tue crops, Egypt will Knu by
the conquest OF AbyHsnia no now ports on tha
Nah Hes Which will he OF any advantage tu har,
since the cost ot connecting the bea ouast with
tho Nile Valley by railroad would bo too e,,or-
NOUS 10 DO Thought Of oven by an Oriental des
pot. Little can be uruny from the Abyssiuiaus
IN taxes. at,d It nay be safely asserted that tho
ftoa gift OF AbYBsinia to tho kheivo would only
| entail an ANNUAL run upon the Euyptian Treasury,
without any conpensatiug advantages. II Ii
true that mhny Of the AhyBsnisu tglbes arc ex-
cepttona1ly brave hnd wAttke, aud that they
might 10 made to furnish better recruits for tho
Egyptian Army than arc drawn from Egypt,
Nnbia, or tile sotldan. Unfortunately, tho
khs<llTo nanst catch hiH lIamrans, Agows, sud
oa!!as before be can dres. taem in tho Egyptian
uniform, and he will Aud that IL will cost mora
to catch one Ahysstnan than II will to press
dozon feltAhs or negroes. The ono giis that
Abyssin'n furnishes to Egypt-the treahats that
pous down tue h!us Nile and The Athara, br1ng-
Egypt. and producing tho annual rising OF tic
Nio-cannot 10 Affected by III Egyptian con-
quest. Tho onlY posa,bls reason tor tho auno1-
alton OF Abybsnia IL tho desi1a OF tho khod,yo TO
and its tr!bltarlea. 1t IL = parody OF tho Frcuo-
mans lsatkeriug after The Loft bauk of tito
khuo aa tue national boundary OF Franco, :,
France, however. would g.iu material advantages
" & CONQUEST Of tue lth'ue while sha KLa+liyo
will Incur yass cxpenss, and have nothing to
Ut his do!niulous.
The cable announces that the Abyssuens arc
retiring before tllo advancing Egyptian army. 1t
IL reasonably certain. huweyet. that they do not
contemplate tano surrender. The county Ii
| one which presents une4uafed adyantages fos
dotensc, md tho invaders. when once they are
fairly sntAnKled In tho nountain passes, will
tiRht At heavy tflssdyautaxe. II is true that q
British army captured MAgdas. but tbs Abys.iu-
iauB had uot been accustomed to defeat raIt,ine
partoa OF English Boldiess, ~ they Asye tme
and sgaan driven back masAadeEs IN tho Egypt
taa, uniform. The Khsd1sa will not annex
Abyss'nia without sditlcult aud costly campaign,
Ard 1t IL = misfortune that hin really important
work Of suppresaiuy the slave trade, sud bring.
lux into orderly subsection the grain. growing
countries OF Equatorial Africa, should 10 iutef.
falci With by 4 war Of useless conquest, ~ in.
as'gnssbfs morally ~ tho raids Of Turkish ulare-
| traders uu tho Houlau,