, 1876-11-09
EGYPT AND .ABYSSINLA.
Egyptians Overwhelmed by Numbers.
4 Terrible Slaughter.

Some friends Of truth have furnished mo with |
evidence as To tla origin Of tho Egyptian expo |
dillon, and only yesterday met one OF Tho |
travelling companions Of II. dc sarseck, the
French Consul ut Maesowah, who cntcrrd
Abysstuia OH Sept. q, 1875, anu left It on the
9Th of December following, thus being in tho
hest possible position for witnessing that
strange and fatal adventure styled the
irst Egyptian expedition into Abysssnfa.
The facts, then, au about to reato arc
taken from notes written iron, day to day by
al, attentive but dlsntercsted spectator who ttas
authorized TIC 10 publish them but certainly,
willie writing them, lad no idea that bis notes
would ever attain publicity. On tho
18th Of October n. do sarscck arrived at
Hamara, In tho Province Of AniaelnC where he
was very cordially received by the Dcd!az
Gabron. H then cfussed tl'a Provinces o!
Serial and Chist, aud arrived In the netyhborhnod
Of Alora. On the 18th Of October, - he Was
unaware Of tho lurnors spread IN EgIpt7 he was
not at all a.toushesi TO lind all these provinces
with orly the!r usual military escort. Ashe
approached Adowa, Fltoatasts, or General OF
| tks Vanguard, came to tell him that King John
desired Ills presence. but at this mu!nont u. Dc
a kind of popular immigration. and he
learned that the Egyptians were at G1ilnda;
| that they were going up 10 Anlacinc, atd that
King John, having ort!afea oTeFybony 70 lali
| Cniri,-tncn, WOMEN, and clfldrcn-driTng bc-
fore them thelr cattle and carrying the remains
Of their property. we're failing buck on Adowa;;
was Conducted before tic King. lie wa Intro
| duccd into the Royal pa1uec Ind brought Into
the presence of King John, a inAn ot shout 10
years of aye, Of middle height, sln, Ills hair OF
deep blaek, wurn after tho Abyssinfan fualion,
his eyes energetic, Ills nose little curved, Ills
| mouth small, Ills complexion bronzed brown
rs an old Florcntinc statue. 1lc ts extremely
ugo successful IN ~ games bTnve 1 totesrity,
III. country. When N. de sarscck entered,
King john was seated III thy Ethiopian fashion,
sguatted on 9 red aud gold dnls ascen!cd By
enveloptd In largo cloak OF clos!'-ofFold, and
EthiopIat .rofcnbing the Crown Of Solo,
VII s q Inc IS shurshes m + . p1"t lie n impeia ss
Palace of Gond2r. Around blu we're the
pic garments, each wearing light crown ol gold
on Ills head. On both sides of the hail. accord-
Crown, and, to complete thls thoroughly Ur1cnt-
nj picture, or one u tho steps was reel4siIg
Agos, one Of the four lions Which, according to
wlllcl. King john has given tic na,nc Of one of
his brothers killed III lighting. ~. de Sarsectt
was strurk by the thorough inpasssveness OF
tbs H,onarcl who, IN tue ln!dst of LUIS state
plnrab!r enemy was trcadins tlic soil Ut his
country. Ou tue 3oth If Uc.uher I. was known
that the Egyptians had invaled the Au'neilc
Of The hostile erped,tlon WA handed 10 the
King. In this letter tie khcdiye was described
as having always BEEN friend tq King
J.hn, but ~ Obliged to protect i.n. b. IT,,
a,noilg tic AbYssluinn rrlnccs. wlaosu incur
eiops King JUll,l could not prevent. Ills
army had uot come to take Possession OF Abys-
| sins, but t!ad enteFcd the country to establish
i.iA
| tratioi. In fuct. uc would anuSt say prlnce
Milan copied the declaration Of war iEutn this
lrtttr.. Turning tn II. dc sarscck, "!oii sec,"
country Ia Invaded without ca,ise Or provoca-
tlon, mid should lixe to know what the King
Of Egypt would say II should say to LIN TINT
tx q " ss 9ss!fKE ss Kf Si ,ss S H.
formed that his country was dct'nitiyc.y inya1-
ii'loala tic lat vlllags which prcredcs the Val
trstcd Into that valley, Kiug Join then .nount-
cd hie l,ursc ~ proceed to i canlp whtthcr i'e
had convokc1 the wnrriors OF Abyssinta.
The khctllve f'Ml thought Ny the Ncgus ~
hut as these Prinnrrs had byeii secretly
hired by the KhediYe to revolt, john saw they
refuse t. g1sy st plsachsa hs xi tSs oy
War. The Abouna, tic religious chief of
AbyssnIa, had ordered . three days fash to
which the King himself submitted, anu lsad
commanded all the warriors Of. the country,
under penalty Of accommodation, to BE- pres
ept during Il, aud, at Its expiration, at tho Etyen
place, Johu mounted bis horse at tue gate ot
IFS palasc, north 9i Adgwa, at tha loot 81 ol
the signal of departure, and when oil the !nhat'-
itauts ot Adosa and tho tnya4lel provinces woro
assembled, there was a formidable earthquake.
several houses were displaced, anl frotu tho
summit Of the Challoda blocks Ut stone and
torrents Of dust were pretipitated to tho feet Ut
the kiuE. Every one wAS a!arincd: moment
Of hesitation oh the part Of the King, and tho
terror would have sprtad over ali Abysatuia, and
left 1t to the snervy u the invaders: Bnt JOHN,
. jumping trum his horse, flung himself on thu
ground, md cried cnt!,us,ass'cai!y, y tnans
ttat the lay has Ut leAgth cone when tue III.
cisnt land of Ethiopia shall lngulf hcr Invaders.
: | 4 shout 0f JOY welcomed these word5, aud thG
King rculounted his horse utlI left Adowa aluld
The warm 4nl prolonged applause of the multi
tudr. On the 9Th of November NJ. DC safsevs
! proceeded to the kins at the camp, where he
, hal called hts Warriors together, and hts asto'i-
, who, un the I'll Of the month, l!aa only few
hundreds of cavalry. tn cuuaAul u VI urtnY oi
j 7u,U00 men. All Abyssluia hal responded to
Into y warlfks arstocraey anl in inferior class,
tpoi.d 10 a cal 10 arms md six days Lad SUI.
{ He'd to collect this fornlidaole army,
i oucstrd q letter In reply to that of the l'resi
dent Of tho rrench Repub, aud who had a., ver
q utmost to retain the French Consul about him
Ilo would l1ayo liked to bo abs to nlilrn that III
. rejoiccd in the protection ct Flanre, showing
+ t!u oll!eai Agent ienr Afnl in the midst VI hi.
!. | Warriors. Iut H. DO Sarscck declined, re
= turned to Adawa, and ca!Hn back aitrr three
= different attempts without having been able tt
j. obtain tue letter. At leugth, on the l7th. lus
J. Us hs was making up hts Mlnd e return, fo
kg st h,sn BE- ,'ssyga nta.,riDa tbs ,eeM ~,
o talued a,,t preserved q copy, translation .
which hs was Kind enough to coM1Gu9lcats Il
Mc. ....
t From John, by this Grace Of God Klng Of til,
Kings Ut Ethiopia and Of al iss dependcIeies. L
r you1 &y soldiers and ny ts't, tbanss te AeAsr'
i and tho iutereession Of tho 6a,ass and tho qod
:. :. Armies, ere safa and sound. uool uews' has
eonqqetsd. ~ ths 9rass ot goa have hsate,, ~:
u couutry mol ons has sufssssl. All are dead. ii
'sar tsto!:s. ThoY NY tris9d co'as ngx IT. wi.5
{ | Ut the year lbUS t1Uth November, 1H7oj.