Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-11-04
EGYPT AND ABYSSINIA.


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Go"rn-The L~s, Msu.-A psr.IlsI :. nv .ss
Custer Tragedy.
A Aoorrosronaon, 81, .h. r.,ra,, yv.,..
furnishes that journal with % some e.trs. s.
ordinary and interesting particulars re-
% Iha9sr" " ~ S Ervnt Ip"t .'nt oma;%s. " % wv
anon'v K;nn Iy IUyhm ' ~ ASus.;n;a % ""'. n%,S W.
h;storv of these crnei;t;ons has h;thart" A
romo;1ed nm nnfatSomahIa ~ sacrat tSo
Envnt;oM outhnr;t;oa ha,;"~ su~
nrnssad !, for roo.on. ,rh;oh "a, rdi,
no ] ~ndarot',,J M '' ""''" W." "'''
~ 'rha corresmond.nt .avs bo bor,sroa
n mset ~ V;chv an vfaoar ,rIn tcoE
mart in tba .sc9pa aynaI;t;on rrJar
Prince Hassam The o}s,cor was inter.
viewed on the subiect and gave the fol.
loving c;rcnmstanfial details of the bor.
rible events of which Ahvss;n;a has heen
tho theoter dining tbe attcmnts ~
Eovnt to cbost;se the Ahvss;n;ans To
ths' Question what trrth tRara was IN ths
different accounts which had haan given
EnrOnaun nj n
Abvss;p;a the off3car renl;ad These
naDers we're wong in transforming that
torr;bIe comna;on into a norrot;ve ~ i'm.
on;rorv .yoyatvH Than 0;v;ro tbo ;u-
terviewer His word of honor that all he
wonld tell wonld be the exact trnth. he
nroceeded to give the ensuing narrative /.
THE FIRST ExrEDITIoN-ITs TERMINATION.
There have been known two expedi-
tions: II ia the third which hns inst been
Organized. and of which your correspon.
dent al Alexandra en aka. The first of
these expeditions.-tbat which met with
the most terrible rate-was made in Oc.
tober. 1879. II consisted of 4. 900 men.
cavalry and infantry, with artillery. Il
was Conducted by Colonel Arendrup.
The history of the frat expedition can
be told in n few lines. The force com.
manded hv ArenIrnn. ot the moment
when II was advoncinr m Adono. With.
ont nh hov;rn ~ w. toIon M tho not M nracamt;on n
oovor ;tsslf newell, foiinv;no tba Won.
ouard "ommandaj bv Arotal Raw was
s,,rnrisoJ s in Tho def;lo % Gonndel ovar.
whalme1 hv forca ten times ito nnm.
hor aYtarn,;noto1 ,v;tho,,t rsrcv fror,
the f;rst % 70 the lastMfrom ArakeI Rev at
tha vonouorj to Arapdrr1, h;msalf fron,
tho Tho can @ M in w 'oh;af ~ the hnmhiest soI.
J;or ~ ~ ''' -
Tno fo,,ou;,r aorl, ;,o;do,t ao+ocbos
itself from iris mountainous horror.
Among the volunteers in this exnedition
thara 1os o on of;cer On 49, Austrian | uamtla.
man Cont IT. T;chv IN the vannnard Who
was wonndad and lett for dead on the
fald W hottlo F;f+san dova ofter M do
sorsock % tho Fran"b consul. oeneral at
Massowab wishing to see K;no John
Laforo oo;no ovou }or boI;dav want to
~ Adono on5 % erosscd ] tha horr;hla daf,le ~
GoundeI ] T wbere ~ Tho massacre5 Eovn-
t;on arra,, ,'o5 hoo,, ohondonad AeHn,
Tho | daod 10 hoJ;os I M 40 Ssrsack d;scovar'
od ,,ao,, ,nho r1os st;,I hrootb;nn M
da M Sarsaok @ "nu on,,roachad " % him and oava
him immediate assistance. and fonnd
that th;s sola survivor was Count de-
Tichv. and that he had been left as
dead, and come to himself, and had
Lived tor fortnight IN the midst OF IN
descrlbable suffering, crawling from
place to place, mad supported hlmself
on herbs and roots, drinking the water
remaining IN the TASKS OF his dead COM
panlons.
M. de Sarseck shad MIN conveyed TO
an Abysslnlan village and conhded nm
10 the care OF one OF the inhapitahts' ana
then continued his Journey, with the IN
tentlon OF taxing up the unfortunate
count on his return: During the inter-
view he had with Alng John ne narrated
this touchlng incident, mentioned the
village to which ne had transported the
wounded man, and asked permission TO
take hlm with him to Egypt, which was
forthwith accorded MIN. But when,
TWO days alter, he came again to the VII
lage, he learned that Abysslnlan SOL
dlers, armed With an order OF hlng
John, had taken possession OF Count
Llchy and carried HIM OH. Since then
he has never been heard OF, and the
only surviving witness OF the deeds OF
the detile OF doundel has doubtless dis
forever.
THE SECOND EXPEDITION.
Three months after the second expe-
7;t;nn Voc oraan;n, \ with tho ro;ss;o,, of
,venoing tba defeat and mascara of the
orov;ons nne Ths SECOND axnad;t;on
eons;stoa ~ & nm man hel;eve under
tbn command of Prince Hassan with
Rot;h panha . . nh;ef of the staff ;nclnd.
n~ | I,or;ng | p ,eha an American officer
,na oavarei otLera ~ the same nation
'i;tv ' Th;s - ax,,a5;t;on laft Massowah
~ W. yonrarr IN and toward tho and of
.ha ~ sa,no r,,nti, raaohoI Gonro hetween
No Wassnuoh ~ % and AJona without having
,nc"mntar.d tho slightest obstacle Az
~ ntrenchad camn am was then established
- iot tha sslI;ara reat without exnos;no
h how, m = M snrnr;so. for Il wos known thaf
K;na Jobn OF The head of the armed
,on1,ot;nn of Ahvss;n;a was moving
,hprt tho rrov;nces heconse ocoord;n9
~ tho S,,;os ba d;d not wish 10 I;snarse
';s II v orror in face Of an invasion of The
.ountr1 -. hacause m mona Of h;s nrov;nces
nara r;nh enough 70 nerm;t nit bim to AZ
';,,solf onn,nharo with h;s troora Tho
~ e1ned;t;on without nro.
isy ,;s;npS p"r rouo;ned month in the in.
&C., at corra rn;thont sao;na
ho anomU U "' ~ " 'o
On tha soron+oentb of Fobr,orv tbov
u,.a wn ;rfornoaJ ,uo I,v s,,;as thot K;nG Iohv1
Nd h;s armu wcnl,l have to nsss he.