, 1876-07-05

gwen ~ Iho "eeo0'.s icee".ls p.4onsaeu ~ se'@
eral newspapers OF m alleged defeat OF tho
tlle Abyse,nta,l forces, The following additional
ttu,,Iars nro ,<,,.o, tryo ~,
H.. M. ~ ,1ast. ~, .,,, ~. s.H.... ~.
the oth ol alafcl't anti since theh no engagements
John Of Abyssiuia sent q letter expressing his
dcsirc tn c,,.cr irtr, ro.otlotope ,vIth Etn.n,
About The uth Of juno f]i Bey Il Colonel IL Tin lin
taya1rv. WIS sent hv lie IShriivn viii nresenfs
fnr Xiii Inhn> and was f,tr,iaind u;th fiji nn,s.
e5s for sienitss s Conyention Of Hence. iTIt.
Kinr bns bcel, stayinr nt nt1Irn far tin inst
twenty-five doys: hc his djsGaudsd tic rrcat1r @
part 81 Lis arny and tic reminder las ms receiycd
werc ~ rayolt as b brokeu @ out r The " E@ytisyn Egiy,
arrI,y il Returning home leaving on1y fsw int.
talions at The frGntier.H ~'' - e~' oN'
TIr ,,nnpoRs or THE cAa4rA1oN-ar A.rn,,
1o,sSs ES aonpIERs In TIE HANDS OF KING
Es,s Yorh Times,
From private letter from m officer Of tho
KllodiYc's army in Egypt We take the following:
The result Of the lighting n Abyss!nla bctwsSa
Government at ilrst, # appears, feared to know
certainly feared to publish Tic truth, ant not
without good rcason. Perhaps It was d continu-
ntion OF 1Hr traditional Oriental policy which
self, but must be sooncr or later be toltctl. A
part Of the Egyptian forces met King Johns
army and gave 6nttlc, the fighting continuing
three days. at tho end Of th1s time King john
lind lost nearly half hts army inkilled, wounded,
Of EgyptL.ils totallimg about the sumo as the
Killed aud wounded Of tho opposing iorccs,
which was vartously estimated ii from 20, 900 to
100000 fighting ,ncu. More than this, tho dny
after The fist day's light, King johns nrrly fcil
j,ack ono march and sent In q tIal. Of trucc ask
Inc for mn artnlstlce lie said he hal lost grcnt
lniiuy OF his people in battle, as he supposed VIC
had also: that fe did not wiAl, to SEQ any moro
blood shed; TINT he was friend Of the kilu-
dive, and wished to 1.-Two In peace with lin. Ue
thuuci,t terms Of peace could be agreed on II
TIC ar1n1sticc should be granted. 1t was granted
troops layo returned, and pcaeo practically has
hcnn restored, thouGh some OF the dgtn1s in
winding up may not Yet have bven concluded,
Az il Wa nuClicly known and proclailncd to
the Abyssinfans that Their territory ,vas not
against kiuE John and biz followers, by the
poWrrs Of whom It had bccu tnauEurutcd, It Is
Observation-Disclosures why the rcnerai fatts-thn
results Of tic sampa3cn--co9lI not lave been
published, and confidence and respect Il not
necessary @ to say that tho American staff officers
connected viii tho expedition tti their duty
chnracteristicaliy. Three were wounded. one Of
whom wns ranti;rel ti,ourn afterward rc1ensetl'
after eorne suffering from iii Treatment.
You 1nay form some ilca Of lis suffering, tho
YOU YOU that be be- was severely wounded in tic lcg,
n FIJI r., ~ nons e fsnn' sn n hts ,rnS ~
inr hcramo crrr,,cnttnW: mati, tn walk Tins for
.laSys wItn't ,neat nr tISink' in tl,o nnlscred
10 u M nnt rcsn n1' ~, ,nv tt H. e 1ns ~
wo1ifl i,e tn,,rlrrn7 fla wos malr tn sirnn
,vfthnut cov"r fnat:c.,, n tt,c 1nnnnIS,ns whare
tic nisIts arc 80 ct,id tiat Two wooIeu l}anEets
In aI5,7iton In tM, ortiinarv ,-ht.s.lnthInn nrt,