, 1876-01-02
AFRICA.
Tho Defenx OF Egyptians by Abys-
HiniAAH.

Tho xr1no. OF q battle In AbyBssnia, which
reached us last week, is only too true, aud'
though tho silence Of the Government has led to
much exaggerat1on, believe an now in pos
session OF the MAIN facts. The dispute aoont
the frontier line between Abseslnia and
Egypt had already caused fighting on email
scale, and the khediye, in order to end tue
matter, sent some two months ago what he
considered force sufficiently strong to
protect his rights aud brluE Abysalnia to reason
An army OF 700 men, armed with the lsemins-
ton liue aud commanded by Col. Arendroop,
Dauah officer in the Egyptian service much e.
teemed for his military capacity, VAS Landed at
Massowah, at the entrance Of Tue Bed Sea and
ordered t. march into the Interior. Kakel Bey'
The Governor of MassoWah, and nephew OF Nubar
Pasha, commanded the rear guard, Col. Arel-
droop, the lender Of the expedltion, having
cuarge of the nam body. while Count Ziohy. an
Austrian officer, ths nephew Of the Austrian
Ambassador Ut ConstantlnopIe Who acconpa-
MED the expedition aa 8 volunteer, led the
van. They reached Gundet ten days march
fiom Massowah, without difficulty, ana
On Asawa, in the interior Of Abys-
sinia. On the way they encountered the
whole Abyssinian army, stated TO consist OF
81, ,0u0 msu, armed, many OF them, With the
Sulder rifle. aud led by King john IN person,
who uss accompanied by his English General
k,rkbam, an English nou-commissioned officer
who foug ght under Gordon in China, and suoso-
ouentlv, having come to Abyoslnla With Tue
Euelish, remalueo behiud after the taking Of
Magdaa- Ihe Egyptian sanEunsd vas
first attacked Col. Areudroop puaneu los.
ward with two compauies TO their assistance, put
le coud not make head against the superior
numbers aud fe.l back, followed BY the eucmy.
Tne nghtlug was severe, and when with dltnculty
he reached hss MAN body he had only i've meu
left The case was now desperate. Raael Bey,
utfqcxof fell HphfnQ brave
" ut tue head Of lis men. But Areudroop, with
the remainder, had 10 thought OF surreo-
der He t.rmed in square, aud, though t1e,e
could be ouly one result, tue Egyt tans held
their Own as long as their AMMUNITION lasten.
Tne e1emy was We'll armed, and the carnage waa
gleat Pour Areudroop fell. shot dead III tue
breast. E,eu tue loss Vi their gallant leader dld
not ahake tue Egyptian troops. They still stooa
tir.u aud at la7t tho cartridges "eie all eA-
uspied IN Arab Cooae' Though alreads wounded
lad s],em ou against ;. enemy in final bayonet
charge and WAS Alhod Ut - head Of Ills men.
Ihcy wei aim ut all shot Guwu or cnt 70 pieces
1t WAS long. s:utbor, fight. The eueny SUI.
fered severely, aud had tia numbers been at all
equal Egypt might have won toe day. As IL
was. tlev fought without hope from early uoin
to afternoon, and only me.e handful we're
takea PRISONERS. These, with Unusual magma
uimity, we're sent 10 M9nsowan to tell the tale ny
NAV u WANING.
Ecyp, suffers almost more by the loss OF OIL
CGtH LAD Nv EQH lUe6 III AlboP1s 1EsPtso19s 'ANS
ali uar. ,aly civilized races, can h2ht only When
Well led. and good seaaers are hard to mud IN THIS
couutry, Hakol Bey waH one OF the most
PROMISING OF the younger generation of ER.p-
tau officials. He WAS man OF education.
q clover member Of q clover family, and
ncsses.ed of great courage and determine
lion. Lol. AFeudroop wns man OF great
capacity. He had thorough military tsaluns
Al III engineer in Denmark, and, having coma
to WINTER in Es,pt for l1s health i've yeats
ago, be WIS induced to enter tue Egyptian ser
vice. HIS military training aud capacity at once
secured him the confidence OF the doverume IT,
vho showed the tust they placed IN his pow
ers bs giving him the command OF tue
troops in th,s uufoltunale expedition
aud the pohie gaEans'y ho DISPLAYED proved
tina. the confluence was not misplaced. Colonel
Areudruop was u very popular man; his high
mo,al a,1 intellectual character had won the
esteem OF the European community, and LIS
6ue soiiierly figure aud pleasant face Will be
greatly msssed Ut many house IN cairo. ..
Or coulse, this massacre does not END the
sttife. The KhediTe realizes that bis op-
poueut mnst not be oesplsed-thaf ne
IL, in fact formidable, both by h,s
a,my and his geographical position. dteat ell
forts are therefore being made to concentrate
ali available troops at the seat OF Wa1. Five
thousand men left Suez, with sono elephants
receusly imported from India, thee days ago,
aud more al leaving every day. Geus. Lo11ug
and Reynolds, men "ho made name and laatut
how to handle armies III the American Has,
20 in command. a proper comm'ssarlas
Is in course Of organization. But VIC
tory will not come without a struggle The
strife is embiteered by religious hatred. It is
Christian against Moslom, and the Abyssinian,
who has no superstitlous dread Of the Egyptian
as be had Of the Euglishman, means t! tight.
Tho result will be very au1'ously expected here:
Although tbere ia general feeling that Egypt
mistakes her true policy In extended conquest,
tho desire is nevertheless universal nero that
tue only civilized Power III Africa should be vic
torious in this unfortunate strife.