New-York tribune., 1876-03-14
THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE WAR.


GEN. LoRING AND OTHER AMERICAN OFFICERS IN
TIE FIELD-rHE EGYPTIAN DEsIGSs-ECBAR
PANHIs X sIGSAIIoN.
lFROM AS OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
CAIRO, Jan. 24.-All is quiet at the seat OF war.
No offensive movement on either side has been made
since the disaster TO the Egyptian forces last tall
in which about 1000 men, nearly the whole Egyp-
tian force in Abyssnia at that time were surprised
and cut TO pieces Since then troops have been hur-
ried forward Massowah, the port of rendezvous on
the Red Sea. No one but the Khedige knows ex-
acty how large force there is on the frontier,
but probably there are $4,000 to $4,000 men in that
quarter. The Object of the war, at first was doubt
less to punish the Abyssinians for repeated incur
sions upon Egyptian territory, and at the same time
to "rectify the frontier" so to take in several
Abyssinian provinces. But the severe check which
the Khedve's forces received at first has impaired
to the war q different phase-tbat of retaliation and
revenge for a bloody defeat. The Khodive means to
make the next blow he strikes a bard one, then TO
exact payment in territory and treasure for the war
in short, TO conquer peace. The army IN the
field is nominaly under the command of Rattle
Pasha but Gen. Loring is the actual cOmmsndeT-in-
chief OF our American officers, besides Gen. Lorng.
there are at present with the army in Abyssnia
Gems. Field and Dye, Coils Lockett, Graves, and
Derrick Majors Losche and Dennison, Surgeon
Major Wilson, and Capts Porter and Crgens. Cols.
Ward and Reynolds, Major Martin, and Surgeon
Major johnson are here, but the last named has just
received orders to 60 the frontier. Cols. Mason,
PIouty, and Long are at present on exploration seI
vice in Central Africa. MajorGen Charles +. Stone
Chief Of Staff il here with his headquarters at the
Citadel and under the Khediye, probably directs
all the miltal~ peratIons. 1t is not too much to
say that he is the most important and useful man
the Khediye has in his service.
The resignation of Nubar Pasha, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, few days ago, which caused
"Egyptiansr to fall so in the London money
market, caused some excitement and surprise. 1t
WAS at first supposed that his resignation was con-
nected with the mission of Mr. Cave this Minister
| was chiefly instrumental in bringing that about but
il is now quite certain that it may be assigned to
other causes II is pretty certain that the khedive
does not ike some of tho provisions and restrictions
in the new iud cial convention which the TOO liberal
Minister caused to be inserted therein. In the first
plaee il should be stated that Nubar Pasha is
chtened man, fully in accord with the spirit of the
| time He is an Armenian and Christian. lie is in
the habit Of going TO the Khedive and telling him
bluntly what he thinks of his policy. IL is known
that he has opposed this Abysslnian war from the
start declaring il to be a mistake and wrong, and
he has not hesitated to denounce the turkish
policy which encourages the khediye TO carry
il OIL as covertly hostile to him. His be-
lief of it i. that it is tho policy of the
| Ottoman Government 10 promote the war so that
the Khedive may ruin himself thereby, and thus
| render him powerless and dependent. The proba-
bility is that these views of the Minister sound
but his opinions are not in favor at the court just