The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-12
AN ARMY DIFFERENTIATED.
MOLD AND SUCCESSFUL SrRdyrgr
OF n WdRLIKE KING.
The splendid Court Of John Of Aby.siu,.-a,
Enrthauake ms nm Omen Of vietery-D
struction Of the Eayptinns- IIeroism.

NJ. de Sarseck the French Consul at Mas-
sowah. entered Adowa, and was conducted be-
fore the King. lie was Intro tuccd Into the royal
pal 60 aud brought into the presence II King
John, man Of about thirty years Of age, or
middle height. slim, lis Dair OF deep black. worn
| after the Aby-sinian fashion, his eyes energetic,
his nose a little curved, his mouth small. mis-
! complexion bfonzed brown Us an oil FlOrentins
statue. He Is extremely agile. successful In all
Zines, brave to temerit IS impressive a. a
| Ilindoo, and the best rider IN his country.
when VI. de Sarseck entered. King John was
seated in the Et liopian fashion. squatted on
a red and gold dais, assembled Nv Line steps,
in hall forty metres lone. He was envel.
| oped In large cloak of cloth OF Rohii
and wore on his head the triple crown Of
| Ethiopia, resembling the Crown OF solomon,
such AS IL Il y intcd on the walls of the churches
and the Imperial Palace. of Gondar. Around
INN were the Raj or feudatory Princes. In rich
white and purple garments. each wearing
| light crown 81 gold on his head On both sides
OF the hail. according to rank. were the great
| vsSels of his crown, and, To complete this
| thptoughiy Ori nta picture. on one ~ the stems
was recliu ing Agos. one OF the four lions which,
according TO etiquette, prccede the king IN
comnats, aud 70 which King John has given the
name ~ one OF his brothers Killed In hlhtinR.
| pa-slveness Of tins monarch, who, In the midst
uI ihls state ahuience, seemed to have forgot
! ten that an implacahle enemy was treading the
/ soil of mis- county.
on the 20 OF November the King was Informed
that his country was ueilnitively invaded. that
ire Egyptian army had arrived at Addthoala,
the last village which precedes the Valley Of
Gondet. ana tuHt the vanguard had penetrated
| into that valley. King John then mounted his
horse to proceed TO camp whittier he mad con.
| had thought That the Negus was going TO call 90
| tue Princes, his vassals. to supply the conin-
| gent due. but As these Princes had been secretly
| hired by the kheive to revolt. John saw they
| woulI refuse 40 oOev. ana that he would be
n9wefless. lie therefore preached the HOLY
/ war. Tho AbOuna. the RELIGIOUS chief OF
| Abvssinia, had ordered three days fast. "a
! winch the King himself submitted. and had
commanded all the warriors of the country, un-
DER penalty accommodation. to he present
during II, and at It's expiration. at the given
/ pace John mounted his horse at the gate Of
his palace, north OF AdOwa at the foot Of Mount
! Chaloda. Just as lie was about to give the sig
n ot departure, and whom all the inhabitants
OF Adowa and the Invaded provinces were
sembied there was - Formidable earthquake.
| Men ana beasts were thrown down, the roofs Of
| several houses wers displaced, aud from the
summit Of the Challoda blocks OF stone aud
torrents OF dust were urecpttatcd to the feet of
the King Every one WAS alarmed. a moment
Of hesitation on the ulrt Of the King, and the
terror wnud awe spread al over A Us ssiuta. aud
left 1t 20 tue mercy " ihp tnvsders. Hut John.
jumping from MA horse. mug himself on the
God for The ST. ms u protection winch show mo
| Client land OF Ethiopia snail engulf her inv ID
| ers." shout 81 JOv welcomed these words,
| aud the King rcinOunted his horse ana left
Adow' amid the warm and prolonged applause
| OF the multitude. On the OF November VI.
de sarseck proceeded to the King ut the camp,
where ne had called his warriors together. and
| Nelus. who, on the 81 OF the month. had only
few hundreds Of cavalry. in command Of an
| army Of lO.UOJ men. All Abyssinia had res unded
! To ais call. nation essentially feUdal, III.
yided into warlike aristocracy and an Ia.
! prompt to Respond to call to arms. and AK
DAYS mad sulhced to collect tnts forinidaoIs
| army.
john. with his whole army. encamped In tha
great plain OF Mareb,as II he wished Ia offer BATTLE
e. the vanguard posted at knerAd I-ka. In the
nisnt wniie Ia. camp hres. carefully Kept w.
! led to tn Deiief that he was posted eight miles
from the euemy. l2.OJJ horse crossed the Mtreo
aud laced themselves on the hank Of the Exyp.
TAN van at less than mile Aistant. At tina
| moment when the latter, concealed IN little
woods. were preparing to turn the hin to fall
back. there WAS heard something like I. ng
| peal Of tbunder getting louder as II hpuroached,
ana beiDre there WAS Time TO give a command
! TINS living hurricane covered tue narrow space
! on which the Little Egyptian troop was -ma>sed.
| Inc EVU AOyssibian cavalry passed over the
Inc Ncsus, from whom NJ de sarscck re.
questei "A letter in reply to that Of the President
Of the French KepuDlic ami who had verb liv
CONSENTED to all Required Of MIN, and MS almost
| to retain the French Consul about MIN. Ito
would h We liked IL De able u affirm that he
! Joccd In tue lrJtection Of France. showing tho
official gent ne - him in the midst ~ his war
| rlors. Bus NJ. de Sirseck declined. returned u
| Adowa, aud came back alter three different at-
tempts without having been aDle to ootain the
| !e ter. Al Ien+th, on The ltth, just as he
making w his mind 10 return, Tor the King still
/ remained, h received the following cifiuus let.
| Yer, of wnicd my Informant obtained ana pre-
served copy, "A translation OF which he was
/ kind enough ~ communicate TO me;
Prom John. 10y the grace ~ Gll. Kus Of the King,
Of H. ne. ~ d s.'stc. NV are yong w se,iiar.
ana ui,srli IN ms To Heaven the ncrc,s.ion II
the s-ins and nc cod oi Armos, r. safe aud SQUAD
! nave bcAten my enemie-. or AL tnr tgip ~ "uo
desd. Nv noari rrioic.s rnou my fucu'' clu,e Q. v
cut lpsr ut lime. Nrttru At Adnnohla Hrdarle
Of the 1865 ,3OtA Nuseulper. 1870.
NJ de Snrseck's anna cement may be conceived
for he mad believed tHs ktns TO be D. tne cana,
ana learned from the bc lrer Of tho royal letttr
that Jonu nld quttttl tho % mn on fhe Ian, au'
that On tine lBln, ~ two eu-aseult pts 81 Jew
hours interval. the tSNptitn army. Nrst AT bee
rad lsaa auu next At Gpndt GOAd n, had beer
sisnal'y defeated, end tnat leadcr,a aud soldiers
were j. killed
Ini> onslaught 'asted qunrtot, OF an hour.
and 'ghen the last horses han crossed the sstce
oult E.rhY. unconscious aud -nutilAict. tr-
man Vu alive. To-, IN their ggiloU the Abs M
! ian~ str lck dOwl all VINO atteulpted L. vltn-
stand tufn. Arffcl li'f. VINO mad rHuaif'ti go
the Gyudet VueY. awaiting tie urlcr - adj
V4t.Vt, received fidings OF tho mass crs. lie
! toes tine cor IGnt at tue array. ana iIcd %
strengthen his position uuriur me thrst hours
" Ilcn elaused hefore MS own CfIth. lhr a pNS-
uud half, sgd attacked rs iuiprty.ci tu-
tt u thuents. lnOy were wsuty To one ha
t-Ypfi ans fought IKE tons lAriuE t4rer- Qu'r-
.vt- of au h,lIr but their cifo- NVrr HseCs- is
efrVtNruF Ot tine rocks. Toe enemy, slil ,in-
tufo lgh the lrrU~. prlhtinc b, the slightest tc
ci.eut-. has Ion h-tn'u, Il In tlfs itilr army
aul rcnd srGt the Use ~ ore ana Useless Tor
dliVeu forward ly tnu-I lcuiri ihrNi. tn'N
ended 10y ttt,lInl tic - lrnchu. Dut, with one
Ig-ir he AuN,sinl,us haa 80 Killed Wlt
go or tlW Wu 4nded. Ar.h'l dtcl iihe n q. 90
rturk ht Lf-t hu Iet ur ikfpt GA Al- nor %
10 ming ON Two soldiers IF S'ud n. A sctul,
oi death ne prrcrIv we'd the y an .ritthu, ".
h.d drawn E-Npt luip tli, * edition, and wuu
ait e. throwing II MS clothes, was trNtug Il
creep un1ug the Antss nitns. ArdNel, r.lsiul
hiusell uy N m w., struck MIN win two ~ 4
Oi arcNJlNer aud dicd after seeing tnc Nuih tl