The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-01

THE ABYsSINIAS WAR.
King Theodore, OF AbySslhu,, Nas "
proud and noverful monarch. He was
Great admirer OF the English. On the oc-
casion Of some wandering Englshmen be-
inc maltreated i'm one of the towns OF his
dominions. Theodore desolated that town
and put its peope TO the sword. lie was
the great Christian King OF Africd-head
of the Christian Church there. n Victoria
Is Of the Christian Church OF England. In
his exatation OF spirit he sent proposals OF
marriage TO Queen Victoria. and when ne
found they were scorned he became eX-
ceeding wroth, and seized the first Eng
lishmen who placed themselves in his
mower and dealt out harsh treatment 10
them.
Then Victoria sent large army out to
Abyssinia under Napier, who had distin-
gtlished himself against the Cinnamon, ana
was rs famous then as WOlselcy is now.
Landing on the shore OF the Red sea,
Napier subsidized the neighboring shelks
upon whom Theodore depended for his
forces. and marched against the capital OF
Abyssinia. where the King awaited him
with some two or three thousand troops
as wretched as Arabi's men. General
/ Napier dispersed these at once. The King
slew himself upon the field. The English
marched back to their ships. and General
Napier was made Lord Napier OF Magdala-
the town where Theodore died.
/ Sir Garnet Wolseley first attracted atten-
ton OF the people of this country by his
conduct OF an expedition into the Interior
OF Africa from its western coast. The OBJ
iects and events were not important, though
/ if was not bloodleSs. Many OF the negroes
were killed. They fled before the adyanc-
/ ing British, making but feeble resistance.
/ Sir Garnet received prompt energy in his
movements and received great credit for
his skin. Many have since ranked him
foremost Of living English generals. and he
was selected to settle up the English trou-
blcs i'm South Africa with King Chetewayo.
THE ZULU WAR.
The Zulu w9r was OF a more serious ma
ture The fighting OF those Sayages was
desperate and Skilful too. They cyinced
far more capacity in their strategy and
tactics and in their eyer-rcadlne>s to at
tack than any >ayagcs the English have
warrcd upon since the days OF Da,t Ma
| hOmct.
And for many months the record OF that
war was a gloomy history OF disaster to
the British arms.
TIE PRINCE IMPERIAL.
And not disaster only-for then died the
Young Prince Imperial OF France, the last
hope Of a dcposcd dynaSty-thc ward. a.
il were. OF England: educated and
sheltered i'm her land: endowed with gifts
and accomplishments worthy OF his line
age and hi, aspirations. He went a. a vol
unteer with the English forces to south
Africa. His fate was too sad and its story
too recent 10 recount. he fell q victim 90
the panic which had impressed the British
troops. Prince Louis was improperly per-
mittcd 10 20 on Il Reconnaissance solely
10 crafty hi, ycniurcs0mc disposition.
The officer and two or three men sent
with him as escort appear 10 have fed and
abandoned their charge ut the first appear
ancc OF the /ulus. The boy alone fell
fighting.
But all of the valor and the skin and t.
nacily and ,ucce,>c, OF the Xulu, could not
avail against British resources. Each Bri-
fish disaster brought down larger British
forces, until King Che.cWayo sustained
defeat so signal 40 The hands az Lord
Chelmsford That III, powerw broken and
his pride humblcd, and he sued for peace.
The Government had ordered Sir Gar
nett Wol,elcy down TO -upcr-ede Lord
Chelmsford, and he was actually on hi,
way 10 South Africa when Chelmsford re-
tricycd hi, disastrous campaign by a dCci-
siye victory.
WAR UPON THE BoEGs.
The mourning and the joy OF victory over
the conquered Xulus were yet Green i'm
Eneland's homes when she found fresh
occasion to acquire desirable territory in
South Africa.
The Beers are q sturdy people. Their
traditions make them proud. Many Of
them claim descent from the Hueuenot,.
who, when Loui, XIV. revoked the odict
Of Nantes, found refuge with William the
silent, the champion Of the Protestant
faith.
subsequently they cmigratcd to the
Dutch colony at the Cape Of Good Hope,
and when England obtained possession oil
that colony mclr century ago) the Beers
refused 10 come under the English yoke, (
moved out OF their way entirely. and estab-
li,hcd themselves along the Vail river.
Here they pr1spcred we'll until English
aggression drove them beyond the Naal. /
and tley colonized the Tran>yaal. 4 hardy
and a thrifty race, they have until this /
held their ground and pro,pered despite /
the h0,tilliics OF their war-iikc neighbour, /
the Iulus and The recurring aggression OF /
their ncighbor, the English.
soon after the close OF Eneland's con- /
quest OF Zu.uland she made war upon the /
Beers. because the Beers were making /
slaves OF the negroes IN their vicinity. The /
Beers rose en- HidSSe. Six thousand men /
sprang to arms under Joubcrt. and in the /
course OF few months they had defeated |
the English in every ,kirmi>h. in every .
battle, and every siege, and enforced Il |
peace upon their own terms.
TIE EGYPTIAN WAR.
And now comes this last war OF Eng
land-this Egyptian "war."
Did ever before powerful nation make
such an exhibition:
Admiral Seymour. with his Great fleet.
without let or hindrance or danger TO his
people, had several hours OF target prac-
tice, and all England is ablazc with glory.
His official preteXt for his bOmbnrdment
was that the Egyptians were engaged in
constructing defences OF Alexandria which
might harm his fleet, and he, being respon-
sible to the English nation for the safety OF
that fleet, was in duty bound 10 destroy
those defenceS.
We will have TO 20 back to the story Of
the wolf and the lamb to match Admiral
seymour logic
lie then quieScently witnessed the con-
Migration Of one OF the most interesting
cities in the world, and, all too late. landed
his marines after it had been sacked.
Then. after much flourish, Sir Garnctt
WolSeley arrived upon the field. lie dis
posed well OF his troops, moved them 10
EelI-selected points, and did well what his
queen sent him to do. But veteran SOL
lefs OF his race. who are trained i'm the
treat combats Of the war between the :
ne States-whO saw ut Chickamauga /