New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

retired across the protectOrate frontia A. .
four days march south of Bohotele IL 10 70 three
den country. Here he busted himself ~ I'D
to combine the Ogaden tribes against m IN .y!hs
in the protectOrate. who had abanSaS1 n Silpes
cause, and in looting caravans his
In March, 1900, an Abyssnian exneditio 4.
about fifteen hundred we'll armed men - n OF
patched from Harrar into the Ogaden cos os us
deal with the Muiah. but his forces svadS 20
The Abyssinians then fell back, after Iootine tbs
"On this the Nullah retaining with him n,
own Immediate following of one thousand rnan
(half Of whom by now equinned v-i,n
r;fles), and his ponies sent forward eiT tbo,,s.
spearmen (chiefiy Of the GalIaS and TFa~rari
tribes) TO attack the Abyssnian force. which
had halted az a watering place and there in
trenched IN strong double zaceba. In the at-
tack, which delivered in broad davIi~b.
with much boldness. The Somalis are reported to
nave Tetaken al the looted stock and aIthoup
they had not a single rife. even to have pene
trated the Zareba. but they were eventuaITv
beaten off with a loss of = 60 men The Ahvg
sinians made no attempt 70 pursue and are 70
ported to have been inspired with a whol4sorne
dread OF the SonaIs-
"Cn June ColOnct Harrington te1aerapbad
from Jibuti that NeneleE proposed a combined
movement Cf British and .thvssinian forces
against the NGslah Colonel Harrington recon-
mended the acceptance ef his proposal as our
political opponents reptes-r ut us as encouraging
the Au!lahs action
In August the tribes eascteI by the Nurrab,s
raids complained Di1ter,y - The cCusII-yeraraI
that unless We protect :h-ic summer grazine,
gre undS from the att4 KS - the NT1Il9b rhaf-
STOCK VIZ. StaFNr, as tle grass the winter
sraZlns ground - Insufficient f0r both summer
ana winter requirements. These tribes had fallen
back from thv;c grazing ground and Lrere ear
from SATISFIED with the few rifles which the
cOnsu!-ge2a's. ISSUED to defend their stock
Cclo1e! SacieT. Indeed. reported that they are
losing confidence IN our ability 10 protect them
and unless thai confidence is maintained we
shall not be able to count their allegiance
and they Will be driven 20 make the best terras
they can with tine Nuuan'
ION the day following the consuI-general teIe-
Sr3pAed that .Ee position. owing 10 the
/ MuIahs movement. is unsuppOrtalle and
/ that ii jOint operations with the Abyss;rians
cannot ne arranged. he Eust move OUT alone
with all available forces and tribal ley!es from
/ the Ishak tribe punish The Nullah's lilies
around Bohoteie
Colonel Sadler slse- sJed raising native levies
/ to deal with h ms lerahle situation.
"On November = tn cuESiIl- general teleSraphed
/ that he heard from Harrington that Menelek
/ would cooperate with strong force. and he
/ therefore, strongly recommended immediate con-
carted action 90 dTiv the AIul th oI1 % Cgaden.
| whom two companies would be mouEtedJ with
proper complement Of British officers, Captain
Swayne 10 be given local rank 90 command the
VII Ie force.
These local. Ievies were accordiHglv raised and
oflic-red by Colonel SWayDe ANA seventeen Brit
i~E officers. iS Dow kuo .v. this i-..---ing
cs British leaders was enough 20 give the rlid
leyieS such superiority over tIih-sn.@n of sX@ctly
tne same blood as ~ lntlicJ crUShiE-, Get-a. on
force rrckored at sixteen times their own
number. This is. indeed. a striking tribute the
organizing and leading faculty possessed the
British of1cer over native !cv.es.