Show the expedition moat of our readers are doubtless fur for the release aware that nil an expedition of english prisoners and the punishment of the blood thirsty thir ty and cruel king of abyssinia has b bi en for sometime in source course of preparation by the english government A coition of the forces comprising the expedition have already sailed for I 1 Ma Alas asora sora I 1 lie file point of debarkation for the troops selected on oil account of it being the nearest point on oil the coast coat to gundar gondar the capital ci pUril of the abyssinian king from this aln e place the expedition will penetrate into the heart of tile the country the english government and press hope that a vigorous 0 attack and n r hort campaign will trill accomplish the desired erida that the difficulties attending the he expedition tion and the almost insurmountable obstacles to be overcome are fully realized by the english journals journal will be seen been by the following extract taken from one of tho the leading london papers A force of men would be more than sufficient to make quick work of tile enemy in open field but who knows where lie will be encountered A landing upon the coall of cassoura Mas soura does doce not appear to be a very difficult tiling thing the trouble will be marching in quest of the abyssinian troops it becomes nece beary to operate in a climate as dang for human illman life as that or of the opposite side of tho the african continent preparations must be made fur for traversing miles of jungles and it is known what it cost us to cross the hall half of hut hat distance on the he western side of africa certainly this thia is a gloomy prospective but is it a well established fact that the climate is as murderous as a B it is IB represented la Is it well settled and well authenticated that abyssinia is as sickly as sierra leone Is IB tile the climate as bad as that of upper egypt according to school geographies we are told that abyssinia is a mountainous region remarkable joyita for its fertility and beautiful climate but we imagine the thea authors of the aforesaid books had little or no knowledge of the real temperature pera ture and sanitary condition of that barbarous empire the surface of the country is estimated to cover about t square quare miles milca and is peopled inhabitants the capital gondu gondar has bas about inhabitants adona capital if tigre has from to and then comes amoum abou m Ka Xa basso baso emt em fros rus with smaller population i the th 0 abyssinians Abyssinia ns arc a peculiar race of people distinguished distinguish cd by dark com plex ions long straight hair and regu lar features the southern portion of the country is inhabited by a ferocious and warlike race called the galla who have made incessant inroads into tho the country since the year 1531 1537 the prevailing reli religion gion is ii Chriatian christianity ity but it is debased by savage practices and superstitions abyssinia is divided into of petty states the boundaries da ries of which are constantly cliant changing among t these the roost most deadly animosities prevail the principal divisions Tiei ins are t I 1 the kingdoms of Am An shara ishara r the government alo vern ment is everywhere PV despotic des the expedition willbe L to composed mpr osea mostly of sepora from bombay Bo aby four regiments and part of another fit will k bo english troops io oppose se abes these accor according in g to it a paris paria newspaper newspaper the abyssinians Abyssinia ns have an army amy sf of thousand filthy brawlers crawlers braw lers armed with javelins ja long swords daggers and a few flint muskets A few magnificent revolvers have at tunes times been presented to theodore but bui there are 0 re grave doubts just 1 the hind of treatment they have received rece ived since being in his possession haslett has I 1 left a single revolver in A that will go off with a laudable lam IL desire for knowledge they have generally been broken open to see what is fir inside the english 2 in it their war carwill will have fiade more to fear f car from natural difficulties eltjes that than from king theodore a 1 it i i a hoped that the elpe expedition may be entirely successful the prompt action of the english government in this instance as aa in all others where the lives and pip pirty of even the humblest of its iti tg are concile con concerned rile d is isla in painful contrast to the uniform indifference adi frer by our own government even ahert wh en the circumstances were of afar mote moi e aggravating char catri ihfe british ent dots does not permit auy power or great temporal or spiritual however far removed or difficult of access to toiler her fleets 11 1 and armies armice to trifle with the lives or property of the least of her subjects w with i th impunity no temporary policy is is used and when once the lion is routed within her she ehe strikes first then pardons not becote no treason to the government is preached from pulpit or aurum within her domains without the authors thereof meeting with swift and condign punishment when will our government t net like unto her |