BRIEF ins 'UltY ()I“ 'I'IIE .tllYtS- SINIAX EMBOILMENT. Anvsisixu. the country to which so much public tittciitioii and intuit st are now be' it turned. is situated to the. South ol Nubia. and surrounded by 'I‘nrks. Midiouimethtus and Egyptians. against uhoiu and neigh-

boring tribes. irqu titun iniuicinorial. It;

has maintained a continual warlttre. It is a range of vast tableland and moun- tiitti.. intersected by large rivers and deep valleys. The climate is good. and the hind literally flows with milk and honev “ corn. and spices It has besides great iniueral rcsont gold. copper. and iroi. all are found in abundance; so that thetlwsire shown by out guvcrniiient to establish .fricntll y and coimncicial relations with so rich ti country. is by no ml'ttuil Ill- advised.

The religion ni'tlni country is (‘ln-isil in. -—'l'he ruling family claim to be descended from the child that Qucc Sheba ho .‘ to Solomon nl'trr her return from licr visit to his domains; and the lion of Judith. or the lien ol .3 . Mark—till an, it is ~np‘ pwcd, having come on a sptcial mission to them—is their national emblem. int tliniruutionsol Christianity tlill'cr vastly treat our and impose but liltlc restraint of tlu-ir cotiiliit't.—- I'licii‘priesthood. whom they hold in great revci'eticc. ll' ill mitlet' thejurisdioiion nt' .\boona, or lilall ptiest -‘illt.‘ pi‘t cut one, Silania. bring. accord- lii , tocurrent report. the Hill who has iii ttl the ollicc. The services iii their chtirchcsarc conducted iii the (it-c7. tongue. u tlcatl language to the mass ol'tlic pctiplu. 'I'hvy are extremely ipcrsiiiinns- and though actual crime excites no s tic or disgust among them. iioglcciitigtn fast. oi to comply with some of tlic sitpi'i'stitliius tilistrrvauct-sot their religion. arouses a great ilcal ottlreatl iii ili 'ir minds as to the pos dircl’ul results. that may tic- ci‘ne to iii rm

’l‘lxcit‘ tll'.‘3‘.<i I! CompuScd entirely of white cotton; that oi the women consists ci one long white garment only. while a silk skiit. ill‘nllth‘Il by the lion. or chief. isihe distinction of the Abyssinian ii ibility. Over (lit-m semi-civilized. Si‘llll-lllll‘llill'tllli peo- plc. the Emperor 'I‘lit-otlotous rnlcs tvitli very disputed sway. Alter all. he is btit t. fortunate rcbtil. \\ ho. having tlirowu off the yoke tit’I’tas Ali. his latlic in laiv. tin.- thcii ruling snvci ' on has t: n the power in his own han nd. by very stteccsslul encounters with its neighbors. has sitc- m-mh-d in nearly doubling the cxicnt ill 'his dowinions. “is real name \ Lij Cltltl‘l. but on ascending the lliioiio lie re 'ctl the title of 'I‘licodorns. on account of a popular prophecy. which fort-told great. power atid prospci'iiy during the reign of a long-promised prince 01 that name.

Fora ithile the prosperity lasted. but only for a while. and rebellion has of late liccn ercrvivlicro rife among liisncwly tic- qaired su J .cts.

ltis impossible to judge treat all thi- conliictiiig accounts continually atloat. ol the true character of this sort ' In the curly pait ol his reign he to have givcn ciiili-iice 01 great luavcry. wisdom and discretion. and to have adopt- oda ir seeing ntitl progrcs'sivn policy; wailo his 3 ' ait mutability and good hr al- leig. and sweet smile and gracioustiianiicr peculiar to hint. secured the good will ot all who came iti contact with him. lilit it we niayjudge from the very utioci'tain. shifty policy he has adopted towards the unfortunate prisoners now in his power, his sum ity and lioncyetl words arc. but lit- tle to bc depended mi. From the first in- tiliowcil at all times it great liking for Eu- ropeans. and one Bell, an Englishman iiiariicd to an Abyssinian woman. ivu for many y it‘s his chicl fr ltll :inil adviser. The dcstre tn establish friendly ations between Great liritain and Abyssiiiia l d been oil: it mauled here before the t\(.L. I sioii at this present Emperor, and it was to riitifi ~i treaty which ori;5 . ed with his it'cdt-t linol'. lias Ali. Nov. 2. 1819, that .lr. I’lowdt-n. in 18.32. was sent out as consul. 11c :iiid Mr. Bell appear to have been friends, tititl though the new Etiipcrtir could not be brought either tleiiiiiiiitcly to mill" the treaty or acknowledge the con- sul. n was prodigal enough td courteous words and every sign of outward honor and dnlcrcnco. Mr. Plowdcn. like Mr. Bell. was completely won over by his graciousmanner, and went so far as to aid liiiti in his wars with the opposing tribes. which roused so much t"tlt)ll~'.\ amongtlic chiclsnt the nation ll . both

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1):]! and I'lowdvu met with an untimely death.

The Emperor iicvcr ceased to tie- ctit llii‘ ind ttiiivi-ngt: them. '01)!) lii 5.0 Capt. Duncan (tarnvton Stli'i‘t'i'tlctl Mr. I’Inwdcu iti his omen nt consul in 1861, and wast-ntrnsttal

with the same mission of c dishing comm: 'ctal relations bctw -n the two

cliunhlt'i. lie also was tvt-ll received by the Enipcrrr 'I‘hcotlnriis. who still showed no lll~llm~llllill to acknowledge his office. though he iorlliwith pi'opos 'l to send ani- bassatlors to England to l'tuthi-r tit-gotta lions; and it. was about this time that “1' addressed the letter to the Queen that Earl ltusscl. it is said. lcft unanswered for nearly twelve months. tin-ruby incurring Ilii‘ strong resmtiuciit. of the Aby "tllllllll poicnlatc. who has never forgoiicn it. it, may interest our readers to see this lctlt‘i‘.’

" 'I‘ntt Km; or .MlYSdINIA 10 THE Closes or lisemsn, [TRANSLATIONJ

“ In the name of the Father. nftlm Son. and nftlie Holy Ghost. one (ind in’l‘riiiity. phnscti by God. King tll Kings. 'I‘lirodorons of Ethiopia. to llci'.\lajcsty Victoria Queen of England. I hope your Majesty is in good health. By tho power nl (loll I 1 well. My fathers the I'Zuipt-rors have for- gotten out Creator; be banned over their kingdom to llto (iallas and 'I'iirks. But (.‘..,.| . mutt-d nic, liltotl me out oi the dust.

and restored this Empire to my rule. IIc endowed me with power. and c ahlt-tl me to stand iii the place of my fathers. By

his power I tll‘UVL‘ away Illt‘ (ialhis. lint iorthn l‘iirks. l have told them to h-arv the land of my ancestors. 'I‘licy refuse. 1 am now going to wrestle with them. Mr. i'iowdrn atid my late (ii-and Cliatiilit-rlain. the Eugllshumu Bell. used to tell me that there is a grrnt Christian Queen. who loves all Christiane. When they said this, ‘ We are able to make volt known to her. and l - l'fitl‘llllhll friendship Iii-tween ynit.‘ thcii hi those times I was vciy glad. I gari- them my love. thinking I hail found your Alajngty‘u goodwill. All men rn subject in «tenth. and. my enemies thinking to iti- jiirl in». killed thcsc my friends. But by tile ptmer of God I have cxtvi'niiuciied rum) enemies. not leaving mm :ilivn. though they vi cm of my own family. that I may get by the pcin-r of God your Irietuluhlp. I \valpreventod by the Turks eecupying the sun coast. from sending you no embassy when I wasiu ditIIr-ulty. t'on- soil i‘ntmiron arrived with it letter and pvt-«cuts (ifll'lbzlltlflllilp, By the power of httti I was very ghii hnariuz of your wel- iltri and bring assured of your auiity. I turn ri‘rcivcvl your presents, and thank taut much. I fear that If I send nndneath ‘durs. “Itll [a'esrutsot‘ ntiiiiy. b‘ Consul

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furl-ts. And I new wiin that you may at- grunge tor the attic. passage o: my ambas- ysndnt's everywhere on the road. I wi-hln have an answer!" this letter by Consul t'aincroii. and that he may conduct in_\

Ecui sv tti England. See how the Islam :upt the t'liristian.”

lpt-i . nee. Ill)\,\'l-\L.‘I‘. and so this went on ,ur l864—contlnual lctlcrs passing be- ,tiyceu the British (lot-criuiicnt and thc ‘coiisul, but with iin result. as far as the actual negotiation bctivccll the two gor- eriituciits went—and then the wilorttinatc consul tell into . displeasure ot‘tlie cap- iious Emperor. who at. once imprisoned hint because he chose to a alert that. instead ot'nittking his way to Massowuli, uwv'huil isiiid. Capt. Caun-rou had been iti‘ league lwitli the Turks and had maligned him. ' Nor did the soverc top here; his dis- pleasure fell one y European within his reach. and this led to ilic Illllll‘lsullllll'lll ol all the unfoittniatu people who tire now stub-ring such an agony ol‘hopc and tear in the dreary primii at Mtgdalu. Capt. 'Canicrnn. iii a letter dated Oct. '20. lddti. d ribcs lliciii as bring eight in number. v Mr. Itas. in. bi about now iioti. llr. lilauc. surgeon to the Ab ' inian mission. Lli'lll. I'ridi-aux; .\I1'.~.~1‘.~l. Illust‘ll‘ tlial.Sit-riis.Kci‘oiis.tit-rt in mislonznics; David I‘ctro. an lioilaii. and himself—Mr. Find. another (ii-rinaii iiiissiolizit‘y. hating then been sent to England. and Mis. [dad and .\Irs.'linscntha| being at that time to gcthcl it (ixtllcl. though they looliad ollvli been with the rcst at Magi . lvt.for at Main» dala Mrs. nthal‘s son died and hit littlela ' born; 'ad vicissitiitl s ol life. .-\ll tlic rcniunsi inees oi the

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isaui Ievaiitiue by birtli‘. wasdispatclimi to Al) min to obtain the rt case of il-- -» unhappy prisoners. “c. l to, l!:-_ r...“ coitrtcously rcceiteil. loath], Wm. [unit‘s and better than all. 1 “lg'o'flllbti l't1.:tsed. Utit. alas! only in NH ' } incir past miseries the bitterness ul dis. ppoiutt (I hope; tor. nitdcrsonn- Illil|~y pretext that the release had Ill‘l'll lllllti‘u- pcrly carrietl‘tint. the iuii'ortinmic prison- crs worn again imprisoned. and with them Mr. Ra am also. It is piliablc. to read the accounts they give oi the cruel disap- poititmettt.

In 1866 .\Ir.l"i:ul was dispaichcdto Eag- lalitl by the Emperor 'I'hcodornue, on t

; prisoners at his

half oi the prisoners. and to indnc inr government to send in their place, Hill

as it. were lot' our "will lailli.l some skilled tiit-ehanit-s and ill'll I<. gun-~ smiths. boat wr c. wlicclw ,.hi and} the like, who “'LII. tocarry on their It.tdes‘ in his dotiiitiiniis. and to have the option of rcliiriiiii;_r homi- at the end or a stated time. Mr. I’latl specially selected tor ilie mission. beeans he lctt behind hitqu the Emperor’spower his wif.- atid childrcu.‘ aiitl thereby insured his rcttirn; "tor." thi-

niutiarcii remarked. "to a European his

heart is his wife. :ind his eyes are his

children." Alter an infinity nl li'oublc

.\I I ldiil at last rctni'n. and with ltiiii

as in is Aden a coiiipatiy ot' nioclruii - but no terms could be wrung troni tli cralty potculatc. who did all in his potvi-r to get. them into his clunst without res lt‘i ing the prisoner aiid at last tlicy were compelled rclnt autly to return in England. alter ii fruitless errand.

From that time to this ~ ll arguments and protest have been ittu iling. nitd the ini-

ol Iiostatrcs

happy prisoners hai - remained at his in ' '. All their goods have been conlis-

citled. and now and tlicti they have I‘lllllll" ed the pain and iguomiuy ot bcingiroiicd. At. other times he has given them many proots of his lavor; btit his. words and promises are alike useless. Most oi thesi- dreary months have been Spcntat Magda- ia with IIUW and then ‘t change to Debra 'Ia tor. about titty mi distant. Dr. Blane describe. t :isasuiall plateau. such as are common in Ab) ssiuiii, alionta mile in breadth, at the entrance of ilit Wallet) Galla country. There are alto- gcthcr about 4.30 prisoners in thc moun- talus. all ol which. except the Europeanr‘ and the lattiin til Ilis Ali, occupy thrcc houses only. They i|I‘t' most at them po- litical prisoners. llltlll"I1 about. sixty tire uiiirilcrcis- and some n1 tin-st- wear wooden poles vc-l round their necks and are only allowed a piece of tlir'y cloth tocovt- them. I-‘tlriniiaicly the full horrors oftlic terri— blc prison had tiol bet-t: experienced b. the Europeans up to the time of our Ilt‘il. igiroin lliciii. Godotin knows \\'l|il further iiiisi-rii-s may be iii store Inr llicm. \\'hetlii-r the l’iiipciot' llld. is >oon as he hears of our warlike pi'cpu'aiions. put them all tti death. or wh- ihtt' ho may still retain Illl'lll as things UI value. for which lit)1':ttt obtain anything,r he may pIt-asc to ask. the future alone can determine. Iii more than one letter the prisoners tlicui- Sclvcs express their own doubts as to which course he. may think lit to adopt. \\'e can only hope that. in some of the iii- tcrnal struggles which are continually going—on,th ustirpiti': Emperor may him- self in: tlcpo-icil and il supreme power bill into more iiiauat dc. not more iiicrciful hands. E\ y day entitirtiis tbc‘ lact that, the late rumor as to tli ‘ir rt least- was false. .______..._____ . The Eastern Chronicle says the potatoe crop throughout I'icioii county will likely be very small this ' two. the blight. hav- ing made terrible iv ‘5. I‘iiiicu Edward Island produce is he,- giniiiiig to arrive in considerable iptanii- tins. Good Island potatoes are selling from the vessels at front 41') to .30 cents per bushel and turnips from 30 to 3.). utitl oats l izc 5.3 cents by the <piaulity.—-11.r. Express. The New Brunswick Exhibition. at St. John. closed on Saltu' y night last. It is c. .iiatcd Iii it the receipts will not. fall fall short ol'S'JUL). Some of the papers s y that, great dissatistaction is expressed number of the awards of the

With a. Judges. During the. quarter ended 30th Sept.. there were 63.6.37 tons of coal shipped trout llli' port at Cow Ilay. Ctipe Breton. it was taken in 1.34 vessels.

A dcspaicli front Adi-u. at the mouth of Illf‘ lli-il Sea. announces that the pioneer strainers of the expedition for the relief of tho, llrilisli captives iii Ally5~lllln have sitilcil train that place tor the Abyssinian con-it.

Dating the recent tll‘ltSil‘OllS gains it new schooner. named the Julia I)il.7ll. belonging to Castinc. Maine. with it crew of 25 tiien. struck on it i'i-et‘ about it mile and it half from the shore of the Magdalen Islands and iIll were lost. Evidently. the men attempted to swim ashore. us tett bodies worntlrivcn in. pcrfceilynakod. The loss of life has been fearful tunoiig lhti tlslicr- nieii.

I‘licre M!ch to be some prospect of finding gold iii New Brunswick. Mr. Shea. a returned California miner. has been prospecting hi Ciirh-lon County. and has obtained lcvcral specimens in the (told Simon and legaguimie Rivers. Sumt- oi the Sand. on being panned. yield- l'il tour or lien dollars' worth ot gold. from I day or two‘s accumulation of the mud. short-lied up by one "I'll! lrmn the bottom

(liitucron.ihcy may be :n'rcstet by the

of the ltrcznu. ‘

ie ambassadors lll‘\'l'l’ made their up-‘

crnincni proi ing italic. iii 156.3. .\li'. lids-l

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Cnluiiiiation oi'thc Iloniau Quch ion .

The King 91 Italy must Decide his Course of Action!

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lFrance decides for Peace oi"

war accordingly. I’aris. ()ct. filth.

All the ofiicialjoiirtials oi Saturday cou- cur in dut iriug that within twcnt hours Italy tiiu~t announce lit-t dctt llllit' tion citlicriu support the Iii-ioltnionary movements on Itoiuc, or to taiihlully ex- i-ctile the provisitnis of the hcptciiibt-r Convention. France must decide for peace. or war accordingly.

I’lot'cncc. (’l'l. 201i].

.\ ‘It legalion. colisisling of Members ol the Iiiitiian .\lliiicip.i| Count-ll. uuilltt-atlctl II.’ a Scualor td llotiic. lt‘t‘i had an inter- \‘lt'W with Pope I‘ins IX it which :i pi-tt- iioit..~iviicd by 12mm i .ins of Home. was pt hi'lllt‘ll. praying His Holiness to give his consent to the occupant-v oi limit: by the troops of Victor Emanuel.

London. (let. wilt.

It is understood that :Il‘l'.l|i;:t‘llI-‘lil~‘ are ‘PI'I'I-I't'll’t,‘ litl\\t'1‘lllIlH.\l|:Itl5.| at ('oiii- ‘panv and Ill ~ Atlantic ('tnitpitby. whereby itlic pr. s it! innit-a by (“itllll‘ iiilt .Iltl Dalila-ill .teny fill'ii'l't‘illl. 'l‘lu~ imitation \\ill go-

l‘lu- I~‘- ni-Iu :i .t' at s not abate. I.:i~i ,1<'\""5‘ A" "~ p. at. d t ll’otts‘ wcrc:ii.ult- II\ the ,i‘t-Iiiaus to but ii llll‘ l'tiliee St irion at Matt- 1' and thus releasi- sonic tit in. it :coiii' s thctc coiitiucu. Illt' tic.- wa~ cxiin;_ . -d bcfnreauy damagi- \iastlotn-. 'l'bc IiIHi'l‘liIIli'lli i on the ab it iltd pit - ‘mudott try tiie:i~'iii' t iyii ocle lakcu .tn guard .igdlllal‘rlll'lll’l 'c London. Oct. IT.

Etnp. ror of r\ll~'ll in has relcrrcd in‘his i‘ini unlol Minist r~ lot lli ircolisiilut'aliiui .tht- adtlrt H c. ivt-d by His Mai wty lrniii ,ihi- t'oii;_ cgaiiou ol Iiotn Ill \‘.illtiillt' llisli- tilt‘ u; the .\it~ii'i:iii Empire. The address |il'iili'~|~ a; dust ihc :idI-pliott :il a III‘\\‘ cont-.o-lat. and stroi n rt s the cmpci- or not to tiiakt- any rci iii in the sacred ' now established bt-tivci-u Austria and Home.

fit his coniniiitiicatinn to the Ministerial Council the. emperor rcpt'ovesthe Austrian bishops for adopting :i paper so liable to create public. exeib-mi-iit at a time when tranquilin is indispensable to the restora- tion ot the country; and hctakcsoccasion iind them that tii.- Emperor oi Aus- Iria i n constituted prince as well as a true son of tin: t‘liurch.

The Paris [onilettr this morning assctzts lhal the nu Iiilaiits of Home and I‘apai I’rotiuc loyal to the Pope. and only not-d : dance to drive the Italian invad- ers from the soil. Gold 44}.

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London. Oct. 18. The following ill-spatch has been ie civ-

cd front Florencedirect. dated town ght. It. i

reported that Gi-n. Garibaldi has i apt-d ti'oin (‘apri- i. and that lie I elt the island nti board of an Atticrl- can ship. ilarilialdiaus have appeared in the W crti district. Iii-tween ltouic. and the 'uit of HIV Iiail y running.r between lhccily til Rtlllll‘ and the siapitrt ot Us a. and torn up tin- 'ls. pi'cvrtiliiig :ill coniiuiiuicatinn. It is l bi-lievctl in Flori-lici- that tllthlitn't‘l’lh llll'lll‘. or Itifi and Frtiuce have an under- standing ivitli each other. and are. re: Li associated together iii lllt! li'eatiiictitoftiit- Ilouiau question. Ar. a. llllill ‘ Derby at Manchester last night. lh'rby dclt-ttdt ll IIII' action of (iovcriitiictit tilt the Itel'orui question. and rcplied to some of the attacks on the reform bill. Lord Stanley. Sc 'rctary til foreign affairs. spoke Ul the disturbed condition of Europe, but declared that, notwithstanding the threat-

ened condition ul'allaiis. lit-still clitcrtaiii—'

t-d hopes that peace would be preserved. In refer " to the present 1' atiotis iii (in at Br it, with other powers. he spoke ul'tln- contrnrt- .y with United States. rc- gartling claims tor indemnity arising out oi the late n r iii that country. This coin troversy. he said. still remained opt-ii. ill“ be enter it d the hope of iiui 'tlilt‘. :tl'- rangcmcni Iitl ihatiiine. isalr .itly sooth- ing the tech which might. have arise: oil the other side of the Atlantic. I'ai'is. Oct. 18.

Napoleon has ln‘ltle an iiiipcralivc dc- iiiantl upon the Italian (iovt-riiiiiciit ior ii strict llll‘ii mice of the. CUIIVI‘IIIIOII of Sepictiibci. The expedition ol' 'I‘nulott i.

ready to call tor the rcliiel'nfltomo. It is bcl tetl the Italian Government will yield.

Florriicc, Oct. 18.

lleinlorcomcuts of yoluitteurss l'illSt'il iii l’rai '

o- in torthe deli-nee of the . - trial in the city of Ilomo. I last heard from ( ateral Minoiti ..ildi. with a considerable l'orcc initlcr his command. had sui ectleil itt reaching the frontier of Homo. and was still advan- ciug.

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Paris. Oct. 18.

It. is reported that a ilect. of transports and iroiiciatls at. 'I‘otilou has already rc- reivcti orders to sail for Rome. The actual departure ot'thn expedition has not yet been announced. Tilt: Troops of King Victor Emmanuel are still guarding the trimticr. to prevent persons who have the appearance of (iaribultlians from crossing the bonntlary Iinc.