The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1868, Page 10

4a ’ ABYSSINIA. General Napier’s March Towards Mag- dala and Preparations for Battle. Provincial Districts of the Empire and Diifi- culties of the Route. Theodorus’, Army<-Its Disci- pline and Power. Von av. Abyssinian Premier Repre- sents Royalty. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. ‘Descriptive Sketch of Abyssinia—General Wapler With the Main Army—Amusements ef the Advance Brigade—Discase—Dimicul- tles aid Perils of the Expedition—The Chief of Dallas Declares War—Meeting Between Prince Kussai and Napier—Theodorns’ Armies and Situation—Natlve Tactics and Resolution. eo y OF ANTALO, Tigre, Abyssinia, iene March 6, 1868. } An inspection of a good map of Abyssinia and due attention to the itinerartes which your correspondent @hall have occasion to introduce will afford much ore valuable assistance to the readers of the RALD than the most labored delineation of ob- Boure boundaries in the usual topographical distribu- ong; 80me of which I have thought proper to send, ‘asthe British expedition is about to approach its point of destination. Abyssinia, the proper Ethiopia of carly authors, called Itiopla by the natives, regarded in a general point of view, forms an extensive table land, inclin- tag somewhat to the northwest and having two great @teepes on the east and south. The first is that which ‘we crossed, which overlooks the Red Sea; the sec- ond is that range of mountains called the Gallia, which looks towards the interior of Africa, These two vast declivities consist mostly of isolated moun- tains, which shoot up everywhere in sharp peaks, the summits of which are gained by means of ropes and ladders, Abyssinia is at present divided into, four districts, which are subdivided into kingdoms and province ‘The monarch claims to be absolute ruler over all, to prevent which despotism the coun- try is now plunged into acivil war. Crossing the Great Blue river about the twelfth degree of latitude we come to the province or kingdom of Dembea, eonsisting of fertile plains surrounding the Lake Tzana, and containing Gondar, the capital of the em- pire, which is a city of about sixty thousand inhabit ants. To the south of Dembea the Nile winds around the kingdom of Gojam, which is thereby reduced to the form of a peninsula, This province, though abounding in all sorts of productions, derives its principal riches from numerous herds of cattle. Eastward of Gojam 1s the country of Begemder and the Fdjou Gullr. The former is celebrated for its @ne foeks of sheep. Its inhabitants are very war- Mke and send into the fleld a formidable contingent of horsemen. Amhara Proper, a little further to the south, has always been esteemed as one of the finest provinces of Abyssinia, and contains a numerous as Well as brave race. Here 1s the State prison, which te composed of steep mountains, having a cavern, either natural or excavated by the hand of man, into which the prisoners are made to descend by means efarope. Here the Emperor causes to be kept, un- @er his own eye, all those princes from whom he Whinks that he has anything to apprehend; and it is eften to this living tomb that the grandees of the empire repair to select the ruler whom they are about to call to the throne, Lasta is a mountainous country, inhabited by tribes who style themselves independent and. who oasess a considerable source of wealth in their mines of iron, Show-vonsists of A large valley, very dimcnit of aecess, which has given occasion to one of the most beautiful fictions in the English language, the ro- mance of ‘‘Rasselas."’ Damot is a province situated beyond the Lake Taana and is celebrated for its gold mines and eattie with monstrous horns, The above provinces, with the exception of Shoa, eomprehend the grand division of Abyssinia caliea Amhara. This is the region, [am told, which gives customs and manners to the modern Abyssinians, while the Amharic, being the dialect used at cour has obtained the distinction of the royal langu: and is spoken throughout at least one-half the king- @om. ‘The most important section of Abyssinia is Tigre, the description of which was given in @ previous letter. On the western side are Sire, Samen, Woggara, which in some maps are called Woggerat, Wolkayt and Woldubba, This last is extolled as one of the granaries of Abyssinia. The humid vales of sire produce numerous palms and a variety of fruit trees, enjoying besides all the beauty which arises from the vicinity of the Tacazze, whose banks are covered with the most luxuriant verdure, and Semen, which, when viewed from a distance, pears only as a series of mountain chains stitute of agricultural wealth, possesses large fertile tracts, The table land of Amba Gedion, for instance, which has 80 steep an ascentas to render i alos! inaccessible, is said to be suMcient both in extent and fertility to support many thou- Bands, It was formeriy the fortress of the Abyssinian Jews, who were once ters of the province, The more remote districts In the South are chiefly ander the yoke of the ferocious Galla and other savage iribes hostile to the government of Gondar. To the eastward are the countries of Augote, Bali, Gooteroo, Tatgar, Kfat and Cambat and the kingdom @f Buarea, which is an elevated plain watered by geveral rivers which have no visible outlet and deriy- ing from i's lofty position the comfort of a temperate eitmate. The natives of these countries trade with the inhabitants of Melinda, in the Indian Ocean, and Angola, on the Ethtops PROVINCIAL DIVISIONAL DISTRIC The following is a tabular view of th. ovinces Which will serve much better than the most minute Geseriptions to illustrate the distribution, the ext and the relative position of the several parts of @reat semi-barbarous empire. FIRST DISTRICT—AMHARA 1—\mhara Proper. 5 a—Lembea. 8 Damot, q —Cojan. 8. FOOND DISTRICT 1—Tigre Proper. 7. 2—A St 9—Temben. 4—Wo or Weg: 10—Sire or Shire. 11—Walkayt. b—Woiiia, 12—Waldubba. 6—Lasia. TaIRD DIST HIDRE BATARNAGASH, OR DISTH: RO PRINCE OF THE SBA? 1— Massowah, 6. 2—Arkeeko, s—Zoulla, rena. 4—Weah, 9—Duroro. 5—Tubhoo, 10—Jarvela, NIM DISTRICTSINDEPENDENT SLATES IN THE sourn. 1—Sivoa, 7—Cafobat. Bhat 8—Hurrur. ooderoo. 9—Cicm, 10—Adel. 1—Halt, 12—Dowaro, Tiere is a good deal of o ity prevailing respects interior of the empire, bul the abov yet orief, outline of the physical geogra: coun. *y through which the British a isa (rie, hy of the ny is now march ; for which J am indebted to manuscripts go ten ip. by Captain Speedy, the great Abysslnfun triveller Yately a captain in Theodorus's army) Major Grant, th Nile explorer, Mr. Henry Daftan, the ior of w¥ late book on Abyssinia, and the ‘Ne: Louis Krapf, Yate prisoner to Theodorus's hands, ali Of wom are, present with the army at this cainp “HE BRITISH ADVANCE, We have been Bere a fortnight awaiting the arrival of ti nuance, ii-Chief, Sir Robert Napier, and the paing the advance division, sir Ohuries sta th the heavy artillery, tweive- pou ¢ ‘ain body of the army. These f pr weeded by @ numerous band oO Nu fat “af your correspondent fejt tempi to ‘wud expedition, A train of tity ¢ ‘gp the rear. Gigantic ho ' H NO their back, carry- ing @ housano | “stores. ‘The native femaies fed wit « NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL’ .15, 1868-—QUADRUPLE. SHEET. > i a | atght of the enormous cree“ates mace subservient to the slender coolles itt ag’ astride their necks. All ‘Antato, Chelicot anee qe yearn! neaee All = hes m of red-coated ani waite: ed safdiers march to camp. Sir Robert Was surrouude?, by a brilliant stat! of oficers, WiLose | Magnificent Valor caused one to imagine them | ome Ori grandees ¢ ental court, Fancy thri omticers, -4fth silver Nelmeta aud nodding cari: blames double-breasted erimsoa coais covered | with diver embroidery, gold butions, &e., wile thrown loosely over their shoul- w oan it ‘seemed as if the ‘aera, trailed to the ground. army might be reviewed by his imperial Majesi\y "Theodorus, King of Kings, descendant of Solomon, the future deliverer of Israel and by the grace and power of God Emperor of all Abyssiula. Tv increase te éclat of his entry into the city of Autalo pne reglinent, twelve hundred strong, were formed in Mue, while two companies were detacued from it, who deployed as skirmishers, wiile immediately after two battalions of irregular cavalry, misunder- standing some order, came charging up sending the regiment and the skirmishers in all directions, and causing great confusion everywhere. When tie Nbyselnians ‘peneid. the cavalry charging over thelr own soldiers before either regiment or skirmishers could move outef the way, they exclaimed, “Why, how is this; we never saw suiicrs act like that be- fore; the cavalry would be shot by the infantry,” ‘The General felt rather ashamed of his soldiers, who, after nearly eleven years service understood military tactics nota whit better than Taw recruits, Peuding the arrival of the General-in-Chief the advance brigade amused themselves with various military exercises, such a8 reviews, dress parades, funerals, court-martials, general , Teligious services, 4c. General logging was. uy exercise. Two Europeans died two or three days after being severely flogged, and their deaths were supposed by some to result from the unusual severity o: such cor- poreal punishment. Napier reprimanded the court which condemned them to be flogged. But then, flogging is an ancient institution of the British, and aituough they have made a pretence of abolishing corporeal punishment in the army, yet the fact that the whipping triangle was conveyed with great os- tentation as far as Antalo, and when mules aud drivers were in such great demand for the convey- ance of supplies a special mule and a special muie- teer were allotted to it, speaks positively that rok ging, in the British army has not been abolished, The Bazaar witnesses such punisiments daily, and under the personal supervision of Merewether or the brigade major they are carried out to the extreme, Deaths nave been of jate frequent, most of them resuiting from dysentery and fever, Auununition is 80 precious that none is wasted over the graves, Fires have been iately raging on the plateau of Antalo, A day or two ago one occurred to wind- ward of the camp while the wind was blowing a stiN breeze. The alarm was sounded, and the irregu- lar cavalry hastening to the spot arrived just in tine to save the camp, but the regular infantry—so rigid i3 military discipline—had to fall into companies, answer to their names and then march digniilediy and slowly to the scene of the fire. The fire was ex- tinguished five minutes before the head of the column appeared near it. It was so ridiculous that I could barely control myself from laughing outright when asking Merewether a minute later whether the course the infantry took was according to the strict letter of military law. ‘The sappers and miners are three days ahead clear- ing a road along precipices of sheet rock. 1t is som thing frightfut to see them, looking like petrifica giaciers, So deep, 80 sinooth and slippery. From the sumunit of the terrifie height on which is situated tue ancient and often besieged city of Antato, an exten- sive View of the country is obtained, irst burst of the expanding majesty of the ten thousand peaks i oo ‘in tl e clouds, their raged tops burying their heads Jooming up in ali quarters, inaccessible, defying all attempis at offensive operations, no word painting can exaggerate. From @ general view the country appears of a cindery appearance, cut up by deep vai- Jeys, tumbled into platoons, dotted everywhere with sharp peaks and roiled into abrupt hills, whose sides, washed by the rushing uiountain torrents, were either eroded into caves and fissures which shel- tered beasts of prey or torn and dismaatied into im- mense boulders and isolated rocks. One's tmagina- tion on beholding the scene would be apt to conceive the earth before the Creation—just suck ruin, ruin, ruin. Except where the distant peaks of the Debra Demba bounded the view on the north the whole wide prospect was One vast fleld of the most extra- ordinary lormations earth can present. How long it will take this army to cross this literally territic region of the Gallas is a question hard to decide. The dimMculties and dangers of the expedition are about to commence. Hitherto it was simply a gigantic plenic, comparatively speaking, must ex- tavaganuy conducted. Abundance of forage for the time was procurable and for silver doliars pro- visions rolled in plentifully. The natives that we passed were friendly for the money and because they were hostile to Theodorus, The Gallas, wiose coun- try we are now about to invade, will Kill all strag- giers, attack small trains and hover forever on our tanks and rear. ‘They have already given warning to that effect and my next letter may coutain ac- counts of the skirmishes, ies 4 FaTKOR, SL hie the self-styled chief of Ethiopia, has besn met Hussein and peace has been confitined be; va they ambitious rebel and the Commander-in-Chiet of the expedition. | Kusgal is to throw the is of his shield over Napter*s’ rear and protect him from all harass. ing Dands of natives and to supply him with pro- visions and forage as far as it Hes im his power, while Napier is to recognize him as his best “house friend," which means of course in Etmopian dictionaries to heip him to get what he can alter deposing the present sovereign of Abyssinia, It wasa great sight, Un first meeting Kussai was so enraptured at the us decorations and trappings of the General's charger and s0 astonished at te magnificence of Napier’s person that he feil in love as a matter of F red him very aitec: tionately @ (a Satantee and Hanco ‘Phe officers of these respective dignitaries were so affected at the sigit that they aiso embraced and hugged each other like Jupanese wrestiers. Such was the first’ pre- liminary of this grand Facan Then Kussai, with great diguity and an air of condescension, disrobed himself of @ highly ornamented lion skin and tirew it over the General's shoulders, and in like manner did he divest himself of a black leopard tippet; he aiso gave his shield and spear and sundry other tuings, which were graciously accepted, aiter which, partaking of the spirit of i ich characterized Kussai, n return | arger, his ‘great sight,’ as Napier said, and one that would have made his imperial Majesty of Abyssinia grin awfuily had he witnessed the transactions made at Husseia. Finding lingpif surrounded by willing listeners Kussai related his thousand exploits against his several masters, Gobasye, the Prince ol the Sea and Theodorus, which for tue sake of Uicir inarvellousness deserve to be placed in the same category the Arabian Nighis. in personal appearance this cluef was prommeut among his fellows. He had a rick and # noble mien altogether, i fivers and retainers were as barous brigands conid be. After repeated protesta- Uons of eternal peace, Kussal salaamed out of the marquee, mounted his charger and rode off at full speed, followed by his breecn-ciouted warriors who how! and yells like d GENERAL NAPIER. Yesterday the Commander-ta-Chief with the rest of the army, With the exception of the several detach. ments 1 on the road g force outside of Antalo, Immediately on his arrival him that all in the command 1 reduce their ba gare. Olllcers were to be allow y seventy-tive pounds of bagwage and one servant and soldiers’ kts Were not (y be over twenty-five pounds in weiglit. One tent allowed for three omtvers and each sinall bell tent was to contain fourteen soldiers, Cer- tainly this was commendable reform, for previous to the arrival of the ariny at Antalo the age Was e.hing enormous, and astonisued every joreizn officer in its train, On the receipt of the order a great oulcry was raised by the kid-gloved oficers, Who could Lot imagine how they were to exist ¢ prived of their numerous servants, ‘seventy-tive pounds of baggage,” exclaimed a major who had seen twenty-live years of service in India, “is some- thing ridiculous,” while many a threat was made of informing some one at the War Oxice., But there Was the order, aud before it could be countermanded ved at the camp of the british tield riders were issned by by the auhortty whieh was to be invoked the expe- dition Was expected to be over, and ta the meaatine Huauries of al: Kluds were to be dispensed with, such as servanis, hil gloves, green parasols, silk capes, private of horses, tea, coffee, sugar, kc. ‘bhis order his produced the necessary reform. Instead of ne rs good marching and good fighting and by next Christwas you iay ‘to hear that the object of the ex- complished, 1 LHOORUS CAMP, ircorrespondent has heard of atairs ca it Is somewhat disticutt to say ewillaccomplsh, It 18 prudent “\) ¥." and yet both into the habit of i Tueoderus’ army and os. low thelr own, General Sir torday Chat the Abys- ") men all told, Brigader es it, from advices. re- Rassain, at 16,000 men, contidently expe pedition has ) From what ve at Theodorus simian ar Ta her estimi puve enve } Ce.v while the naity our throats will mperor is a | and an intel Greck merchant has at varle a a 18 times Bold lish muskets to Theodorus, ew " Ximating 100,000 infantry, 20,00) tirailours. “ihere is a Wi diy tell us to our faces that alt riny of their dreaded pnt tiie Hates his forces as ap- 50,000 ty as che cavalry and pree im the above statements, aud neither « deemed rolln: le; from the faet that ‘Ticotorns declares he Will meet the English on the plain, and in the same spirit as that which animated Napoleon at Waterloo Says Lie Wil measure his strength with thems six cannon of tmmense calibr twelve-pounders, and Lam thei! he hea an army numbering men, for Wagshum Gobaye He has sides a dozen vd fo believe that in the aggregate 40,000 declines to attack him With 40,000 troops, and Meuciex, the K of Shoda, and atbelt, the Gali, Aang zon combined, retreat before hui witht nu army amounting to over sixty tuousan Dot Napier | argtios that they retreated solely hecu eodoras’ j Name was epough to strike terror, and that as the | had not recovered | | rom the dread which his v bate Indpired they dared not attack him, aud he aids, With an ring smile, that the Koglis! not oa yet chard {heir apprehension. SAIS BIE General Napier is himself convince’ that had not | the honie goveruinent seized the very favorabic poriun ty Of making war upon Thevlorus wh empire ts comyulsed with civil wara, which ge in every province, that It would have been useless to favade Abyssinti with ay army of less one hundred thoussnd men op. n the “Ug dismay at the |. Aw it 4, te Commapder-ty-Chief is contdent of y a3 garrisons fur the wilitary depots | General was simply marching to Magdala that is | soeas and that the English army will be in Zuel), wth the captives by the Ist ofJunenext, He is pre- cipitated onward by the Bombay-geverningnt, who food hin wit letters containing omlngas (idings of Rnesian embassies Veing senf to te Warrior prince of Khiva, of "ala a2 emg Sent to te Rhivat Wf Kiiokan, of threatenéd rebellion in the Dee f ihe King of Ava's growing hostility to the E allof which is fraught with portentous meant the Anglo Indian ariny now in Abyssinia, In india the officials-contrive to -ciipple tb’: Gene- ral by refusing much that he deems essentiy’. for the success of the nal down the expenditure, and suill ta gore’ instances they contribute very liberally. But withal, however anxious the British public may become, as they are already cormmitted to the expAdition, Napier says it will be for tim ‘to consider the tie and te condi- tions under which he will retire conststently with its Special purpose, the deliverance of the captives, the safety of the force and the atiainment of those other peacetul, scientific aud philantiropic ends, wich ‘hough subordinate to the main object ave certainly not Inconsistent with it.” What those ends are t know not, but there is the statement, to be construed how we may. THE PROSPECT AND PROBABLE RESULT. The Negus Negushe of modern Ethiopia, from the latest news we can glean his camp, seems de- termined to prove himself worthy of the royal blood from which he claims descent, and to convince the English, “by the power of G formerly giimmered in the oral history of the nations of the Orient, who were renowned by Jewish pocts and sung by Grecian bards, though the country, by ‘the eternal and boundiess deserts which surround tf, has been barred from the rest of the civilized world, hhave not degenerated into a race of cowards. If the ” that his people, who eupeetance of the ven ef Antalo docs not beli English armament oO je them, methinks will exert its gigantic powers in vain compel Teodorus to disgorge his mountain ers of Magdala, Begemder and Woggafa, Suc ligent and sturdy forms as we see daily can barely contain craven ‘souls, Their haughty, ‘independent bearing illustrates thelr descent from the powerful nations of ani a who for centuries established and o' ‘hrew mv ghity kingdoms and originated the arts, learning and refinement of the ancient world. The women, whose lusty forms excite vulgar adinira- tion, handie tie Warrior's arms with the ease and dexterity of their lords, while the children, almost in their cradles, become prurient for the lance and yataghan, ‘Theodorus, finding that it ig impossible to mount his big cannon on the walls of Magdala, has taken a strong position between two rivers, near Luke Haik. On all sides his camp is well protected by deep ravines, Which cross and reeross each other, so that it will be a matter of some dificulty on a plain devoid of timber to bring the Armstrong guns into a position to bear on his camp. This plateau on which he t3 encamped is about two days’ march from Magdula and twelve from Antalo, Wagshum Gobazye having heard that the great Theodorus was advancing, Who has au incurable pro- pensity for executing traitors in & most horrible manner, has decamped from Lake Ashangi with his army and invested Debra Tabor, which he would not have done had Theodorus not left it with his whole army. Inthe same manner the bombastic King of Shoa, who had promised liberty to the captives at Magdala, has left the vicinity of his formidabie master, retreating hasty to luis country of Shoa, a hundred miles further sonth, and Kussal, of Tigre, though promising much, coniines his hostile opera- tons to Supplying the English army with grain and barley flour and allowing free passage to the couriers. So Theodorus is left without an enemy in the field except the English, whom he assures the Egypuan Pasha he will make eat dirt, after which he will invade Egypt and convert that country into a Christian one, free for ever from the control of Mus- sulman dogs. If successful in the coming battle with the English he will contine himself to simply making the English eat a little dirt. His victories may have the happy effect of establishing Chris- tianity in both Egypt and Abyssinia, The er Ras depend matuly upon their Snyder- Eniield rifle in the expected contest with the Abys- sinian army. However much the English may vaunt their exceilence above all other aims, let no Amert- can be deluded thereby and accept the story as gos- el, They will be undoubtedly superior to the double barrelied shot-guns and the muzzle-loading muskets in the hands of Theodorus’ soldiers, but as tried in this camp with a Spencer and Henry riffle they have been found inferior to either, Even the clumsy, dan- gerous Spencer fia fourteen shots to nine of the Snyder-Enfield, w@.le an elegant Henry rifle, which a slat! oficer bougut from an American captain at Annesicy Bay, fired sixteen shots to eight of the Sny- der, both being fired as rapidly as possible, There were twelve rocket guns brought to Antalo, under the impression that they would be found useful in setting fire to the houses of Magdala; as it is now, they wiil be useless on a bare plateau such as Theodorus’ camp. The Armstrong twe!;e-pounders cost infinite trouble to bring them here, but beyond Antalo the mountains are higher, the valleys deeper and the country much poorer, Over which the ma- rauding Gallas have swept like locusts, devouring everything, A picture of the country through which we are about to travel—the Galla country—is thus described by an eye witness :—The country from Antalo to Ashangl may be compared to the Thermopyle of Greece. Still the country from Ashangi to Magdala contain passes through which traveling is almost {m- possible without greal labor. The army must march across plateaus, on narrow and tortuous paths along the beds of torvents and sometimes on the sides of the lower paris of mountains. The roads are narrow and winding, the gorges are walled by high moun- tains covered with forests, while the paths in elevated regions are on the edge of deep and impassable ra- vines, and on the other side the mountains rise per- pendicularly and are covered with thick woods where the lions and foxes of Abyssinia alone can pasa. Another traveller who is with the army inforius your correspondent that the eae must notexpect to meet with a living soul, unless the enemy come out to meet them. As to suppiies, nothing will be found except wood and water in abundance. Tue enemy will be hidden on the mountain tops, in the forests, in the ravines, by the angles and frregulart- tes of the ground, waile the carbines of Ibrahim Pasha and the old arquebusses in the hands of tue Abyssinians will decimate the English troops. Tie Suyder-Lntield and ried breech-loading Armstrong guns will only awaken the echocs of the mountains and frighten the wiid beasts, and sometimes before they wii have time to turn their catinon the Enogtish will find themselves face to fuce with Theodorus’ gul- diera, who will fali opoa tiem sword in Qands Civilized people tinmersed in the profundity of ¥ own politics may be incredulous at the tale of firearms and swords being found in Abyssinia, a sem!- barbarous empire; but when they consider the total we of those muskets Laypt of what ave called the Thratitin Past ets, Whieh that prince bought in France—wt © were superseded by a later invention; and, again, what Nave become of the latter, replaced by a move recent invention still, hey will have reason to suppose that they have been 1 to soine less civilized power, ‘These arms may be found in the hands of Theodorus’ soldiers, Specu- Jators have also been conunual!y introducing arms into Abyssinia at several points, aud especially at Massonwah. The compantes uiso wiio are working for the restoration of the fallen princes on tue coasts of y, sinia have imported great quantities of arms at srent periods. A Grecian merchant was lately commissioned to buy tweaty thousand English muskets for Theodorus. Besides, tie \byssinians, under the.y intghigentand enterprising Emperor, have acquired considerable skill in the use of firearms, A Greex of Epirus ins troduced the manufacture of gunpowder among them tn 186 THE Lig £ a T CAVALRY OF THRODORUS | iseqnalto any in the world, both as respects the horses and the agility of the riders. In fighting they throw away the rein, wee bot hands and perforin | wonderful movements by the help of their legs and Knees on They carry a sword and two lances, ‘They pick Up any object at full gallop, and can suddenly disappear tinder thetr horse's beily to avoid abiow, Im attacking @ square t always try to into it, The artillery 1s no longer i pe. Now it consists of idable pieces and al gunners, mouniaine armed with ated for the precision of their ail and cool ue. Eucit corps in Theodorns’ army has its general and is governed by a severe discipline and rigorous rege lation. Deserters are crucified, and tucir execution Theodorus superintends himself, as his people are donkeys and cannot do anything right The Bmperor has a per ea of centrallz Hie is the List sovereign. w anempire without a capital, Tne causes and that when the capital was ta ali the rest ran te same danger. id to himself, therefore, “+ will hay head shall be the empire and iny tent the Hience he is aiways followed by his Ministers and high fanetion: % Gondar, though formerly the capttal, is now but a city siripped of the interest: which attached to it, and Debra Labor has dwindled into a petty village, So neither of these places oder any inducements to rebels or juvaders, and it ts only for the suke of the prisoners at Magdaia that the English army wend their way to the fortress. ‘Yo prevent thelr entering it Theodorus bas pianted himeclf before tl and taken Position. tan iivestigated tou he saw GOOD USE OF A PREMIER. Even in the approaching war Theodorus hasa chance for his life, for according to the laws of the empire it is ordered that the Prime Minisier shall be dressed exactly like the peror and be (he most prominent on the field of battle; and if even all ite other Abys« ginians abandoned the Emperor his countrymen of Korra would remain faitiiul to death. There js an Impregnable position at Korra irom whence Theo- Gore first saliied forth for war against Wis father-tme aw. Many here concur in the opinion that, if dorns Will fight and if he has anything likean sin ed the English m y sacrifice their soid.ers or thelr mone they may, they never wll saccee ! in delivering thelr prisoners, whose position tiey may only make worse In addition to the diMeutties of penetrating to Magdaia, a surgeon gives warning to Lie soldier to. beware of any amail pinkleaded fy, not to touch honey on the roadside, not to taste any water found in old wells, to look out for opthaimia, fo keep @ flan- nei belt around the loins, to apply at once for medi- cine when aificted with diarriiwa, and then adds in a jocund spirit to make the best they can of the society of hyenas, hippopotamuses and tie cerastes, the common pests of the country. by the above the reader wiil perceive that this niry isn para- dise, whea poisoned honey couris tie pa ae on the roadside, when one feels inclined to faint at thoughts of the horror and avguish of the evel bursting from opthalmia, while being constantly on our guard inet the ferocious hippopotamus, the deadly cerastes, Dysentery has coimenced ite fell work; and the disease and discomfturée fen dogged the footatepa of the British rank and hike the west coast of. Sees IM winent iy vie Bas in order, as they: sy, to keep | FINANCLAL ;AND COMMERCIAL. ~S TvESPAY, Apri 14—6P. M. A very uneasy feeling continues to prevail among the holders of speculative securities, as well as those who have loaned largely on them with the ugyal narrow margins, At the same time efforts. éie made to conceal the apprehensions which are felt in the hope that affairs will take a turn for the better so that both may escape loss. But the hollowness of inflation on the Stock Exchange 1s none the less appa- rent, and before long the railway share bubble must burst, as Atlantic Mail has already done, It has been blown by speculation out of paper money, and the time has come when all concerned, including the banks, should prepare for something like a collapse. The latter have been lending their deposits too freely upon high priced speculative collaterals, and there is more than ordinary danger of their being left the virtual owners of many of them in the event of the threatened panic sweeping over the market, The sensitiveness of the public mind on the subject 18 shown, among other things, by the rumors of bank failures and embarrassments which gain circulation, One of these concerning an up town national bank was current to-day, but without foun- dation; and it appears to have grown out of the fact that one of the city savings banks upon which there has been a yun since yesterday morning kept an account with it. Had it not been for a destre to make seyen per cent interest on a cheap money market by lending on fancy stocks this run upon the bank in question would not have taken place, and had it not been for the same desire to make money by other than slow and sure means the banks gen- erally would not be as heavily loaded as they are with speculative stocks upon which they have advanced more than their real value. It must be remembered, too, that any attempt to sell a considerable portion of the stocks now held by the various cliques and hypothécated with the banks would result in a heavy and sudden decline. Since the paper money era began it has been the fashion to court fortune on the Stock Exchange, and legitimate business has suffered in consequence, many of those who were previously producers having degenerated into mere gamblers. It was so in England during the war in this country, and speculation ran wild. Persons with both small and large Inoomes sold out consols and other safe investments to buy railway and other speculative shares in the hope of large profits on their new ven- tures, and for a while all went well with them. Prices rose higher and higher, but at length @ wholesome reaction set in, which carried everything down with it until it finally culminated in the financial panic of 1866, and from the prostration of that period there has since been only a very par- tial recovery. Railway property in particular is extremely depressed, and many of the companies have not only suspended dividends, but been com- pelled to borrow largely to meet ‘their maturing obligations, In France, also, there was great de- pression, culminating in the collapse of the Créait Mobilier, and all but a very few of the railway stocks declined to ruinously low figures. We are now in the position in which England was before the de- pression which led to the panic of 1866 was ex- perienced. Atlantic Mail and Pacific Mail have already swept away fortunes, and the break in these is likely to be the precursor of similar havoc in the railway share market, and it will be wqllif the banks escape being involved in the surrounding ruin. They will do well, therefore, to be more than usually careful of the character of their collaterals and the extent of thelr margins, and resolutely reject all securities of doubtful value. As for the cliques, their extinction would be a public benefit, for they have systematically made it their business to “milk the street” by artificial Nuctuations and to delude outsiders into staking their money where they would be certain to lose it, Money was in active demand from the Stock Exchange at seven per cent, but as currency is returning slowly from the interior the loanabie resources of the banks are gradually increasing, and the indications are therefore in favor of increased ease to good borrowers on governments and other prime collaterals; but lenders are very properly likely to remain distrustful of the speculative stocks, The gold market was firm all day, and the fluctua- tions were from 138g to 13874, with the closing trans- actions at 138%. The supply of coin was in excess of the borrowing demand and loans were made at 7a8 per cent for carrying. With respect to the savings bank before referred to we may mention that depositors have no reason to be alarmed, as Its sur- Plus exceeds $300,000, Government securitics were in moderately active investment demand all day, and prices had an upward tendency, but the speculative transactions were on avery limited scale, The undertone of the market is strong, and when confidence in monetary ease is fully restored the demand will quicken and buoyancy will be the result, The Assistant Treasurer has given formal notice that the interest on the three per cent certificates will be paid annually from the date of their issue, and when presented for the collection of interest new certificates will be issued instead of stamping them as heretofore, The closing quotations were as subjoined:—Registered, 1981, 11174 a 112 coupon, 1581, 112 a 112),; 5-20", registered, 1362, 10414 a 10414; 5-208, coupon, 1862, 111 a 11144; do., 1864, 109 a 109%; do., 1865, 100% a 109%; do., 1805, January aud Juty, 107!; 2 107%; do., 1867, 107% a 108; 10-40°s, registered, 101% a 1017; 10-40's, coupon, 101% a 10174; June 7.30's, 10644 a 1069,; July 7.30's, 106's & 1069, ; May compounds, 1864, 1184, ; August do., 11744; September do., 117; October do., 11634. At the commencement of business the stock mar- ket was lieavy in tone, and at the early session of the open board New York Central sold at 11674, Erie at 69'; and Rock Island at 92, At the fret regular board there was a moderately large volume of bust- ness transacted, and the Western shares were weak, Rock Island having declined to 90% and Northwest ern preferred to 73, while the Milwaukee and St. Paul stocks were also very yielding, and Atlantic Mail suffereda relapse to 33. It is supposed that the break in Rock Island was owing to some loans on the stock having been calied in by an uptown bank, which led to the stock being sold by the borrowers, New York Central closed 7% lower than at the same time yesterday, Michigan Southern 1\, Cleveland and Pittsburg 3g, Cleveland and Toledo %%, Rock Island 2',, Northwestern preferred 14, Fort Wayne, , Milwaukee and St. Paul 3, do. preferred 2, Ohioand Mississippi *{, and Atlantic Mail 7, while Hudson River was '4 higher, Michigan Central y and Pacific Mail 34. Government securities were firm but dui, at an advance of yy a After the call there was a slight advance on @ false report from Albany that the Erie bill had been tabled in the Senate, and at the open board at one o'clock Erie sold at 70}; New York Ceniral, 118 a 118',; Rock Island, 904, and Atlantic Mail, 35, At the second regular board the market was dull, with a downward tendency, and New York Central closed f; higher than at the first regular board, Erie 1%, Hudson River 1, Reading \, and Cleveland and Pittsburg $s; while Rock Island was \% lower, North- western preferred and Pacifle Govern. ment securities were {nactive but fitm at an advance of % a4. Atthe open board at half-past three the market was heavy, and Erie sold at 604; New York %e LX Central, Lia; Roe Island, 88% a 88%; Michigan Southern, 87\¢ a 874; Northwestern preferred, 73; Fort Wayne, 100. and Pacific Matl, 8955 a 89'y. During the remainder of the afternoon an unsetticd feeling prevailed, and at the close the following prices were current:—New York Central, 117), 0 117'4; Erie, 69), a 69; Reading, 88% a 887%; Michigan Southern, 88 a 88), ; Cleveland and Toledo, 10244 &@ 1024; Rock Island, 89 a 89'4; North. western preferred, 77\¢ 4 73's; Fort Wayne, 095 a 100; Pacific Mail, 89'4 @ 89'4; Western Union Tele- graph, 36 a 6. A comparison of the prices of some of the specuia- tive stocks at the first regular board on the 1th of April last year and to-day shows the following changes:— April 13, 180%. April 4, 1868, High 10045 New York Centra 10% 16 Erie... stress 0 Michigan Southern. SG Northwestern. > Northwestern pret 73% Fort Wayne. 1004 Mil. and St, ‘The foreign exchange market continues very drm under a jiiffted snppiy of bills and the prospective demand next month for the remittance to govern. ment bondholders abroad of that portion of the May Intereat not retnvested in five-twenties. Bankers’ bills On Enwiand at sixty daye were ouoted at 300% a 100%; at three days, 11034 a 110%; commercial bills, 409 a 10934, “Congols and American securities were quoted thus in London to-day and on the previous dates men- toned i * Fe April 3. April % prt 4 93 A934 sei 5 re is Bee: Sone “48%a— 46 a— The receipts for customs and the receipts, pay- ments and balances in the Sub-Treasury in this city for the expired portion of the week have been as follows :— Custom House, Sub-Treasury.. Receipts, Payments, balances. April 13. $387,915 $3,369,606 $2,437,597 | $101,092, 154 April 14, 444,000 “1,746,866 "869,765 102,569,235 The value of exports (exclusive of specie) from New York to foreign ports for the week ending to-day amounted to $3,013,393, against $4,731,089 the week previous. “ A Cincinnati journal in commenting upon local monetary affairs on Saturday last remarks:— The banks are scrutiniz: clogely, and are ver; rigid in thelr classifications: ates ‘of interest “are firm. In the open market first class paper is rated at 10 per cent, and commercial bills 12 a 15 per cent, while outsiders, in many cases, are obi! to pay lis per cent-a month for short accommodations. De- ors were supplied to some extent at 8a 9 per cent, There is very little long dated paper offering, a8 the borrowers are anticipat an easier market ‘and more favorable terms in a short time. There is not so much ouside paper. on the market, but the greater portion of it is of low grado. SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHAN3¢. Tuesday, April 14—10:15 A. M, 5000 US 6's,.c,61, 12M. 11244 200 abs Erie RR. 69 Too Us oath tes nig 308° do 6935 1000 US 6's, 5-20, 0, "64, . 109° 8045 10000 U8 5-20,-¢, 10736 17 Erie 8 10u0 US 6-24, 675m. 1. 1077 is 38500 do.12 o’clock,c 10774 400 Hudsou ig 5000 UB 5's, 10-40,13 Myo 1017 do. "Ha te Si ba id Mog $00 dot Si call Be 0s 1000 Virginia 6's, new... 49° 100 Mich Cedtral RE. 114 NCar6's,excou, 594 OMS &N Ind KRG) 88! N Car 6's, new... 603g +e B85 1400 Missouri b' 87 ge 4000 do 8 2000 1000 Erie ad 4 5100 Erie 6th mig. 42 5000 Chi, Bur & Qrey 6 ns Chix NW concbds && SILEEEE 10 5 10St 10 she 20 ahs 100 Cl aig 15 We 40 a 200 Paolti 100 20% 5 i 1600 wig 35 Adams Express 200 1 100" do. 300 2055 300 100 a1 50 1 do. 8 200 20 Chic, Bus & Gy i. 150 200 ‘800 Mil & St Paul RK. 200 100 do. 10 100 do bu 10 do. 250 400 MN & Si 200 100 Tol, W. 100 i 20) NJ Cent RR. Wo do. 900 Del, backaWeattit. 115 10) Wels Fa eat eine toss elis-Fargo 10%.» 29 Aimerions Exp'Go.. Gl” $0 Chicago 120 100 NY Central 117_ 1200 Ohio & Miss RR. 800 do... 116% 100 do. i iu do. Hi 20d 10 BU 0. 30% 200 ‘ooo 8 4500 Us i 80000) 1 60000 {0000 SSEBeres cae ‘100 do. ss. peeps & Miss RR, American Express. . Fd NY Central Ri. tig 10, oe igger ee Exp... ae 100 H & St Joseph RE pt Seen E2SSE5 COMMERCIAL REPORT. TuRsDAyY, Apri! 14—6 P. M. BEReWAX'was quiet, but closed Grm at about 45c.; sales 1,800 Ibs, at 43c. a 450. CoTToN.—The market ruled steady at yesterday's prices, but the amount of business transacted was very light; the sales were confined to about 2,586 bales, including 1,980 for ‘speculation, 196 for itu. Annexed ra Memphis Ordinary... egal Good ofdinaiy. Low middling. ing Ba Good middling... -- 324 Ey Ey Corrrn,. ‘einmcilons tn Ingot were moderate, ‘bul previous prices were matatained. ‘the sales were 10,00) Ibs. at We. a Lake 4c. for Detroit for export, Mc. for Portage and 22%(c. for Baltimore, CANDLFS.—Adamantine were quiet, but firmly held at 2lc. 8 Hie, for 14 ounce, sperm Abc n de. patent Shc, a 8c. M 2 ENT. —Ros was steady at #175 per bbl. Gotu Vans-—Sales were made of 8,000 Ibe, ‘on private rms. t, but holders were ces for all grades. 29 31 BL 3 COFFER.—The business in Rio was i firm in their views, demanding full Sales 612 bage ex Ann Duncan on private terme, We quote ordinary 008, Bice. hag fair do., 104¢. a 10%c.; good do. 135 34 rime ® 1240. Extreme range for lots, 9. a Te.—all gold, in hirty to forty-five days. ‘Other re quiet, but generall) en. We quote J. Bige. a 18e. racalbo, Iée. a 18¢.; La iy bes a I6c.y ahd Si; Domin [4 90. — all gi ie ,culy paid. Mesars. Gunarl, Go. mi stock io, April 14, 1868. ‘ew Yori bags; Baltimore, 19.198; Mobile, 1,200; New Orleans, 1 Galveston, ‘and of other kinds {n New York, DRUGS AND were generally ; th U0 kega bic: at 410. gold, 125'ton: a 5i¢c. «le., 1i casks cream tartar at 235c. Mexican cochineal at 7c. a 74c. do., 5 casi sh at 18ive. ehrrency ; 10,000 Ibs,” reun argols, do. gum Kowrie and 40) casks bleaching po! ders on private terms, The latter was generally quoted at Agee Frour ax Grats. a Rrceipte, 4,507 bbls. four, 191 do, and corn meal, 4.8.0 hushels wheat, 81,59 do. corn, 40) 10) do. rye, 1,3.0 do. malt and 521 dg. baricy.. "The market for Western and State flour opetud bi foyant and firm under a good jo jemand, and some s effected at prices abc 5c. i ‘abated and the movement beeame quiet ai it grades for Consumption, California tlour was in fair demand and the tura better. The sales comprised about 10,000 bois, Southern rm four was in moderate demand, but the market ruled firm, ¢ sales Were 6.1) bbls. Rye flour was in, moderate demand, > bbls. at +7 5) a $960.. Corn meal was G0) bbls, part at $6 20 @ B625 for Bran- dywine. We quot Superfine State and Western. 89 00 a $9 50 Extra Stat is “9-88 a 10 45 Chotce St [M50 & 100 ‘Common to m 980 a 12 95 Round hoop Obia, shipping t 0 00 @ 10 7 Round hoop Ohio, trade ora 150 a 13 00 St. Louis low extra... 900 11 Oo St. Louis straight extra. . “150 a 1 St. Louls choice double extra 300 a 15 00 St. Louls chotce fami 15 00 w 15 50 ; 1 00 w 13 60 and family 14 00 a 15 (sncks and Ubis,).. 112 50 14 ~ rape > 760 60. 59 a 60 615 by 15.90 = tr with falling demand for choice spring anda fair demand, for the commoner sorts for shipment, prices advanced 3c. a Bc. The dusiness consisted principally of small lote, which were taken for milling, in soure cages at oxtreme. fy The stock of choice wheat is greatly Tednced and hotlers: are ny withholding What little there is available. With pros pect of an a navigation ‘ade after the resumption of canal e that they have inducement tg hold on a ihe supply OF Mn the prin cipal European grain marte I Feduuced, partieuiatly in'Great Kritain, in view of weal lively bitsiness i Anueipated whet the spring arrivale Begome free At hoary, shipments are confi tently anticipated, e les were about 50,000 bushels ye (Part late yesterday) at 4b for Now2 epri $445 for No. 1 mised wih ste 48 Ba m2 60 for Nort ; 88 for No. (iosily ta sinall lots), 88 a for white Canada, €2 6 for ainber Pennaylvanta, 92 47 for mixed spring and #2 98 for Nod do. arrive, i irmer S Ses ve, ‘nD was Ormer at the opeutng nnd 00d Inquiry, byt fot slumped off Yo. a int i white, #197 for yellow and Rye wae qitlet bit firm, with M. Oats were tn fair ¢ Detng 50,000 bushels at KBiyc, a S840. for Barley and varley malt were quiet bat itm. FREIGHTS.—The market was generally quiet, To, Liver. ool by Sali rales were a trie lower at the opening, but irm Reine close. To Donte rates were wlthout eapecctal change. The el ng business remained quiet. the en- Rent were (WV bushels corn and wi it a a “d,, 150 bbl 60) Wales cotton at 6 6d. a 4.5 iO hs, tod. petroleum on priviee terms, apd per st 6 corn at 64d, 1600 boxed chees at 40s bacon at 80s, To Ulaagow— gr mer, 4,000 busbele corn At fae. R Antwerp, vpolee four at Bs, Od.” and thom | Phtiate phi} 1,000 bbls. petroleum on private terms, TO Rotterdam, 30 bia, rosin at8s. To Londo at fds, 7 tone whalevone nt bbls. pork at ‘9 Bremen pegs at 2a Bd, and 100 cases tone ‘The charters were—A British brig, 1,200 bole, petroleum to Liverpool; a Brilesh brig from Pbitadelpal for orders, United to Kingdom, Contineat or the Haltig, 2,000 bbls, petroleum. A Bremen ship, 716 tons, to Philadelphia, thenee to Bremen 4,800 bbie. petroleum, anda Pru Dak, 459, tons, to m reet port in the Baltic, 3,100 off bbls. ob private terme. GUNNY BAGS wore quiet, but atemdy, at 19c, «1940. Stock April 14, 1868, in New York’H u Jenin Boston of iUNNY CLOTH continued In demani 400 Walon, deliverable up tothe ith of tines at Myc.) gold, in bond. Slock so New York April 14,1868 19/17 bales. Hors were quiet, but stondy, ate, a 80c, for 1887 crop, 100. & 850. for 1866 do. aud 80e, a 400. for Bavarian. HeMD, . Mantia was dull bat steady at 1050, gold. Jute was unchanged, being dull but steady at #105 ‘sro, gota. Hinrs.—The demand was light, ices were y. ‘There wore salen of 1,00) city er, 70m TB Tbe. at TGC, We quote: huieon Ayren d8'x 97 1b. 90 1d do. w A The, 209 ry i 3 on $00 B10. ic; Montevideo, 91 a 93 Ths. "We,; Cor renter, 21 Tog: Weige: io Grande, 90 a BB Tbe Ste | "Urinteor i ine foe ‘Californity 32. 3 Ly Bagge eras ibe. 1 Total Mock Apri e 1 " hides, N=Aeotch pig wae a triOe more Active, but prices were 8 98 4, gold. ” ‘TH8.—Eastern were quiet at three mon’ ret Lonoxn.—Eastera spruce was Se poral 50: “ Pisin was atendy at #1 50 for com lusip.! jm Lratuen-For hemlock thers prevalied a fore sean full prices were realized for all ki There is still ascarely of damaged aod connor, Bike Iesthe “or pte Business in oak Ww 1 the 06 Atock. "The. dewand was maluly Tor fight walghis ¥rices _ were unchanged, ~huetos be é re quote s Beta Sth ga i ae a Mfce; do, tal do. Orinoco, ac. bei 1 Bey to takers see, SE: cht do, good di all ‘Gi. poor dow: Ides a 216} dor in the é OOF dow, 18e. & 21s; do, fn q eee nee uphior Leavy, Bae. Aaa) de. ae aa ae: ish, 40 Ada t ato ted Suche heavy 4c. 0 fic ale, BS. “a ic. j do. ight, 808 iin teoemc the deinand was moderate, but icea were demanded for all ki feo at 76c., 2840. Cuba muscovado at Bde. ivate terms. By auction 34 hhds Demerara at 6c. @ 4 ict % do. Porto Rico at S1%ge., and 10-do, at We 1% muscovadd, 480, a tral [part to } 40 4b; low No. 1'at $3 760 445: mM i oy 5 7b; ; ‘i, fora Bal ob Of tarwe bead grad wi being sci held at a ‘O1La-—Fiah ot ia (air demasd and a trifle frmer.’ olls were in The sales in New Bedford during the werk pet were 3,434° bbia. crude whale at 70c., 500. do. at 72c. and do, at 3c.» closing at the latter price, and leu do. sperm at $2. bleached winter whale, 8oc., aud unbleached wint 25, Linseed was quiet, but rein $l bag) Ny Jard was dull, but held firmly at Olive was steady $2.50, and city distilled red uncl Ou Caks was in some demand, Baie 100 tons Western on - private terms ; also 200 tons Western, in Baltimore, at $48 60, with freight to Liverpool at Sis, We' quote city, i bbls 940, gold; as def bags Ea ts 9,883 ble. 340 do. 18 packages ent meats, ri or Keds Tard tics nee, jons in pork to-day were moderate and. new mess closing at about $2695 cash. The sales ‘and lar” were age B00 for old ue, ond epg? e for new a 0.5 24 38 for prime A deli Dols, now mess, for May Live hoge wero steady aad firm at vigc: a Wo, Bhe arrivaig: were 687 head. Beef was steady and firm, of Dba. at 15 9 $20 6U for plain mess and $2) 50 a $2475 for extra ferce beef, though quict, ‘was firm at prices, Beef hams were dull and Bacon Was leas active, but very rm, The sales were 300 boxes within the range of 15:<¢. ‘tor long clear, 16%e. for short clear, 14iyc. for tong Flubed, 18.ge. = ‘age. for short do. abd for Cumbertand cut.” Gut meats firm, ‘The sales were Seitia sive ta wetter te aersitia ma ey 14. ‘oF smo) '8.17¢. for hams, ic. a foc, for amoked and lve.'a the: for bagged! ee a and nominal. hi) large seipetion, ered by Se cable telegrams was generally ited and holders manded fui prices, Choice keite was held at 1g The sales. were 650 bbls. at 17. a 18c. Butter was only moderately active and hea,y-at 25c. a 49c. for common to. } O2c. a Bic. for fine. Fine new was quoted at 5Bc. a 8c, hese was in moderate demand for export and consumption: at 1c. a 16ig¢. for common to extra, PETROLEUM.—Recelpts, 1,634 bbls. refined and 609 do. crude. Crude in bulk was again in ight demand, but holders were firm in their views, g ilo. Sales were made, however, of 900 bbls, (part late yesterday) at 10%. Crude in bbls. was in improved demand, und held at about 164. The rised 8,000 bbis. ii shipping order on private mded the business was but in price, vious at 12; supply | sod rm at Mc. standard sales Untmportant, hi 3 phia the market was quiet. Sales’ 1,0 Dbis, resi. ahi) ping order, for this month, bl white, for June, at 26c.; 1,0W'do., tor July, at 28isc., Duyer’s option, and 2,00 do., from August t0 September—H00 each mouth—on private terms, t—-10%c. a llc. for fair to good refi ape les “footed up 1,886 a for ‘Guba, the latter price for elaridea, and Ngo. a for Porto Kico and St. Croix; also 169 terete aiige: m fiike.. pene 10 duoive don do. 0 2 ¢. a tice. ; prime to choive do. 120. » arora cal cohde: aod taneay 1d Sige. Porto Rico ree or a ry Lge. a. 3g¢., retined was at c granulated; rein 1808-34, 033 das. Si,tub posse Riny ora nace 4 uxt uoaiae ta eer Was light. The sales were iba. Fobasco, WV do, Para 8,000. - See. private terins ; 10,000 Ibs. various kinds ‘offered @t auction on Friday, 17th inst, Goat was ra EAT ut steady. We quote :—Goat—Jampi 42, a 45c., gold Matamords, 42%¢.; Vera Cruz, Wet etbert bon . sae aben currency ; Payta, 400, do. Curacos, Bon do. Cape, 4c, a 45c. do, Leer—Houdi era, Central Ainerican, dsc. gold; Sen Juan, 4c, a 4360. ; Sisal, 47340.; Angosturs, 8c., and Para, 4c. SALT.—Arrivais are moderate, but the stock of all ki except Ashton's, ts fair. There is a moderate inquiry prices are without change of moment. Jovbers’ prlces.are fs follows: 48 90 8 34, (or Aahtou's per suck, $2 15.0 9a 8 for Maraball's and Worthingtou’s, 31 60» a $@ for ground, Sa e8 10 for Higaine, for Frassian, and 63366. bbe. for Turks Island per bushel. SEEDS. Cale a, h oase nl was pe and a age age 3 sales in Boston oF out od ais 8 cae A BORON tl ac 180s, in Now Work, S67000 boa,” Pink: Was dull and nomiaal at g3 70 a gd 85. ugoshy was quiet Bavstendy at $3 400 2 Oi. Clover was dull at lye. a 10340. ‘i “BFELTER.—Foreign was dull but steady at 6%0. a 6¢., SOA P.—Castile was quiet but firm at 16340. 2 1734e. SrEARINE.—he deinacd was ight, but Tull prices were de- manded, Small sales at i7c. a 18c. ‘TALLOW was quiet Dut aeady, the sales being 63,000 Ibe, as, 12.g¢. a 12%¢., maialy at 12.,¢. « 1d ,¢, TOnAccO. The transactions 3 ad kinds were moderate; sales 86 hhds. Kentucky at ic. a 16c., 100 cases seed leaf at 4c. 21 do, pew crop Ubio at ¥c., Lo) do, Conn cutting purposes 100 low graves clu Ubio on private terms. TIN. -Siace Our last report (ue market for pig has yuled guich bat prices have rules frau Gal's 3x pigs Straits at y clowing at 24e. # 24. gc, bu, 98 Bence Gore ayee, do.; places quiet, but ‘without change in Value, Sales 1,00 boxes 1. C. charcout Wo arrive at $s WiISKEY,—Keceipts noue. tae market was dull nomJoal ai the quotations in cur bast. Wo0l.—The demaud fur ieece and pulled was unusually Hight, and joes We! in buyers’ favor. Holders generally, however, demanded (ull previous prievs, In Texas and Cait- fornia the Dusiness was ight, vut previous prices were main- tained, Foreign was dull aud'u0.iual. The nal confined to about 1,00) Lbs. ut 4c. m obc. including heary Unio at 45c., Xand ‘XX do. as vic. @ obey @ Bmall jot Georgia at 8%c., medium and coarse Western’ at 453gc., and 6,000 tbs. unwashed do, At 82.,¢.; also 40,100 Ibs. extra puiled at 2c. w 47c., 10" baa super lambs’ do. 8),00v ibs, fall and spring Caliiurnia wt zdes a doc, tbe for “i.oice spring ; 26 baies X1 iamoe’ do. at 2c. 4 29%e., and » scuured sorts 08 private wrms. UL torelgn Wwe salen were 6,000 ibs. Mesican at 20c., and 10 bales fine Kio Grande on private terms, OBITUARY. James M. Cook. General Cook, late State Cumpirolier, died at residence in Saratoga on Suaday last, in his sixty- second year. He wasborn in Bal.ston, where he wag. for the greater portion of his lite a prominent and successful merchant and banker. In early life he was greatly interested in military affairs, and was long an officer of the militia, rising to the grade of major general at an early period. He was a mem- ber of the Constitutional Convention of 1846, was subsequently elected to the Senate for two succes- sive terms, in i548 aud isov, where his Ty business capacity made nim @ valuable member. He was again sent to the Senate in 1864. He was elected Coimpirolier of the State in 1853, and from 1856 untit I861 he was Superimntend- ent of the Bank Departincnt. in alt his ofticiai posi- tions he displayed great abuity aud zeal and alw; performed his varied duties in @ manner perfectiy satisfactory to the peopie of the State. He was honest apright as well in his public positions as in all the private relations of iife. An ardent whig, he attached himsel! at an early day to Governor Seward's standard ant ‘ays remained a firm per- sfohal and political fmeud of that statesman. was a gentieman of jarge priva.« fortune, hospitabie and generous, and en) 1 great popularity and in uence in his native county, Saratoga, where he wilh be greatly missed. He jewves a son and two daugh- fers to mourn his loss, and ta their grief thay will have ‘he sympathy of thousands of hus old sMevdy throughout the country, THE WORSE MANT. The attendance of buyers at Johnston & Van Taa- seli’s auction mart, East Thirteenth strect, yester- day, was anusnally large. The catalogue included many fine horses, single and in span, and the bid- ding was lively. A seven year old bay horse, for family purposes, brought $275; a stylish bay horse,. eight years old, of beautiful symmetery and fine ac tion, Commanded $250; an eigut year old sorrel mare, of Uiree minutes’ speed, Was soid [or $117 60; aseveD year old bay horse, warranted sound and well roken to the saddie, was knocked dowa at $225; @ matcied team of Black Hawk horses, seven years old, fast in harness, corm: led $00, and their appearance excited spitited bidding. A team of jet black mares, aged engl gir half-sts- ters of General Butler, was sold for $960, ‘The trot- ting horse Red Jacket went unuer the hammer for $200. A bay mare, eight years old, that can do her nile inside Of three minutes, brougit $225. Another by Jupiter and a Messenger mare, $300, A dark bay ands aif hand eg ear oy thatehat cote and a half hands, eight 3 0) ed in 2:40, was Mold for $8ds. The arrhages, haraess, &c., also coumnanded fair prices. Necro. Derrepations.—Night before Inst the gar- den of juire 3. P. Ament, who lives near the city, on the Granny White Pike, was completely gtr: pp of all it contained, and thirty-six feet of fen gy ponte pnd all, were spirited art. Last week feot ncing belonging to Mrs. Hays, in the sam: net; oth , ingsteriously disappeared In tha Coupe ry ri it. Since October last pine cows, owned by diffe and butchered, to say nothing of lesser stock has changed hands in that time, The owner fol an ground near his renldence. ee ; fn Tl ae fogh gn Magik | the surplas 41 and vegetabies, a ne, They are neu a and With stolen fences.—Nasnviie Union, Abr ns in that lovality, have been wien n aline ‘