The British Captives in AbyssiniaLongmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867 - 398페이지 |
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Abuna Abys Abyssinia Aden Adulis Amharic Arkiko army arrived Bardel Beke Biru Goshu Bishop Bogos British Consul British Government British subjects camp Captain Cameron captives chains chief Christian Church coast Consul Cameron Consul Plowden Coptic Debra Tabor despatch Earl Russell Egypt Egyptian embassy Emperor of Abyssinia Emperor Theodore England Envoy Ethiopia European favour Flad Foreign Office France French French Consul frontier Further Correspondence Gaffat Gallas Gobat's Godjam Gondar Halai Jerusalem journey July Kassai Kerans Khartum King Layard Lejean LETTER FROM MAGDALA liberation Lord Lord Palmerston Lordship Magdala Majesty Majesty's Consul Majesty's Government March Massowah ment mission missionaries monarch native Negús Negúsye October Pasha person present prisoners province Queen Rassam received Red Sea regarded reply Roman Catholic Rosenthal royal Russell's Sabagádis Samuel Georgis sent Shoa sinia sovereign Stern STERN'S LETTER tent Theodore's Tigre tion treaty Turkish Turks whilst Zeila
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52 페이지 - British consulgeneral, or, in his absence, his representative, shall have the right to nominate curators to take charge of the property of the deceased, for the benefit of his lawful heirs and creditors, without interference, giving convenient notice thereof to the authorities of the country ; and reciprocally.
33 페이지 - Gallas. Married himself at the altar, and strictly continent, he has ordered or persuaded all who love him to follow his example, and exacts the greatest decency of manners and conversation : this system he hopes to extend to all classes. " He has suppressed the slave-trade in all its phases, save that the slaves already bought may be sold to such Christians as shall buy them for charity...
vii 페이지 - And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
32 페이지 - Theodoras is young in years, vigorous in all manly exercises, of a striking countenance, peculiarly polite and engaging when pleased, and mostly displaying great tact and delicacy. He is persuaded that he is destined to restore the glories of the Ethiopian Empire, and to achieve great conquests ; of untiring energy, both mental and bodily, his personal and moral daring are boundless. The latter is well proved by his severity towards his soldiers, even when these, pressed by hunger, are mutinous,...
33 페이지 - THEODORE. 35 fault committed toward his poorest follower in a moment of passion with sincerity and grace. " He is generous to excess, and free from all cupidity, regarding nothing with pleasure or desire but munitions of war for his soldiers. He has hitherto exercised the utmost clemency toward the vanquished, treating them rather as his friends than his enemies. His faith is signal : without Christ...
102 페이지 - Abyssinia, and you would have done belter had you returned to your post at Massowah when the King told you to do so. This it will be right that you should do at once, and you will remain at Massowah until further orders.
77 페이지 - We are able to make you known to her and to establish friendship between you," then in those times I was very glad. I gave them my love, thinking that I had found your Majesty's good-will.
35 페이지 - ... commerce, he has put an end to a number of vexatious exactions, and has ordered that duties shall be levied only at three places in his dominions. All these matters cannot yet"* be perfected, but he intends also to disarm the people, and to establish a regular standing army, armed with muskets only, having declared that he will convert swords and lances into ploughshares and reaping-hooks, and cause a ploughox to be sold dearer than the noblest war-horse.
76 페이지 - Creator, he handed over their kingdom to the Gallas and Turks *. But God created me, lifted me out of the dust, and restored this empire to my rule. He endowed me with power, and enabled me to stand in the place of my fathers. By His power I drove away the Gallas.
34 페이지 - The arduous task of breaking the power of the great feudal Chiefs — a task achieved in Europe only during the reigns of many consecutive Kings — he has commenced by chaining almost all who were dangerous, avowing his intention of liberating them when his power shall be consolidated. He has placed the soldiers of the different provinces under the command of his own trusty followers, to whom he has given high titles, but no power to judge or punish...