LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 118, 20 May 1868, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

London, April 9. I Sir Roderick Murchison has received a letter, dated Zanzibar, February 4, announcing the arrival of the long-expected Arab messenger, with despatches from Dr. Livinstone. The Earl of Cardigan is dead. The latest Atlantic Cable Telegrams announces that the democrats have gained the Connecticut elections. Darcy M'Gee has been assassinated at Ottawa. The assassin has not been discovered. Telegraphic communication with India had been interrupted by tbe breaking of the Persian Gulf wire, causing a^delay of 90 hours. Advices from the Abyssinian Expedition states that King Theodorus was entrenched on the Talanta Plateau, and^that he intended giving battle. The fifth brigade was to advance on 1 1 th March. Nearly all the U*oops were ; now on high lands aud large supplies were collected in the neighborhood of Autaia. A letter received from the officials at head-quarters state that Theodorus ia said to have 13 guns at Magdala, and was storing the place with provisions. He was also said to have 10,000 disciplined troops, and was quite determined to fight. The British officers and men were anxious to storm the fortress. Later advices state that tho advanced guard has arrived at Antala; the roads were extremely bad. A detachment had opened a mule road only for provisions. Head quarters were at Ashang. In the middle of March all were well.