LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 61, 21 May 1868, Page 4

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Loxjdox, April 0. •Sir Roderick Murchisou has received a letter, dated Zanzibar, February -Jlli, announcing the arrival of the long-expected Arab messenger with despatches from Dr. Livingstone. Tho Earl of Cardigan is dead. The luUvt Atlantic cable ielograms announce that the .Democrats havo gained the Connecticut elections. Dnrcy M'fJee has been assassinated at Ottawa. The assassin has not been discovered. Telegraphic communication with India has been interrupted by tho bre iking of the Poruitui Hull' wire, causing a delay of ninety hours. Advices from tho Abyssinian expedition state that King Theodorus was entrenched on Talanla plateau, and that he intended giving battle there. The iiftli brigade was to advan.ee to Aahaugi ou tho 11th March.

Nearly all the troops were now on lrip;h lands, and large supplies were collected iv tho neighbourhood of Autal. A letter, received from an officer at head- ! quarters, stales that Theodorus is ?aid to have thirteen guns at Magdala, and was storing the place with provisions. He was also said to have 10.000 disciplined troops quite determined to light. The British officers aud men were anxious to storm the fortress. Later advices state that the advanced guard has arrived at .Antala. The roads were extremely bad. A detachment had opened a mule road, only for provisions, llead-quarters were at Ashangi. In the middfe of March all was well.