The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

jortign Intriligtnct.

Ms Emperor of Rands bat determined to artn his
troop* with tweeeh•loading rides, end both the Govern.
=mot sad private gun histories are now actively engaged
In preparing the new area

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A FINAL eettloment of Mr. Lincoln's estate has j net
been made. Mkr paying all the debts there remained
110,291 dols., which bas been eqsally divided between
kis widow and his two eons.

IT is again reported that Dr. Livingslose is dill alive
—this time by a paymaster at Bombay, who, in writing
o hia sister, at Dublin, communieates the following
information, which he obtained from Oaptain Parr, of
Her Majesty's ship Lynx. The Illeieer se,.—" You, I
ein sure, will be glad to hear Dr. Livinpitone is alive
and walL One of our ships lies arrived from Zanzibar,
the eaptaln of which la a friend of mine. lie brought
the news. The natives deserted Livingstoue, but be
survived. I wish I knew his daughter, ltd I could
Stake the ennounsement to her."
Tap American news brought by the Begonia Is not
witkont interest. The Alabama claims are to have
early consideration in Congress, and it is to be hoped
that they will be discussed in such a temperate manner
iso to facilitate an early settlement. A resolution
declaring strict neutrality in the war pending between
Great Britain and Abyssinia has been introduced in the
Senate. A mock funeral proessaion has token PUP in
Nee York in memory of the Manchester convicts, and
shout. 5,000 Irishmen took part is It A police escort
was requested, but lid superintendent of the New
York force declined to furnish one on the ground that
the procession was in honour of the murderers of a
policeman. All claims egeinut the estate of the late
Emperor Maximilian j j.ij.o have been settled by
Admiral Tepthoff.

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Tug ADTIIIIIIIAN EXPSDII'IOIL—(Irout a Correspon-
siesa).—Zoota, Aeneatur BAT, Nov. 20.-1 arrived
her. yesterday in Her Majesty's Alp May Frilly, frog
Aden, which port I left on Friday, 15th. In addition
to the usual mails, the May Front brought op 50,000
dollars for the payment of troops, The Yuraishas
Brigade, which Mt Bombs., on the 25th ult., and
Kurosawa on the sth inst., and the Sand Brigade were
both looked for at Aden hourly. It la generally
tboeiht, however, that Do Europese troops will be
Leaded bare until the roads into the interior ere com-
pleted. Natters in Aden remain quiet, except that
lame numbere of camels for the expedition are being
shipped in native boats. The contractors ar• losing
heavily, • large per mows of the meads dying on
their bands. The Peninsular and Oriental stesmihips
Noonan mod Plinjaub arrived out at Aden on the 15th
lest., with 320 passengers, principally for ladis sad
Australia. They were due on the 11th, hostas been
detained i• Me.eelfls. by the noe-arrind of the
Aastrallan malls. The &wools followed oath. nal,
There Is Iltths of interest to report is regard to
the expeditious pending the arrival of the troops
sad the admit of sad weather. The beadquiuiers of
the advisee br4p4a-1,800 atom(—ale still at Badoda
(Adows) Pass, 11 miles from here. No farther general
advance will be made until the roads are sompleted, and
the troops from Bombay arrive. A imeeessfal
recoonairenee hem been made for • distance of 40 miles
beyond Hadode, sad aamniag Patiks an now toPetil '
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on two routes through the Hades Fast I append the
digitate's to the several villages and camping Mathew OD
the route :—Ettla to Hadoda, 16 miles .• Naffed* to
Hainhamo, 8 ; Hamhanto to itillaileee, 3; Hillaileea to
Mania, 4; Deem, to &Moon, ; Saadoon to Tubboo,
; t0w,384 mike. A good toed will be coo bed
and opened to Tobboo by the lit December. A most wonderful change has takes plea* in the appearance of
Anneeley Bay sines the lending of the troops. Lses
than two months ago the rite of the present
beating settlement was an damsel impenetrable
Jangle, knowa only to the natives who resorted to
the admirable wells near the °oast to obtain their cup.
piles of brackish water. The ancient Greek city of
Adele., now in ruins, two mil s di-tat, ems the only
place which mild aasiat the traveller to the 'reality.
The expedition, with the advance brigade, arrived on
the 22nd October, and sines that time the Beene bait un-
dergone • wonderful change. labour and water were
the great requisites in the work, end the firat and moat
stnanuous effort' were made towards securing the Dress-
eery supplies. They resulted successfully. A substan-
tial stone bander (pier), nearly 600 feet long, is being
oonstracted into the bay, which is very shallow for some
distance from the shore. The stone used in the eon-
at/notion of this pier bee all been brought from the
other side of the bay. One hundred and fifty native
boats, under the oharge of Harbour-master Dawes, are
now sneered in traaaporting this stone, and the
total force employed upon the work numbers over 500.
made up almost entirely of native labourers—the
Zola, Afrah Lanka'. end Christian Abyssinians being
most largely represented. They are • most lazy,
worthless, degraded set, and great difficulty ia found in
keeping theta at work. Large numbers of Chinamen
are industriously engaged in erecting sheds, krt., for
the commissariat department As reptile water very
satisfactory progress has been made. It was soon found
that little dependence could be placed upon the local
supply. It was as deficient in quantity ae it was poor
in qualits. The steamers in port now condense between
35 and 40 toes (10,000 gallons) daily, and arrangements
are being made which will in.:raise the supply to
20,000 pitons. With this from four to fine thousand
souls and 2,000 mules are supplied daily. Forty two
vessels, steamers and transports, have arrived here
during there'd month, thirteen of which are now In
port. The latter are the Satellite, R.N., Lord Blotto-
stone, Sir John Lawrence. coromandel, Dalbousie,Seind,
India, Punjanb, Indent, Hay From ; three of
the Eaptian Azisah Company's steamers, and two
French iihipe with oommisearial store,. Considerable
curiosity and dissuasion was excited by the arrival • few
days ago of three Egyptian vessels, one frigate and two
corvettes, with troops. They state that they are
making their customary cruise along the coast, dis-
tributing troop. to the different (scrims' and military
stations, ice. I have good authority for stating that
upwards of 800 men were left at Yeaeovreh, intended !
for that point and the interior. As I intend visiting !
that point in a day or two, I shall be able to give you
more definite information shortly. I visited the tamp
(Hal Nalco) bat evening, whiter is well 'Dusted about
one mile to the west of the landing. There I met the 1
veteran Major Baigrie, assistant qaartermarnter-general,
Captain Pottinger, and others. Officers and Olen ars much
pleased with the climate, and are in high spirits at the !
prospect of • vigorous campaign as soon as the roads !
are ready. The weather is all that could be desired, !
and the beelth of the troops is etriellent. lain satisfied
from what I have seen that the difficulties of "invading
Abyssinia" Dave been greatly exaggerated. Colonel
Illeresrether is expected here to-morrow, from the
exploretions among the Danielle. He reports • good
road by the Haddas Valley and Haley, as far as
Tkhonda. This male has been decided on, and the
road will be pushed as rapidly impossible. lam pre-
paring • profile map of the route, which I will tend
you in a few days. All sort, of rumours are flying about
here, which may reach you in some way or other. Put
no faith in any of there.