The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-18
ENGLAND.
Abyssinian Wnr News from the New York
HeraId-The Quecn's Government Informed
by Our Special Correspondent.

by Our Speciai Correspondent.
NEW YORK HERALD WAR DESPATCH.
From the London Post, April 81
We publish to-day another startling telegram pur-
porting to come from the correspondent of the
NEW YORK HERALD in Abyssinia. Our readers may
remember that about month ago we drew their
attention to a somewhat similar sensation telegram
from the same source and that eventually 1t turned
opt that there was barely a substratum of facts on
which to build the fanciful tale. On this occasion
the news Is supposed 10 have travelled five days
faster than the latest official from Sir r. Napier
and from point some sixty miles further Off. This
on the face of il improbable. The headquarters
rs stated to have reached Ashang on the l6th March.
This, at all events as comedies with Sir r. Napler's
estimate is likely enough to he true We next learn
hill and defying the Commander in Chief to come
NO doubt The troub csoine GallSs VIII be found
in force on the Eastern side OF Ashangi: but il IL
most probable that our troops will have passed to
The west OF the lake to avoid them, and with
Gebazye at Laioal and friendly towards US it is
occur from this source al that part of the
country at any rate though further south, Lake
taik, such might be expected lt is further stated
that this hostile Cnei refuses 10 give PROVISIONS:
even supposng this TO be true We have found by
experience that the peOpe of the country VIII give
us anything they have II we pay for 1t, and with the
chief of WoUerat friendly IN oar rear, and GObaZye
equally so in front, SIR X. Napier could afford to dis
regard the hostility OF this Imaginary chief. We
are next told that this Chief has informed Sir Il.
napier thai Tneodorus proiers friendship" Now,
II the chief in question were one OF the Calais he
would naturally be at enmty with Theodorus
and consequently could not be the bearer
of his message; ana ii he were not one OF the
Gaas he could not wen he Abyssnian chief
friendly to Theodorus in the middle OF the Waag-
saum's TERRITORY. and stationed az his between
that Prince ana his subordinate fasous. The tele
gram states that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he may be-a
friendly chief persuades the General not believe
MN. IL VIII probably be found that the General did
not require much persuasion on the subject.
We are then informed thar the troops at Ashangi
were only six days march from Magdala but rs it
IS over eighty M es, as the crow nes, between the
Two places ana a. we are informed little further
"n Una, .nere i mo gram grass or straw the six
Ine same appearance Oh probability and truth as the
rest OF tke telegram.
"Hostile chiesn are then represented as having
devastated the country: but as we have shown be-
fore with the exception of the punderng CALAIS it
IL hardly possible for cnefs hostile to u.s. there
fore TO the Waagshum, to be located there We are
next informed that 'Theodorus ravages far and
wide;' and we have not the slightest doubt that
this Is correct far is in Theodorus power to
make II SO; but that King Il eighty or ninety
miles from the place where the Information was sun
posed TO have been obtained win GobaZye interven-
ing, IL Is anything but clear how the Information
could possibly have been obtained.
'Des0atlOn OF the country UNIVERSAL concludes
IN fitting manner TINS transparent production
which We should have neither published nor noticed
but that already II has received publicity through
several OF our evening contemporaries.
The InIornatOn given by Sir ). Northcote last night
IN the House OF Commons, to the effect that tele-
gram had been received from Sir II. Napier stating
that he was within twenty-five miles OF Magdala
and close to Theodorus' camp, which he hoped to
reach by the end Of March, will cause a thrill of ex
element throughout the country, coming as 1t does
Immediately after the publication OF the absurd pro-
duction supposed 10 have been sent by the CORE
spondent OF the NEW YORK HERALD. We may now
reasonably indulge the hope Of hes,i,g In very
ton. IL viii been OF the power OF Thcodorus
- getlnto Magdala with mis- gun and mortar, and we
therefore trust he will hold on 10 them and let us try
conclusions with htn on the plateau OF Talanta.
THE HERALD SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
LAKE. AsHANGI, Abysslnia, March 16,)
VIA LONDON, April 1, 1865. I
The advance brigade OF the British army under
the personal command OF Major General Napier ar.
rd Ma
to-day. The difficulties OF the expeditonary under
taking increase as we proceed. The county is for
the most part barren and iDhOsptable and the roads
very bad and difficult to travel. The natives are
hostile to the Bri sh An Apyssinian chief, who
Is encamped on the high table land near TO the
troops, refuses 10 give food tofhe army any terms
This chiefdares General Napier to inure linn. He
sent message TO Napier saying that King Theolorus
offers him meeting. Another chief, who Is friendly
tells General Napier not TO believe this assertion OF
the hostile one.
No forage can be had for the CATTLE
Inc Leople say that the bad chiefs have already
ruined the country and that King Theodorus despois
the territory FAR and wide.
The desolatIon IL universal.
General NdpieI's headquarters force n sir doys'
march rom TIE fortress OF Ma1daid.
1.-THE special telegram copied above appeared In the
HERALD on the III OF April. In confederation OF tie
accuracy OF our correspondent 10 the distance OF
General Napler's advance from Magdala we may
refer TO the fact that the very latest ocial advces
from That ollcerprinted 10y authority London last
THURSDAY, the 10th inst-stae that he was sixty
mles-or about SIX days march in Abyssinia-frorn
Ineoaorus' fortress on the 23d OF Marcn, and not
nterprets 10y torture Of It's sense, Sir Stafford North
cote's speech.l
t.. SIR STAFFORD SoRTuooTE's SPEECH.
In the House Of Commons on the I'd OF April Mr..
Fawoett asked the Secretary OF state for India
whether he had received an estimate Of the expense
incurred IN India for the Abyssnian expedition he
having stated on the 18th OF February that he had
telegraphed TO Bombay for this estimate: and
whether he would state us contents and lay IL upon
The table.
Sir 8. NpRrHcoTE-I have not received any com.
plete statement from bombay, bat | have received
Inv
communicated 10 the Chancellor OF The Exchequer,
and which will be carefully coliaied with the in
formation we have In this country II on the
foundation Of those accounts my right hon.
orable friend gave his answer about fort:
night ago with regard 10 the estimated cost OF
the whole expedition, 50 iar a. could
be ascertaned. | do not think the House would
bay, but In about three weeks believe the budget
will he brought forward, aud by that time hope we
will be In position 10 give toeraby accurate esti
mate OF the cost OF the expedition IL may be OF
interest TO the House, though those who watch the
newspapers generally aware OF It, state that
Sir r. Napier expected ~ De at Theodor'us' camp,
grhtch IL t,centyJre miles from Mdgddia, BEFORE ne
end OF March; and so far Ms can Judge from the
telegram received from him. mat expectation Is
the time the House reassembes after the holidays
or few days afterwards, we shall hear what Is the
Theodorus; and probably by that time we shall know
what the future Of te expedition win be, and hope
is beginning TO return home. cannot, therefore,
lay any further communication on the table to the
estimates until the House reasscnbles. u.
THE HERALDs ENTERPRISE ACKNowLEDoEp.
from the Liverpool Post, April 81
The London correspondent OF the NEW YORK
HERALD, again IN advance OF all other correspon-
dents has favored Ny with the particulars OF his
desps,ches from the most advanced post of the
Abyssnian expedition up TO the 10th ult. The sub.
stance Of the communication, II that SIR Robert
Napier and the advanced gusfd had Ut that date
reached Lake Asbangi, only six days march from
hagdala The native iDtrigues have met the Com
mAndern-Chief In the shane Of messages, 10 the
e@ct that Tbeodorus III willing TO strike up friend
snip with US, and Ia the form OF significant remind.
es from olher native chiefs thar we are not 10 put
our TRUST In such Altogether the tele.
gram OF an extremely used nature; but or one
yLlng there Seems 10 be no doubt. namely that we