The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-05-20

on the table, which was agreed to-0l 10 lU.
This ended the quarrel, and Mr.. Evar;s
proceeded with his argument.
On the LIST of May Mr.. Stanbury follow
ed Mr.. Evarts, and on the 4th Mr.. Bing-
ham commenced the final argument for the
managers.
There is not the slightest indication of
what the verdict of the Senate will be.
The Herald has a dispatch stating that
Senator Fessenden and others, Of the Re-
publican party, were decided in the opinion
that sufficient case had not been made
out by the Managers to warrant a removal
of the President. But the dispatches Of
the Herald must be received with many
grains of allowance.
The Republican Nominating Conven-
ton meets on the goth, and though Gen.
Grant will be nominated by reclamation,
yet there seems to be a movement, among
the moderate Republicans and Conserva-
tive Democrats, to nominate Judge Chase.
There has been Cabinet crisis in Eng
land. The Prime Minister does not assent
to the policy on the Irish Church, as EN-
bodied in Mr.. Gladstone's resolutions, the
first of which passed on the LIST Of May by
IS majority.
The Queen not only declined the resig-
nation of Disraeli, but urged him not to
dissolve the Parliament The Liberals
bitterly denounce the action of the Cabi-
net in holding their places after the adverse
vote, and assure them that no Irish or
Scotch Reform Bill can be devised by the
Ministry, which will be acceptable to the
Reform party.
The situation is unusual. Parliament
is near its close, and the opinion that it is
not in accord with the electors is so strong
that the Government desire those reforms
to go to the people before being decided
in Parliament.
The debate on the Irish Church question
is fixed for the 9TH Of May.
The war in Abyssinia has been brought
to successful close The latest dispatches
state that the army was not far from
Magdala and that an attack on this strong
hold of King Theodore would soon be
made.
The advance reached Antalo on the I'd
of March, Gen. Napier having previously
had an interview. and made an ally of
Kassai the Prince of 1'igre.
The great difficulties of the expedition,
to be overcome, were not so much the
forces of the Abyssnian King, as the rug
gedness of the country, its poverty of for
age and supplies, and the deadly effects of
the climate. These obstacles were great
est on the march from the sea coast to the
high table lands, since gaining which, the
progress of the expedition has been rapid
and successful.
The assault resulted in the capture of the
city, the death of Theodore and capture of
all his treasure and the release of the
European captives, sixty in number.
Not the least obstacle in the prosecu-
tion of this war has been the uncertainty
regarding its objective point, where the
enemy would be found. whether he would
accept battle, and whether the captives
whose release was sought, would not be
butchered. when Theodore should find
himself in danger of defeat This war
has been pronounced by many as hopeless
and uIadvisable, and that it would be
fruitless in its results, but the conquest
has been complete, and all the objects
sought have been secured. The Prime
Minister Of England declared in Parla-
ment, that the conquest of Abysinia,
was only equalled by that of Mexico by
Cortez."
That this was not extravagant eulogium
on the campaign, is evident from glance
at the history of expeditions into that
country a late writer says:
"That King Theodore will avoid battle,
and probably rely on the natural difficulties
Presented by the burning heat the almost
impossible mountains, and the immense dis
tances which must be traversed before any
important blow can be struck. II has been
in This manner that nearly all preceding ex-
petitions into the interior of Africa have
been defeated, and our best hope of success
Is in the extraordinary pains which have been
taken 20 collect and furnish adequate sup
plies
"In the Oldest historical work in existence
namely that of Herodotus-we have an
account of an attempt to penetrate into what
was then called Ethiopia, which is the north
ern part of Abyssinia, made by powerful
army, which almost persisted in the attempt.
This was the army OF the Persians, command
ed by Cambyses. We are told that before he
had performed fifth part of his Intended
expedition the provisions which he had with
him were totally consumed; that the beasts
which carried the baggage were then eaten
by the soldiers along with grass and any 9th
or herbs that could be found in the desert,
and that finally Cambyses was compelled to
return to Tbebes, in upper Egypt, without
ever having seen the enemy, but leaving
large part Of his army in the desert destroyed
by hunger and thirst Another army OF So 4
600 men which he sent into different part
OF the same country persisted entirely, no one
returning TO tell the tale OF its destruction. I
From that time to the present, there have I
been numerous attempts made by the Greeks, 4
the Romans, the Arabs, the Portuguese, the 1
Turks, and Egyptians to conquer the same
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