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Evening Post, Issue 89, 23 May 1865, Page 2

DESPERATE CONDITION OF THE CONFEDERATES.

DEATH OP RICHARD CDBDEN. The Prince Alfred arrived to-day bringing the first English news telegraphed from the Bluff to Canterbury, which we hasten to lay before our reade s. The Lyttelton Chronicle yesterday published a slip, containing the following important intelligence, which reached the Bluff the previous day : — The English Mail arrived at Hob9on's Bay on May 13. The Hero sailed from Hobson'sßay on the 14th instant, but was compelled to put bick through stress of weather until the following day. She sailed again on the 15th, reached the Bluff

and landed her mails at 7.30 yesterday (Sunday) evening. The passage was aviry stormj* one, and two men were washed overboard— one was drowned.

LATEST NEWS PER ANGLO-IN-DIAN TELEGRAPH. Galle, April 22. London, April 5.

AMERK 'A. President Davis, in his message to the Confederate Congress, declared that Richmond wag never in greater peril. Sherman continues his destructive raid with greater activity in the face of Lee's great army. An attack on Mobile is announced. Great efforts are being made at Richmond to organise a negro force. The Confederate Congress liave passed the measures recommended by President Davis. He proposes, if ne<fcssary, to fire Kiolimond and then to retreat. The Fedural Government lias withdrawn its notice of the abrogation of the Lake Treaty of 1817. The Steward passport system ceases immediately. Sherman, by latest advices, was advancing ' on Goldsborougb, and had readied White House. He was continuing his destruction of railways with great activity. It is reported that all cotton taken will be immediately shipped to England. The Canadian Parliament have adjourned the Confederation. New York papers of i he 17 h March state that the Federal General Scholfield had occupied Kingston, Bragg retreating to Woodsford. Sherman was within 20 miles of Richmond. . Gold has declined to 166. Monte Video has ijiven way in the struggle with Brazil, and peace has been restored, j A London Telegraph, of April 3rd, an. nounces the death of Richard Cobden. The plague is depopulating all towns in Russia, and is travelling towards Prussia, Mrs. Yelverton has failed in her final appeal to the law. Fort Ferrol fired upon the Federnl steamers Niagara and Sacramento for attempting to leave that port in pursuit, of the Confederate ram Stonewall, within twenty-four hours after the 1 atter had been ordered to sea by the authorities at Lisbon. An engagement between the Federal vessels and the ram, off the Portuguese coast, was expected, London, April 6. Business bad. The Confederates under Johnston have been victorious over Slier. man.