The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-23 00:00:00

THE EVACUATION OF THE SOITDAN,

LORD WOLSELEY'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
A telegram, dated May 17th, says:— Lord
Wolseley has issued the following special general
order to the soldiers, sailors, and marines of the army
in the Soudan: " ller Majesty's Government having
decided to withflraw most of the troops from the
Soudan, Idesirs, when bidding you farewell, to
..9expresifto 411 my deep sense of your admirable con-
duct. c The army in the Soudan has not only fought
with courage and firmness, and cheerfully borne no
small amount of b_aFdship ; it. has shown in addition
gnalitit--s• higher even than those required for the
patient endurance of privation, or for defeat of the
brAe but cruel enemy with whom it has been en-
gaged. Crime has been almost unknown in its ranks,
the highest standard of discipline has been main-
tained,-and4he tushaviour,of all.the tranps,-British,
Indian, and Colonial, has been in every way credit-
able to them and to the services to which they belong.
My best thanks are due to all ranks of theßoyal Navy
and of the Marines who have taken part in the recent
campaign in • the Soudan. Wherever hard work or
hard fighting was to be done, the men of those ser-
vices were to be found, and I am at 41 loss to say
whether they were more remarkable for their hard
work oefor,tJaeir hard fighting. From the beginning
of the operations in last September to the present
date, both officers and men of the navy have been un-
tiring in their exertions, and all they had to do has
been done effectively and well. I would also thank
the gallant soldiers of the New South Wales Contin-
gent, not only for the services they have rendered,
but also for the sympathy which prompted them to
come from afar to take part in a war undertaken by
the Empire to which we all belong. They will carry
home with them the thanks of our Sovereign and the
best wishes of those with whom they have fought side
by side here. They have borne themselves well both
in action and in camp, and I trust that should
any serious war be forced upon our Empire in the future,
we may again find ourselves shoulder to shoulder
with Australian: troops facing a common enemy.
The deeds of the force in the Soudan have added one
more chapter to the-glorious records of our national
prowess, and all of you- who have belonged to it,
soldiers and sailors, British, Indians, and Australians,
may feel with pride that the high reputation of our
army and navy has gained and not suffered at our
Lands. Among the many and varied memories of
the recent campaign, the remembrance of your keen
soldieilike spirit will be the pleasantest to dwell
upon. I shall always feel proud of having com-
manded you.— (Signed) WOLSELEY, General.—
Souakirn, 16th May, 1885."
The Jumna, with General Fremantle and the Scots
and Grenadier Guards, and the Deccan, with General
Graham and staff and a number of other officers,
sailed this morning. The Arab, with the Australian
Contingent, sails to-morrow. The further evacuation
of Souakim is suspended for the present.
Negotiations are still being carried on by Colonel
Chermsicle and Mr. Brewster with the friendly Arabs,
in view of their holding the railway, but no satis-
factory result has yet been arrived at.