New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-08-29
BRITISH TOPICS.
NOTES FROM LONDON.

Samuel Bakers expedition which has been gong on
stiutervas during the last few weeks raises some
ponts which Sir Samuel must meet. III ne can us
nose of them before his book comes out so uch the
better. Mr. M'Wllliam, his chief-englneer besides
,oossort;po his former statements about Sir Samuel
Raker,s connection with Abou Sooad, the slave
dealer fwhom Col Gordon has been attacked for
smoloying) is out this morning in The Times with
,rosh charges He accuses his former chief of max
mo numerous raids on unoffendng tribes, plumber
;,g over $1,000 cattle and sheep wantonly burning
,be bouses of the owners, and-0nce at least-gvlng
orders that ali natives found near his camp should
h, shot lrrespectivey of age or SEX lie fixes the
accountability of these acts upon Sir Samuel Baker
hv alleging that many of the raids were led by him
IN nerson There was no Bari war;" says Mr.
N,William except an unsuccessful night attack on
the cattle of the Laquo tribe in which none OF Sir
Samuel Bakers troops were killed or wounded.
"After this" he says "Sir Samuel made war on the
Reznan tribes, InassacTing them in great numb ers
and burning up their country. They had taken no
mart in the rand made by the Laquois on our cattle
but as they were not so powerful and were much
more convenient to be got at, Sir Samuel preferred
10 operate on them as an example TO the Laquols
tribe
This is serious and not less if it be true as Mr.
NWiliam afirms, that the orders to shoot all ma
tiyes found near the camp were strictly executed.
He would rather not relate. he says, the brutal de-
tails of these cold-bloOded murders; and elsewhere
he speaks of such not to be met with IN
modern history. 1t appears further, that Sir Samuel
Baker has written to other officers requesting them
TO contradict Mr.. MWiliam's statements. AS yet
they have not done so. The only testimony 7olun-
teered in Sir Samuel Bakers favor is that OF his
nephew Julian Baker. But If these horrible charges
are not true 1t is Sir Samuel Baker who should first
deny them. The English public is not over sensitive
on the treatment of African tribes. People will
ling 10 MAKE allowances. They have had liking
for Sir Samuel Baker. They Will be glad if he can
clear himself Bat if he keeps silence under charges
made by one of his own officers an eyewitness,
signing his name the effect will not be favorable to
him.
There is some news from Col. Gordon's expedition,
meantime, which looks well. Letters from one of
GOrdons officers to his father have been sent to The
Tines and very good reading they are. Who the
officer is ! can't say, but good correspondent went
astray when he was lost to journalism. The dates
are to the 18th june from FaShOda on the White
Nile latitude II degrees north IquOte two passages
about the slave trade:
Tire slave trade appears to be hourshng and we were
shown three large stations on the map. Mr. Gieger,
who went from Berber to Khartoum few days ago.
less than eleven OF slaves on the way.
people If they wished to go Those who said "No"
we're sent back to their families Those who said
ayes" we're allowed TO 60 on. About $50 said they
wished to enlist and the Colonel said he would form
regiment and give me the commando but when lie first
appeared all the people bolted, they are afraid OF
the face Of a white He went about the villages
distributing beads and trying TO make friends. but they
are IN mortal lest their cattle should be all car
red of.
Lot canfn p,nU
There can be no question that Col. Gordon will 90
TO work in a straightforward way or that he Will
do thoroughly what he makes up his mind to. The
next paragraph throws some light on his plans and
on the difficulties he must overcome:
The Colonel has written to the Antslavery Associa
ton to say II they send out representative he will
give him all the help in his power What Col Gordon
intends DO in reference slavery cannot say. but
Imagine he is gaining information and resolving the
best way OF dealing with the open trade You see the
people do think IL is wrong, and one fellow at Khar-
toum who knows good deal OF what is gong on, said
that the English and French carry the slave trade
when suits them and ship of people 10 work on their
tagar fields and want TO keep the markets all
70 themselves. He declared he knew merchants who
bad slaves the Gold Coast The demand for
slaves Turkey is enormous, and you know that
80 Cairo slaves are needed for all the native
houses. The other day OF us dismissed
o servant, and the fellow was delighted 81
viii buy a couple Of slaves" he said, and take
them TO KhartOum. where l shall sell them at fine
profit" Colonel has accurate information to four
large trad ng stations for slaves pretty Abyssinan
girl bought any day in Khartoum for $40 ana 1t
Will be difficult eradicate the practice, which is usti
Ned BY the Koran. The missionaries do not make any
gayn fact, they retrograde; and our own efforts to
put down slavery slave trade on the coast may
give idea OF the difficulty of dealing with 1t In
these immense regions. where you may travel for
a
authority" The Khedive is spending enormous sums on
this expedition, and has given the most explicit dlrec-
tons that savehuntng is to be put down at all hazards
and Col Gordon who is a very far-seeng long headed
may relied upon take the best way OF carry
iDg out the Khedive's wishes.
From another passage it may be seen that Col
Gordon's idea is TO distribute his forces. Gessi
and Arson were sent to Bahr ell Gazal with only
TWENTY-FIVE soldiers to cultivate relations with the
people. Two others were to make their way to
Gondokoro in advance of Gordon, who trusts great
deal TO his staff to work out his plans, make friends
with chiefs and people, and keep their eyes open
about slave-trading.
The question OF a mans proper title or address, al
ways a grave one in this country, was never raised
in an odder way than in recent correspondence
laid before the Wesleyan Conference Wesleyan
minister having buried his daughter in Owston
Ferry churchyard ordered stone to be put over her
grave, with this inscription:
In loving memory of Annie Augusta Keet. the
younger daughter OF the Rev. II. Keet, Wesleyan minis
ter, who died at owstcn Ferry May H. 1874" Safe shell
tered from the storms OF life."
The Rev. g. F. Smith, the vicar, refused to allow
this stone to be put up unless the words Rev." and
wesleyan Minister" were left out. You may say
this is incredble-or, perhaps remembering what
queer shapes ecclesiastical intolerance has taken
before now, you will think it fair caricature But
there is no dispute about the fact. 1t makes the
basis of a correspondence in which Mr. Keet, a
bishop and an archbishop take part. Mr.. Keet first