New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16
THE CAMPAIGNIN THE SOUDAN.
THE KHEDIvE WILLING TO ABDICATE.

OPERATIONS TO BLOCK THE PROGRESS OF Ell
MAHDI-MovEMENTs OF BAKER PACHA.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The Khedive has not yet
taken the final step Of resignation but he has threatened
that unless England win furnish him with guarantee
that she will troops reconquer the soudan or nj
least consents to allow the Turkish troops to suppress
the Mahd he will abdicate his throne After the Cabinet
Council at Cairo Thursday Cher Pacha Foreign Min
ister informed Sir Evelyn Barring, the British Commits
sloner in Egypt that the majority Of the Council had
thrown s support in favor Of the Khedive and Turkish
Intervention is reported that Sir Evelyn Barring upon
learning this urged that the decision was premature
one The Porte has advised the Khedve of its readiness
TO dispatch ten thousand Turkish regulars the expenses
of the expedition be betrayed from the Egyptian Treas
ury The Sultan insists that the Khedve shall maintain
his position Of refusal to abandon the SOudan.
The position Of the English Government In Egyptian
matters is unaltered. Great Britain will not defend
Egypt by using English troops beyond Assouan.
General Stephenson ha. dispatched corps Of royal en-
gneers to the second cataract with instructions 10 raise
earthworks and mount guns FORT miles beyond Assouan,
as he considers that strategic point from which
TO block the advance of Mahd down the valley Of the
Nile also foTtiy KOrosko the main route between
Khartoum and Assouan. Preparations are being made at
Cairo 10 transport from there detachment OF the English
garrison and to land them at Assouan. English army
officers who are attached the service in Egypt but
now in England on furoughs to Of the opinion
that the Egyptian army viii prove to be utterly worthless
IN time Of danger.
General Sir EVELYN Wood estimates that in order to
make reasonably sure the defeat OF IT Mahd eXpedI
ton containing 600 AnglO-ndian troops will be
say and hat they must not only be supplied with noun
tain artillery but must have ample means OF boring
wells in the desert Such expedition would cost Eng
land e20,000000.
Baker Pacha will leave Cairo for suaklun tomorrow,
but he protests he has heretofore Intellectually done
that the force under him is not sufficient 10 relieve Kkar
tOum whereas he wants eight thousand effective men he
has only two thousand. They are to reach Suakim on
December 90 Orders have been sent to Colonel SartO
TO attempt to relieve the garrison at Sngat without
DELAY Sngat without provisions and has bad supply
of water Baker Pacha wanted the Khedive TO give his
assent 10 cOurtmaral Trial for Tahir Pacha Governor
of suakin. The Khedive refused. and Tahir was
ordered Cairo. He is favorite OF the khedive.
The English officers who accompany Baker Pacha on
his expedition the campaign with the gloomy
forebodngs, feeling that then chances are small IN the
absence of thorough English support and handicapped
as they by the eebleness and dupciy OF the Egyp
tlans.
The British frigae Euryalus, with Admiral Hewitt
board, has sailed for Suaklm.
PARIS, Dec. 15-Tn the Chamber Of Deputies to-day
Prime Minister Ferry introduced bill demanding sup
Elementary Tonuun credit 20000,0 900 francs for the
first six months 1884. The preamble OF the bill states
that the situation necessates the dispatch OF fresh rein
forccments that General lMlOt, lately c0mmandant OF
Paris will he entrusted with the supreme command Ofbe
French troops shore, with Generals Negcre and De
Lsle assisting Urgency for the bill was voted.
Yesterdays sitting OF the Senate Committee on the
Tonan credit BILL Senator Saint Waller declared that
when the Ambassador OF France at Berlin, Prince
Bismarck sounded him concerning TOnqun, wishing TO
know If France had abandoned its right there with q
view TO the possible establishment OF German colony