Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-03
British influence on the Nile.

Dr.. WIN Halls Bslsam for the Lungs is
Il complete success.
DR.. CHAS. H. WOOD,
British Influence on the Nile.
New York Tribune. 2S.
The British government has reyok
ed the orders for the Withdrawal OF
the troops from Egypt. This is the
first result Of the disaster in thew bite
Nile country. The government, how
ever, is aot committed by this act TO
the support OF the Khedive's terrific.
rial claims. Its Interior policy is un-
determined. Il is under no obligation
to send an army twelve hundred miles
up the Nile in order to avenge the
defeat Of the Egyptian expedition and
to restore the shadowy sovereignty
either Of the Khsdive or of the Sultan
over that benighted region. The
British garrison nominally remains in
Cairo, not because there is any imme
date danger OF the Fslse Prophets
sweeping down the Nile with his vic
toriou8 horde, but because there is
imminent peril OF an outbreak Of panic
aud revival Of religious excitement
in Lower Egypt A single IN
cident illustrates the situation. A
body Of Egyptian troops offered by
Turks was ordered to embark for Sua.
kin. a port on the Red Sea, long way
North and East Of KhartOum. They
would not have been exposed 10 at
tack from the False Prophet, and
could have depended upon transports
nd ships oi-war TO rescue them IN
any emergency ItWas neither q dan
gerous nor an arduous field Of duty;
yet the officers we're unwilling to go
even to the seAhoard Of the Soudan
and sharply remin d Baker Psshs that
their contract called for service 10
Egypt alone. II the Turkish officers
protest against garrison duty in Sua-
kin, no dependence whatever can IL
placed upon the rank and file for field
operations 10 Upper Egypt.
Egypt proper extends IRON the Med
iterranean to toe 2l.h parallel oil
north latitude, and comprises 2l6,00O
square miles. The Egypt over which
the Kbediye and his sovereign, the
Sultan, claim jurisdiction stretches
southwark thirty one degrees to the
equator and includes 40 area Of 927,
900 square miles. In consequence Of
the annexations and conquests Of
Colonel Gordon and other soldiers Of
fOrtuue nominal sseendency had
been secured beyond the Catsrscts Il
the borders Of Abyssibia and up the
White Nile TO the great lakes oil Cen.
trail Africa. KhArloum. which is noW
menaced BY the False Prophet. osten-
sibly owes allegiance to the Khedive
and is the center of the Egyptian gov
ernmcnt Of the Soudan. Il is ciiJ
with a population Of 10000. and i
situated at the point where the Blue
Nile, rushing hesdlong from the
mountains Of Abyssinia, pours its tor
rent intO the sluRgish current Of tbs
White Nile. If Khartoum falls into
the hands Of theIFalse Prophet, the
ascendency OF Egypt IN the Soudau
will be brought to an end. The Khe-
dives authority, which once extended
as far as Lake Nyassa, will not be
recognized beyond the first Cataract
The question arises whether the Brit
i5h government will take any measures
70 prevent the capture Of Khartouu
aud the pread Of religious ianaticisu
10 the Nile cOnntTles south Of Cairo
The hating of the foreign
larris0n will merely secure Lower
Egypt against It's own panic stricken
army and population. Il will not ar
rest the False Prophet 10 his careel
Of victorious conquest a. the self
styled Vice Regent Of Allah.
II the Eoglish we're sWayed by tn,
same greedy desire for territorial ex
tension which the French arc mani
Testing 10 Tonquin and Madagascar
this would be q gold,n opportunity 10.
founding sn African Empire. Al
expedition against the False Prophe
would be a most arduous undertaking
but il could undoubtedly be brough
70 a. successful az ISSUE as the Abys
siuiaa cammiRn. A single deiea
would dispel the religious pretention
Of the leader and disperse bis ianatica
followers At one blow the suprema
ey OF the Anslo-Sazon race would b
established from the delta 70 tue hear
Of the Dark Continent. Ia Layeleye'
! glowing language, "an nnbr0ken cur
rent Of civilization would fpeedil
GRO IS Aries from Alexandra to th
Cape along theline Of high tablelands.
| SingulaFly enough Mr. Gladslon
| himself, before he became Premier
predicted this far reaching Empire q
the outcome Of the occupation q
| Egypt BY British army. 1t will b.
he wrote 10 1917. the almost certai
epg Of North African Empire, tina
will grow and grow until anolhe
Albert and another Victoria, it'll
Of the lake sources Of the Whit
Nile. come within our Dor lers; an
in We hHslly join hands across ID
equator With Natal and lCspetogn.
say nothing Of the Transya,l and II
5 Crane river on the south, or Of Abyl
G sinia sod Zanzibar. 10 be swallowed
way Of yiaticum. 90 our journey
The prediction vas made when II
Gladsoue Was 10 opposition denOuui
e ing 40 Administration that was bei
> upon Increasing the burdens Of empi
. 10 every quarter Of the world. wi
- il DoE Be within bis power 10 Breycl
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