New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
THE KTARTOUM EXPEDITION.
PREPARATIONs TO PASS THE NILE CAIARAC4S-
GENERAL wOIsELEY's PLANS.

GENERAL wOIsELEY's PLANS.
CAno, Aug 30.-General Sir Eyelyan Wood
Colonel Duncan and Major Sandwith with two
companies of Egyptian troops. have arrived ut Nady
Hafa Tho three dhows captured by the rebels
near suakim on Thursday night and taken of to
the south were yesterday oycrtaken and run ashore
The rebels. however, made their escape.
The Stahordshirc and Berkshire regiments are
being pushed after the Sussex regiment which has
arrived at Wady IIalfa, as rapidly as possible
Boats are passing tho Semneh cataract and are
greatly helping the transportation OF troops.
DEBBEn, Aug 20.-Colonel Kitchener has received
n message from General Gordon saying that the
General and his troops were well. and had sufficient
provision. TO enable them to hold out for four
months Tie message is dated April -.
WADY HALTA, Aug. 30.-A portion OF the SlsScA
regiment has arrived here and the remainder II
coming. The regiment has been ordered to push on
TO Dongola and support the Mudir. Inc II g'mcn'
will carry three months rations
The 900 Iaborers collected TO haul the steamers
of thc Gordon relief expedition through the
cataracts are reported to be III starving condition.
Two days rations have been sent TO them, but more
are not available at present The qucstion of pro-
visions for the men Is becoming Increasingly serious
The country only supplies small amount Of iora-'
The Nile rose three feet yesterday ana IS stIii u.s.
ing visibly.
AprN. Aug. 3o--Two hundred Ahyssin.ons unc'r
Ras Aloula attacked Kcrcn. They were put TO utter
rout by the Egyptian troops, only SIN escaping
DEPARTURE or GENERAL woLSfLhf.
IovDov. Anc. 3O-Gcneral Lord Wo.sclcy ana
Lori Northbrook. High Commissioner to heyp-
took farewell OF the Queen at Osborne House to-
day.
The Thanlet wateunon who offered thc.r -orvloo3
IN thc expedition for t'e rcIa. of Genera. Gordon
resent Iact that they were oyeriooh ANA t"",
assistance was sought in Canada. ..
Air Henry VI. stanley lad along conference win
General Lord Nul,cicy yesterday. Ar. StahItE y
in favor of the expedition proceed ng Joy thc Nc
1outc, because tie hat,lh ccull MWays IA. I,
chauo, of tie rcbcs entering the water to attack
the British forces.
-Four transport, at Woolwich and two mt Liver
pool aIc loading with stores and munitions o. NaI
The 'GI".eloncut has ordered 25oooo pounds
more Of Chicago compressed beef ior use III 'N'
The Transport Poonah will take $50 troops to
Egypt. . ..
that the mission ol LoId AoIth"iGo~ ana Gtnc' al
IoId Nolse.cy 20 Egypt is a challenge To Eulolc
and punlic assumption that lne aud has eH'i'7 We
power W Egypt Has England co4'd'leu H'I
STRENGTH -" the paper asks. before taknCSO grave a
step! Il is TO bc noted that Egypt formed the sub
,tanca OF tlcf,cDat c1ut"I nee at \ailm between
Prime. Iii.uafck and Baron de COGicel, the tIchcH
Ambassador 90 Germany
STRENGTH or THE BRITISH FORCE.
Certain particulars with reference to the relief
expedition zap the Nile have been finally arranged
The force which VIII proceed south of A-.o1an
will be composed OF 5000 British troops $500
Fevpt.aus and lotiila Of go river boats The
boats viii De manned BY 400 Canadians, 800
Krooncn and about 2CO0 Egyptian and Nubian
boatusn. The cost of the campaign Is estimated al
cs,OOOO00.
1t Is reported that General Lord Wolscloy
before accepting H." cliici comn&H 81
If the expedition insisted upon pong
granted carte jaache rs to the strength ana
euiu;rcns of the force. he total numb oI M
troopS i'm Eovpt at the present l4om"nt iN > VI
whom GOl are ON The SICK tWhenali the lthloite
mcnt, destined for Egypt reach there the to'a'
number Viii Doe $1,000 iii
The exact composition Of the force which VIII
take rart in the expedition to khaItoGih VIII loO
he decided uppn until General No~ceN reaches
Eoyut General orders have already been gwen
however 10 eliminate from the troops AT me-,
\, nos. phv,Iquc renders il unlikely that they VoulI
br able Z UNDERGO IA" pYvatou, 10 WHEN inc tA-
prditi0n viii no doubt be exposed.
several ~pccia, correspondents Will leave London
for Egypt Tonight.
BONHNION INDIANS NOT INIHJ >iANIlC'
MONTREAL. Aug. 3O.-1hc enthusiasm of tho
CaucImawaga Indians for the khartomn eXpedi'
ton is weakening. They want a guarantee against
death in the service. and refuse TO engage Tor
longer than six months.