Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-02
THE S0UDANESE WAR,
REBEL snEiKus RrJsor ovrKruHrs.
Gen. uordons Proclamation nauchtiIy
! Answorod-rno DcpiGrabie situation
! of fNhnrtoum-rngisud to send
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GCn. uordon's Proclamation Rauehtuy
hnsworod-rno DcpiGrsbie situation
Of Nhnrtoum-rngisudt to send
Forward Keiist.
Orders have been sent to General
Stephenson and Sir Evelyn Barring, nj
Cairo, Egypt, to report afresh as to the
advisability of sending an expedition via
Suakim or korosko to Berber, to assist in
the relief of Khartoum, and Admiral
Hay has been asked to expedite the
survey of the Upper Nile TO ascertain to
what extent guuboat flotilla would bo
able to operate on the river. Admiral
Hewott's mission to King John of Abys.
sinia has boeu hastoued, in order that
arrangements may be made for the South
orn Soudan. uewett expected TO reach
Ma'sowah ON Thursday and to meet King
John at Adowa on Monday. King John
offers the service of from 1000 to 10, 900
Abyssinians on condition that the English
guarantee an allowance of two shilliugs
daily to each mau and the ccssion OF two
ports to Abyssinians II England agrees
TO these terms, the Abyssinians will
attack Ell Mahdi and relieve Kassala.
General Gurdon's Proclamation.
The Egdro's correspondent at Cairo
says: General Gordon, before the sortie
of tho 9th instant, sent the following proc
| lamation to the rebel sheikhs
Come to mo without fear, as have
como to you in all confidence. came not
to fight, but alone, with the help of God,
and God is with me-"
The suoikhs' Naughty Reply.
The sheikhs replied 1--WE have read
! your letter. You say you are with God.
| Ii You are with God you are with us,
because God is with us. Ii you are not
with us, then God is against thee, and we
shall do with thee as we have done with
Hicks Pacha."
Other advices from Berber say that the
Arabs ere exasperated against General
Gordon, as his present action contradicts
n preceding proclamation. \ Khartoum
dispatch says q rumor has reached that
place that Slatiu Bey has capitulated to
the rebels in the province of Darfour.
Khsrtoum's suffering Garrison.
The Times special dispatch from Khar
toum says: 1--WE are daily expecting the
arrival of British troops. We cannot be
lieve that the government will abandon
us. Our very existence depends upor
Great Britain"
Gordons New Policy.
General Gordon has finally decided e
abandon his policy Of couciliatiny tn,
|
peated efforts aud failures that it ID
utterly useless. His new policy will b,
more vigorous, and, as the first step to
ward carrying it out, the Egyptian soldier
who had been detailed to give a SAT
conduct to parties leaving Khartoum auC
proceeding TO Egypt, have received orders
! to return to the beleaguered citadel with
out delay.
The latest advises respecting OSmal
Digna are that ho has oncamped in tn
vicinity of Tamanieb, having about / ,00t
followers and many sheikhs, and that b
! is preparing to give battle to the tribe
friendly to the English.
Monday evening the rebels approache,
= TO within mile of Suakim aud looted tn
cattle. The inhabitants Of Suakim ar
discoutented and angry at being left b.
the British to take caro- of themse Ives
II Con. Graham, with his troops, sailed fror
Suakim to Sucz.