The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-11-04
The Report of tho Capture Of
the City Officially
Denied.
Reasons Given By the London Times Why
the Rumor Is Unreasonable and
Probably Unfounded.
The Rebels Gathering in Force Around the
City-Wolseley Should Haste
to the Scene.
Egypt.

slders the news reported from Cairo to
the Morning NelrS to the effect that
Khartoum had fallen into the hands of
the rebels and Gordon was taken
prisoner, as extremely doubtful.
This view, 1t thinks, is especially
reasonable in the absence of advices on
the subject from Woolseley. The Times
traces the report to the Bosph0re Egypti-
an, "a dubious French organ, which
may have given Europeanized version
TO Arab rumors which recently gained
some currency in Cairo"
Earl Granville, Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, assured the Press Asso-
citation to-day that the Government had
received no confirmation of the news
Up to noon to-day nothing had been re-
ceiVed at the Government offices in
regard thereto A dispatch to-
day from Dongola TO Reuters Telegram
Company makes no mention of the report
ed fall OF Khartoum. 1t says, however,
that the Mahdi, at the last accounts, was
collecting his forces around Khartoum and
mad summoned General Gordon to snrren-
der. The troops of the Mahdi intercepted
two messengers dispatched blythe British
to Khartoum. Same dispatch declared that
large force Of the rebels was at Berber,
ana that the rebels had possession Of the
wells on the caravan route between
Debbeh and Khartoum. After the crops
are harvested the Mahdis forces will be
largely increased.
THE RUMOR DENIED.
$3.50 p. M.-The rumor that the Khediye
had sent telegram to the Government
announcing the fall of Khartoum and the
capture of General Gordon, has been
authoritatively denied, and the denial
published.
CAIRO, November "A telegram from
Dongola to the Khedive gives details of
the story OF Gordons capture, told by
shiekh, who left Shendy October 18th.
Seven weeks ago, Khartoum being sur
rounded by a strong force of rebels, and
provisions being scarce, the feeling of
discomfort and INSTRUMENTATION which had
for some time existed among the garrison
manifested itself in open opposition
to the policy of General Gordon. This
feeling was shared alike by officers
and men, and many Of the former who
had become convinced that further pro-
longation Of resistance of the siege was
useless, waited upon General Gordon,
told him of the mutinous disposition of a
great part of the garrison, and asked
where the promised relief for the expedi-
ton was and when it might be
expected to come to their aid. Re-
ceiving no satisfactory reply, they
then accused Gordon of deception, of
holding out false hopes that he might
achieve greater glory in the barely pos
sible event of holding Khartoum until as
sistance should arrive, and declared that
the temper of the garrison was such that
full and satisfactory explanation must
be made or trouble would ensue. Gordon
replied that the British expedition for re-
lief was already at Dongola, and making
all possible speed toward Khartoum. The
officers then asked Gordon to lead them
northward to meet 1t.
Gordon agreed to do SO, and ordered
Colonel Stewart to procure boats for the
purpose. This Colonel Stewart set out
to do, but before he had completed his
preparations 5000 of the garrison de-
serted to the rebels, leaving only 1000
faithful to General Gordon. The neces-
sity for a speedy departure was now ap-
parent, and with his remaining followers
General Gordon embarked and pro-
ceeded down the Nile toward Shen-
dy The first few hours of the voy-
age were uneventful, but as the boats
proceeded down the river they were be-
set by the rebels, who thronged the banks
and threw spears and arrows at the fee
ing party, woundng many of the occu-
pants OF the boats, some Of them serious
ly. BY some rapid means of communica-
ton the rebels were able TO call from the
mountains thousands. of natives, who
awaited upon the banks further down the
river the approach of the boats. Many of
them were armed with rifles which they
used with deadly effect upon the retreat
ing garrison.
While passing Shendy, the rebels In pos
session of that town opened heavy
artillery fire upon the boats, disabling
several OF them, and forcing them so near
the opposite bank they were grounded.
The remaining boats, which succeeded In
passing, kept on down the river, but were
so frequently and savagely attacked from
the banks, that General Gordon decided
TO return rather than expose his conf
mand to certain death ny proceeding.
The boats, with the exception of the one
by Colonel Stewart,
which was far In advance |
of the others, were accordingly
headed toward Shendy, and proceeded up |
the river. Arriving at Shendy, they were
again attacked and compelled to surren-
der. The occupants of the boats which
had grounded had already been captured
and taken on shore. The officers and
men are still prisoners at Shendy, but on
October 9Th General Gordon was placed
In charge OF a strong guard, and con-
veyed to the headquarters OF III Mahdi.
Colonel Stewards boat is known to have
passed Berber, but beyond this nothing
definite can be learned Of 1t.
CAIRO, November 2.-Coionel Wilson
telegraphs from Ambukol that three
men who arrived from Khartoum re-
port they saw Colonies Stewart, Power
md Herbin on board q steamer wrecked
some days ago at Wady Cara. The
same men report that Gordon's steamers
had brought 400, 900 bushels of grain from
Senaar.