Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-02
NO MERCY FOR GORDON.
Ell NIAHDI PROMISES HIM
HICKS PASHA'S FATE.

Embracing the Rebels Greed Pictured
His Only Chance-Suakin Threat
ened by the EnemY-Khartoum's Re
lief Now being Considered by the
British.
CAIRO, April 1.-Gen. Gordon has final
ly decided to abandon his policy OF con-
ciliating the natives, having become con-
yinced by repeated efforts and failures
that it is utterly useless. His new policy
will be more vigorous, and, as the first
step toward carrying it out, the Egvp.
tian soldiers who had been detailed to
give safe conduct to parties leaving Khar-
toum and proceeding to Egypt have re-
ceived orders to return to the beleaguered
citadel without delay.
GORDON'S FLOTILLA.
LONDON, April Ia dispatch fIom
khart0um. dated March %. saws. esFl
MahdPs ENJOYS have returned Gen.
Gordon's robes of honor. Armed steamers
daily engage the rebels, who lose heavily,
The rebels are still encamped opposite the
town. but their numbers are decreasing.
Gen. Gordon is mounting Krupp guns on
iron lighters in order to reach the rebel
camp from the river"
The latest advices respecting Osman
Digna are that he has encamped i'm the
vicinity Of Tamanieb, having about | 900
followers and many shelks, and that he
is preparing to give battle to the tribes
friendly to the English. Yesterday even
ing the rebels approached to within a
mile OF Suakin and looted cattle. The
inhabitants of Suakin are dscOntented
and angry at being left by the British to
take care of themselves.
KHARToUM RELYING ON ENGLISH RE-
LIEF.
A special dispatch from Khartoum saws:
we are daily expecting the arrival of
British troops. We cannot believe that
the government will abandon us. Our
very existence depends upon Great BFi-
tain"
KHARTOUMS RELIEF CONSIDERED.
Orders have been sent to Gen. Stephen
son and Sir Evelyn Barring at Cairo to
make fresh report as to the advisability
OF sending an expedition via Suakin or
kOrOskO to Berber to assist in the relief
OF hhartoum. Admiral Hay has been
asked to expedite the survey of the Upper
Me 10 ascertain to what extent a gun
boat flotilla would be able to operate on
the river. Admiral Hewitt's mission to
King John, OF Abyssinia, has been has
tened IN order that arrangements NAV be
made for the cooperation of Abyssinian
troops in Southern SOudan.
Admiral Hewitt is timed to reach Mas
s0Wah Thursday, and to meet King John
at Adowa Monday. King John offers the
services of from 5000 to 10000 Abyssin-
lans on condition that the English
guarantee an allowance of two shillings
daily to each man, and a cession of two
ports to Abyssinia. If England agrees TO
these terms the Abyssnians will attack
FL Mahdi and relieve Kassala.
GORDON's PROCLAMATION.
A correspondents at Cairo saws that
Gen. Gordon, before the sOrtie of the 10Th
ult., sent the following proclamation to
the rebel sheiks:
Come to me without fear. as have
come to you in all confidence. / came
not to fight, but alone, with the help of
God, and God is with me-
The sheiks replied:
1--WE have read your letter. You say
that you are with God. If 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 Pasha."
Other advices from Berber say that the
Arabs are eXasperated against Gen. Cor
don, as his present action contradicts the
preceding proclamation.
SUAKTN, April 1.-Gen. Graham. with
his troops, has sailed from this place to
Suez.