New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-13
4 GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR EGYPT.

THE MEANING OF THE RECENT MOVEMENTS or Ell
MAHDI-KHARTOUM MUST FALL
A resident of this city who has travelled in
Egypt and has paid much attention to the relations OF
that country with the Soudan, said the other day 10
TRIBUNE reporter:
Thngs are certainly looking gloomy for the British in
southern Egypt. The comments of Sir Samuel Baker
appear TO up the position graphically aud ms he was
the predecessor OF Chinese Gordon Governor General
Of the soudan his statements must have great weight
lie stgmatzes the abandonment OF the sOudan as cow
ardly. lie says that sending Gordon was like
summoning fire brigade when building has been
sumed lie declares that the conduct OF the Ministry
is q national humiliation. Gordon has spoken Baker
has spoken, and General Stone, American, has
spoken. They all agree Now the telegraph has
spoken and 1t adds fearful commentary TO the des
paring wall OF Sir Samuel Baker. IL means
that Khartoum must be abandoned. 1t means
that the retreang forces must make their way along the
west bank OF the Nile until they get 10 the second cat
ract This would be something more tremendously dhi-
cult than the retreat OF the Ten Thousand or Marshal
Neys retreat the guard OF The army of Napo-
leon from Moscow.
Khartoum Is the seat OF government OF the SOndan
consisting OF six provinces two conquered by hehemet
All aud four by Ismail Khedye This city Is situated
confluence OF the White Nile, the Abaid
the Blue Nile, the Rahr-elAzrik All the land west
Of the Nile proper burning desert but the eastern
on the Red Sea- North OF suakim and west of suakim
shifting sands that have engulfed armies South
OF IL IL all the uxuriance OF tropical country. IsIna
established road 10 Khartoum by way OF this port
lie placed two steamers the Nile Berber TO ply
between there aud Khartoum, and gums and drugs
and ivory Of the Souan went by Berber and
from Berber 70 suakim by caravan This was the OBJ
vous and easy line OF retreat for KbediVes force
In Khartoum. From the moment that FL Mahdi
holds Berber Khartoum lie doomed. But now no
other route remains open the terrible left bank of
the Hle with the constant harassing OF the Bedo1n
and Berber h0rsemen II would fact be far better 10
ascend the Dahr-eAzK and fee into Abysainia which
The English Ministry have been deceived obviously
with regard 10 the importance OF FL Madhs movement
His defeat by Chinese Gordon would arrest move
ment which has been slowly preparing. and which rises
out Of the Of things Engshmen who have lived
In the east all agreed that there renaissance of
Arab activity and ambition The Arabs like the Jews
the Tartars one OF the eternal They sleep
for ages slowly reoupeate their forces and then burst
upon the world with all the ador OF their first youth
The Arab considers that he onght 20 DO at the head OF
Islam. He until his force spent and then the
soeptre passed from Tartar 10 another, until the
splendor OF the Caphate adorned the house OF Osman
Turk In tho common parance the world though there
is really difference between Turks and Tariars For
long time tho Turk has been declining. and the Arab
has boon rising In tho estimation the Hussulnnan
world Tho Of western civilization, which