Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-05
GEN. GRAHAAps OA1lPAIGN.

Osman Digma Bound to Fight and
Preparations to Accommodate Him.
LONDON, March An the House OF
Commons to-day Hon. Frederick Stanley,
Conservative, gave notice of his inten.
ton to move that no supplies be granted
to the government until they give a full
and explicit statement of their Egyptian
policy. The Conservatives greeted this
with loud cheers.
KASSALA NOT TO BE RELIEVED.
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, Under
Foreign Secretary, stated that no attempt
would be made to relieve Kassala, as it
was believed that the garrison could be
Withdrawn without difficulty.
GRAHAM's ORDER TO RETREAT.
Although the Marquis of Harrington
has denied that Gen. Graham has been or.
dered to return to Trinkitat, some official
advices from Cairo say that Gen. Ste.
phensOn has directed Gen. Graham to have
the troops embark at Trinkitat and return
to suakim, as the latter place is the best
base for operations against Osman Dig.
ma. Gen. Graham, leaving a battalion to
garrison Fort Baker, will order the troops
to embark on Thursday. The operations
against Osman Digma will not extend be.
yond Tamanieh. Sir Evelyn Barring, Brit.
ish Minister at Cairo, advises the govern.
ment to fix the limit of action of the
troops on the Red sea littoral at ten
miles from the coast.
Ell MAHDI PEACEABLE.
A dispatch from Khartoum saws El
Mahdi has forbidden the Sheikhs on the
White Nile and Blue Nile to advance to
hhartoum or provoke hostilities. Four
hitherto hostile Sheikhs have submit
ted to Gen. Gordon. Three soldiers
of the old garrison of FL Obeid have
arrived here. They report that there is
great misery at Ell Obeid; that El Mahdi
fears the tribesmen and inhabitants. and
that reign Of terror exists. EI Mahdi
has stored up all rifles, saying that they
belong to the Egyptian government and
that he will deliver them to its represen.
tatiyes.
Ell MAHDI PLEASED.
El Mahdi received Gen. GOrdon's letter
naming him Sultan of Kordofan with &C.
stacies of delight and gave the messenger
who brought the letter robe of honor.
TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED REBELS
BURIED.
SUAKINI, March 4.-Seven hundred men.
women and children have arrived here
from Tokar. The rebels mutilated the
British dead that fell into their hands
The marines and sailors attached to Gen.
Graham's expedition have returned tC
| Trinkitat and embarked for Suakim
Osman Digma has sworn to give battle.
Lieut.. Lloyd, brother of Clifford LLOYD,
Under Secretary of the Interior at Cairo.
viii present to Queen Victoria a standard
captured at TOkar. The British have
buried 1900 rebel dead around Teb.
REFUSED TO SERVE THE WRIT.
CAIRO, March 1.-The French Consul.
ate has refused to serve the Ministerial
writ suppressing the B0sph0re EagDtien.
A previously hostile chief has offered tc
accompany Col. Stewart up the White
Nile to promulgate Gen. Gordon's mani
fest0.
A REVOLT IN PRISON.
A revolt broke out in the prison here to.
day. 1t was suppressed with difficulty.
OPINION OF A FRIEND OF GEN. GORDoN's
PARIS, March 4.-Col. Schaille, a native
of Baltimore, who was a comrade of Gen
Gordon in the latter's first campaign. de
livered lecture here to-day, in the course
of which he said that it was his opinion
that Gen. Gordon's decree regarding
slavery was issued under pressure from
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