Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
T0KAR SURRENDERED.
THE GARRISON DIVIDED ON
THE CAPITULATION.

THE CAPITULATION
Great Excitement Created at London bv
the News-The Garrison Not Put to the
Sword-Gen. Gordon Sti1I working to
Secure Peaee-The Relief Expedition.
SUAKIM, Feb. 22.-Five soldiers have
arrived here from Tokar and bring news
of the surrender Of that town. They re-
port that the rebels beset the town and
Kept up constant fire OF artillery and
rifles. On Tuesday the garrison recog-
nized the necessity of comforting with the
rebels, and Wednesday Yakoob and Mac
caivi Effendi, chief of police, with
Sergeant of artillery, went out and held a
conference with the rebels. On their re-
turn they informed the garrison that they
must surrender their arms on Thursday.
Many of the soldiers murmured at this.
ahd large proportion Of them escaped
during the night, but as the conference
had been arranged Tokar was surrendered
Thursday.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Daily Telegraph
this morning reports the surrender of the
garrison at TOkar. The Times confirms
this report.
On receiving the news of the surrender
of Tokar Earl Granville, Foreign Secre-
tary OF state, instantly summoned a cab
met council.
LONDON EXCITED.
The greatest excitement prevails
throughout London and in Parliament
at the news of the surrender of Tokar.
The Ministers are only able to confirm the
special dispatches. Another account Of
the surrender has been received from Sua-
kim, which says that Maccaivi, the Gov
ernOr OF Tokar, and Yakoob, with 100 sol
dlers, lett the fort Wednesday and had a
parley with the rebels. When they re-
turned to the town they announced that
they were going to surrender themselves.
This caused great cOmmotion, as many of
the garrison refused to give way to despair,
but still had hopes that succor could
reach them in time. Their murmurs,
however, were of no avail and the rebels
terms were finally accepted. 1t is not
believed that the rebels put the popuIa-
tion to the sword, for it is understood that
the condition of the surrender provided
that their lives should be spared. Earl
Granville has received a dispatch from
the British Consul at Suakim to the ef-
feet that only those of the garrison of
Iokar who had wives have surrendered
to Osman Dlgma. The remainder are
trying to reach Suakim
General Graham, Commander in Chief
OF the proposed TOkar relief expedition.
announces by telegraph his arrival at
Suaklm. lie states that no report of the
actual surrender of TOkar has vet been
received. Troops were being landed at
TrInkitat with the utmost rapidly.
THE CABINET COUNCIL.
The ministerial conference on the fall
of TOkar was OF short duratiLn An adj
jOurnment was taken unil tomorrow,
pending the receipt Of further cOnfirma-
tory adyices. The Marquis of Hunting
ton, Secretary of State for War. after
ward held a consultation at the War
office with the Duke of Cambridge. Com
mander-in-Chief of the forces, and Gen.
Lord WOlseley, Adjutant General. tt is
reported that Gen. Wolseley advises that
the campaign be continued against Osman
Dlgma in order to prevent the rebels
marching north upon Berber, and that a
detachment be sent to relieve the garri-
son at kassala. Gen. Gordon tel. graphs
instructions to Admiral Hewitt, the COM
mander at Suakim, to call a conference
of the Sheikhs of the tribes between Su-
AKIN and Massowah for the purpose of
arranging terms of peace, and also to
ask Osman Digma to meet Gen. GOrden
at khartOum. Admiral Hewitt. not see
ing his way to act upon the Instructions,
referred the dispatch to the home govern
ment.
GoRDON'S INNOVATION.
CAIRO, Feb. 22.-Gen. Gordon has es-
the people may drop petitions or COM
plants. Gen. Gordon received news to-
day, leading him to hope that the SEN
naar road will soon be oDen. He has in
structed Gen. Coetlogan that, ass be con-
slders hhartOum as safe as Cairo. the
latter can leave Khartoum. He thanks
Coetlogan in the name of the people for
the services he has performed
EGYPTIAN TROOPS FOR CAIRO.
%bnpfOlIm F~fss HuF
the Fellaheen troops and Bashi Bazouks
have been ordered to Cairo.
Gen. Gordon is confident that be can
pacify SOudan without firing a shot.
shiekh was carried into Gen. Cor
don's presence yesterday with his feet
mutilated by a Bastinad0, administered
by orders of Hussein Pasha, late vice
Governor of Khartoum. Gen. Gordon
has telegraphed to Cairo ordering the
stoppage of a portion of Hussein's pay for
the benefit Of the outra ged Sheikh. If
Hussien Pasha objects to this he will be
returned to khartoum to be tried Hus-
sien Pasha recently 1logged a man to
death.
Everything indicates that the Egyptian
officers at Tokar preferred to surrender to
the rebels rather than to the Christians.
4 Soudanese Lieutenant wished to fight
however, and tried to assemble the SOL
diers, but in vain. A revolt has broken
out at Massowah and is spreading. FL
Mahdi has appointed his brother, Ali
1ussuef, Governor of DarfOm, and or
dered him to levy 1000 men and march TO
KordOfan to reinforce the main body Of
FL MahdI's troops.
THE FORCE AT SUAKIM.
Twelve hundred British troops are now
at Suakim and 1920 at Trinkitat. The
Governor ofKassala favors FL Mahdi, and
would rather evacuate the town than fight
him. A portion of the Khartoum garri-
son has left that town. Thirty-nine hum
dred blacks remain at Khartoum and
5000 at SEMINAR.