The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-14
Latest Concerning the Egyp.
tan Troubles.
The Garrison at Sinkat Has
Been Butchered.
An Attack On Suakim Believed
to be Imminent.
In Egypt.

suOOcSe' 11C LIDS a. pO+Hlcu SUloUt
Coettisgon commander of Khar
toum and sent fresh messages t.
the sheikhs to mees him there.
There was violent earthquake
at BIttle', Asiatic Turkey, and ;
number of bui diDgs were destroyed
London, IA correspondent a
Suakim telegraphs that at last til,
heroic garrison at Sinkat has beer
butchered. For a fortnight they
had been eating roots and tres
leaves; it was feeble band i1deeC
which made the sOrtie to die amid
the rebel hordes. TeWfk Bey had
harangued his men. saying by
fighting they might save them.
selves, but by remaining they must
die from hunger in a few days flight
was impossible. The men thus an.
mated with Tewfik Bey's epirit
destroyed the military stores, ex
ploded the magazine, filed their
pouches t. the utmost with cart
ridges and issued forth, 600 against
the rebels, Osman Digna's hordes
rushed to the attack. Tewfk Bey
and his men fought nobly a 10, 2
1me. They repulsed every attempt
to bresk their ranks, but fually su-
perlor numbers prevailed. and with
a rush the rebels burst through one
OF the sides OF the Egyptian square.
A general ma secre ensued, and not
a soul escaped, according 70 Ia est
reports. Onjy four sick men, un-
ab TO take part In the sortie fso
Slnkat, were spared by the rebels.
Before The s rite, re Ell she kh ap-
preached Slnka and summoned
IeWhk Boy to surfet der. saying his
life would be spared. The garrison
answered defiant y, rev;ling the
re els. During the s.rtie the
women and cailuren folio wed in the
rear of tie sol isrs; Large num-
bers o. rebels were killed. The
rebels are now Messing in the vic>
unity. The Sinka' contingent bave
Joined the main tody. An attack
on Suablm Ia believe d imminent.
The Biitish minister at Giro
telegraphs that after tn rebels en-
Sinkst they PIT every en- t, the
sW ord
Ca'rc, 12,-The foilowi g d spa Oh
was rec ived rom Gentr i Go don:
" Stewart and myself are well
People sre meeting M on all S dee
with enthusiasm | hope Sou3an
VIII soon be n go d rdfr" Gene "a,
u rdan has asked thst camels b.
sect to convey the r'-ugees aero. S
tee Nu'isn desest. Berper WIS il
Illuminated in honor o. General Ga
don arrival.
Lcnd0n, ID The Times ssys: !
The first stroke of the whip has ISL
len, ant all England tingles with
pain ct ths blow. If No change
Is snnOun. ed in the ministerial
policy, the gathering dissa isfa ton
of the country will have serious
and perhaps decisive effect. VOL.
seley telegraphed Stevenson, the |
general com handing the troops in |
Egypt, on Tuesday afternoon. to |
collect a force to relieve Tosar, if |
possible, and otherwise defend the |
forts, Gen. Graham to take supreme |
command, Col. Butler to command |
the infantry, aud Stewart the cav
airy. Tn re will be brigade of five
solid battaliOns in line within few
lays. Ii necessary the garrison of |
Alexandria shall be brought to
Cairo, the feet taking charge OF
The Tenth Husears,
lomeWard round in SueZ Canal
were ordered 10 Suakim. Wolsele9
concludes they have the greatest
publicity given 10 the determination
20 relieve TOksr by British soldiers.
A correspondent at Cairo SAYS the
disaster to Baker Pasha's army
,aused nothing like the sorrow
which prevailed among Englishmen
here ever the massacre at Sinkst.
Ch re is universal feeling of hu.
and shame that the gallant
men OF S.nkat were killed almost
within sight Of B,itish ships. !
Paris, 1.-THE Tress pretenes to
!oubt England's po~er now to pro-
ect Egypt against FL Mahdi, much
ess accomplish her purpose in Sou
Ian.
London, 13.-It is reported that q
of the cabinet are urging
more vigorous action in Eeyps.
Gladstone, Earl Granville aud some
'ther members OF the cabine. OBJ |
bose increasing EngIand's respons-
billy. General Gordon has sent
word to Colonel Decntt Logan, d.
Getting him, If unable to held Khsr-
oum, TO explode the forte IN order
o facil tate. the recaptnre of the
Iity. - l.
London, lathe Khedive is re i
,orted rs being deeply affected by
he massacre at 6inkat.
Cairo, 13-The council OF war is
low sitting The departure of the
British CON missary- general for As
iont has been deferred. The Black
Watch, Gordon Highlanders, Six
zenith Rides, Eighteenth Hussars,
battalion of Egyptian troope, with
english officers and an Egyptian
amel battery, manned by British
rtillerymen. have been ordered tn |
,uakim and are expected to reach
here within . week. The British
arrison at Alexandra will be trans
erred to Cairo, its place being
AIKEN by English marines. |,
Mr.. alexander johnson, Muske-