Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-14
GREAT ACTIVITY IN EGYPT.
Strong ReinfOrcements to be Sent I,
Save Sua<im.


Save Suakim.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-Lord Wolseley. Adj
jutant General of the British army. tele-
graphed last evening to Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Stephenson, commanding the forces
in Egypt, to collect force for the relief
of Tokar, if this is possible, and if not.
for the defense of the Red Sea ports. Gen.
Graham is to take supreme command of
this force, with Col. Butler in command
of the infantry, and Col. Steward of the
cavalry. There is to be brigade Of five
solid DattaliOns in line within a few davs.
Ii necessary the garrison at Alexandria
can be brought to Cairo, the. former city
being left under charge of the fleet The
Tenth HuSSars, now in the Suez canal
hOmeward bound, are ordered to Suakim.
Gen. Lord Wolseley concluded by direct
ing that the greatest publicity should be
given to the determination to relieve To.
kar by British troops.
1t is reported that a majority Of the
Cabinet are urging more vigorous action
in Egypt. Premier Gladstone, Earl
Granville and some other members of the
Cabinet are opposed to increasing Eng
lands responsibility.
KHARTOUM's EVACUATION.
Gen. Gordon has sent word to Col. De D..
COstlogan, directing him, if unable to
hold Khart0um, to blow up the forts in
order to facilitate the recapture Of the
city.
THE CENsURE OF THE PRESS.
The Times publishes this morning a
dispatch from Berlin which says: ''Ex-
pressiOns of scorn and Indignation are
heard on every side with reference to the
impotent and pusillanimOus British
statesman who is described as the author
of the Bulgarian atrocities, and the author
of the SOudan measures
In discussing the fall of SinEaf rha
Times, in its leading article this morning.
says: ''The first stroke of the whip has
fallen, and all England tingles with the
pain of the blow. If no change shall be an
nounced in the ministerial policy, the
gathering dissatisfaction of the country
will have serious and perhaps decisive
effect on the division in the House of
Commons upon Sir Stafford NorthcOte's
motion Of censure."
GEN. GORDON's REPORT.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr..
Gladstone said that dispatches had been
received from Gen. Gordon stating that
the reported massacre of women and
children was improbable. The efforts of
the rebels were confined to melting their
neighbors to revolt. In no instance had
the rebels in one district invaded the soil
of their neighbors. The events in the
vicinity of SOakim had not endangered
the safety of the garriSOns at Khartoum.
ENGLIsHAIEN INUNDATED.
A correspondent at Cairo says: The
disaster to Baker Pasha's army caused
nothing like the sorrow which prevails
among Englishmen here over the massa-
ere at Sinkat. There is a universal feel
ing of humiliation and shame that the
gallent men of Sinkat were killed almost
within sight of the British ships.''
SARCASM OF THE FRENCH PRESS.
The Paris press pretends to doubt Eng
lands power now to protect Egypt against
n Mahdi, much less to accomplish her
purpose in S0udan.
MADE A CORRESPONDENT.
Col. Burnaby has been appointed cor
respondent of the Post in SOudan. Mr..
Burnaby is the person who made the ia
nous journey to KhiVa IN 1875. He served
as military correspondent of the Times
with the army of Don Carlos in Spain.
The KhediVe is said to be deeply affected
by the massacre at Sinkat.
JUBILANT CONSERVATIVES.
Conservative meetings were held all
over the country last night, and at all of
them the policy of the government was
condemned and confidence was expressed
that Parliament would be speedily dis
solved, and that the Conservatives would
triumph at the next election.
ALL QUIET AT sUAKOI.
CAIRO, Feb. 13.-Dispatches from Ba-
ker Pasha report that Suakim is quiet,
and that there is no firing at the out
posts. No news had been received from
Tokar. Official letters had been sent to
TOkar urging the garrison to hold out
until the troops arrived. Gen. Gordon,
with several powerful chiefs left
BeTber to-day for KhartOum. He viii
proceed slowly, as he desires to see the
people along the river.
TROOPS GOING TO sUAKIM..
A council of war is now sitting. The
departure of the British Commissary
General for AssiOut has been deferred.
The Black Watch, the Gordon Highland
ers, the Sixteenth Rifles, the Eighteenth
Hussars mounted infantry, the battal-
ion of Egyptian troops with English off,
GERS, and the Egyptian Camel Battery,
manned by British artillerymen, have
been ordered to Suakim and are expected
to reach there within a week. The
British garrison at Alexandria will be
transferred to Cairo. its place being taken
by the English marines.
1t has been decided not to retain TOkaH
if the troops should succeed in relieving
that town, but to blow up the forts and
order both the succorers and succOred to.
retreat to the Red sea coast. 1t has not
yet been decided whether to attempt to
relieve Sennaar or not.