The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-16
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO BE MADE.
Recent Defeats Awaken Britain to .
Retaliation of the Situation-The
Fall of Sinkat-Bradlaugh's Case
Other Old World News.
THE WARM THE SoUDAN.

LONDON, Feb. l4.-Lord Wolseley Adj
jutant-General of the British army, telo
graphed tuesday evening to lieutenant-
General Stephenson, commanding the forces
in Egypt, to collect force for the relief OF
Tokar, il possible and, if not, for the de-
Tense of the Red Sea ports. General Ora.
ham will take supreme command OF THIS
force, with Colonel Butler in command or
the infantry and Colonel Stewart in COM
mand of the cavalry. There is to DO
brigade of five solid battalons IN line
within few days. If necessary the
garrison at Alexandria can be brought
to Cairo, the former city beng left under
charge of the fleet. The Tenth llusSars,
now in the Suez Canal homeward bound,
are ordered to Suakim, General LORD
Wolselcy concluded by directing that the
greatest publicity be given of the determlna-
ton to relieve Tokar by the British troops.
CAIRO, Feb. IA council of war is now
sitting. The Department of the British
Commissionary General for Assiout has
been deferred. The Black Watch, the
Gordon HighlanderS, the Sixteenth Rifles,
the Eighteenth Iiussars, a battalion of
Egyptian troops, with English officers, and
an Egyptian camel battery manned by
British altillerymen, have been ordered to
Suakim, and are expected To reach there
within week. The British garrison at
Alexandria will be transferred to Cairo, its
place being taken by English marines.
General Gordon has sent word TO Colonel
De CoetlOgon directing him, If unable to
hold Khartoum, to explode the forts, IN or
der to facilitate the recapture of the city.
LONDON, Feb. 13.-News of the fall of
Sinkat has reached Suakim, being brought
by friendly Arab chief. The garrison
made sOrtie, and for long time success
fully repulsed the rebel attacks,
but at last the attacking forces
gained an advantage and complete
ly DESTROYED the garrison except few
who were made prisoners. The fate of the
women and children is unknown. The
streets of Suakim present heart rending
appearance, being thronged with women
whose weeping and waliny give unmis-
taxable evidence of their distress and fore
holdings.
Further advices relate that Tewtik Bey,
despairing of further resisting the onslaught
of the furious rebels, blew up the fortitica-
TONS spiked his guns, and sailed forth up
on the enemy, and with the last six hundred
of his followers was cut to pieces. Seven
men OF war belonging to the channel squad
ron have been ordered to Egyptian waters.
A dispatch from Constantinopie says:
While Lord Duiferin is conducting neg0'
tiatOns with the Porte, with view to de-
termnIng the basis of the Turkish inter-
ventiOn in SOudan, Marquis de N0villes, the
French Ambassador, has informed the Porto
that France has received assurances from
England that no Turkish Intervention in
Soudan would be allowed. This has natur-
aly greatly increased the irritation OF the
Porte. Admiral Hewitt, Commander Of
Suakim, has been instructed to do his ut
most for the relief of Tokar consistent with
the safety Of his forces.
LONDON, Feb. Is. -Bradlaugh has APP
piled for the Stewardship of the "Chiltern
Hundreds" which is equivalent to a
resignation of his seat in the House Of
Commons.
Bradlaugh has issued an address to the
electors of Northampton for reelection.
Richards who once before gave Bradlaugh
very close run, will be the candidate of
the Conservatives.
In the House of Commons and Lords mo-
tons were made Tuesday by Sir Stafford
Northcote and Earl Salisbury respectfully,
censuring the Government for its Egyptian
policy. The Lords adopted the motion, but
the debate in the Commons was adjourned
without vote being reached
1t is expected that the division in the
Commons on NOrthcoe's motion cenSurng
the Government for its Egyptian policy Will
be taken Monday. The Government antici-
pates majority of fifty.