Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-11
G0RD0N'S ILL -FATED TRIP
THE STORY OF HIS START AS
TOLD BY HIMSELF.

Extracts from the Diaries He Kept
While at KhartOum-Kassala Not to
be Relieved-EI NahdI Represented
as Fearful of Assassination-TheA Ac-
tivity at Suakin.
LONDON, March 10.-Mail advices from
hortl state that the sixth volume of Gen.
GordOn's diary, containing kilograms ex-
changed with Sir Evelyn Barring, has been
sent to England. This volume gives a
detailed account of the events in soudan
from Nov. to Dec. II. Five other vol
umes of the diary ad Gen. Gordou's COM
plete draft of the scheme for the settle
ment of the Soudan question are in nos
session of Gen. WolseIey.
The Under Secretary OF Foreign Affairs
stated in the House of Commons today
that Sir Evelyn Barring, the British
diplomatic agent in Egypt, had advised
the Governor OF Kassala that no expedi-
ton, Egyptian or foreign, would go to
hassala to relieve the beleaguered garri-
son there, and that the Governor must
decide for himself whether it was best for
him to continue holding out against Ell
Mandl or come to terms with him,
In Australia the Melbourne Age and
Adelaide AdgeHiSer both oppose the send
ing OF Australian cOh.ingents TO serve in
SOudan.
The Melbourne AJguS is strongly in
favor Of sending colonial military contin-
gents to SOudan, and advocates the pas
sage OF a subsidy bill to defray the ex-
penses ofan Australian contingent.
Ell MAHDTS FEARS OF ASSASSINATION.
Natives arriving at Korti to-day report
that the reason fer El MahdPs leaving
Khartoum is that be fears that he will be
assassinated by some of the many ene-
mics who are jealous of his success and
Will take this mode of doing away with
their rival.
THE ACTIVITY AT SUAKIN.
The transports bringing Gen. Freeman
tie, the Grenadier Guards and 400 of the
Indian Cavalry arrived at Suakin to-day.
Hostile Arabs last evening attacked
number of the Sikhs Indian Regiment,
stabbing three of them, two mortally.
Friendly Arabs yesterday captured 100
goats from Ell Mahdi's men.
GORDoN's LETTERS.
Macmillan 81 Co. publish a number
of interesting letters written by Gen.
Gordon to his intimate friend, Rev. Mr..
Barnes. In letter dated Feb. 8, 1884.
written While on his way to KhartOum,
Gen. Gordon says: 81 arrived at Abu
Hamed safely. The terrible desert be-
tween kOrosko and Abu Hamed is the
worst in SOudan. The cold is intense at
night and the heat intense by day." The
letters throughout are strongly religious
IN tone. In one letter he relates: "When
L was at Brussels Gen. Wolseley tele-
gfaphed to me to come
over to London at once King Leopold
was averse to my going. l reached Lon
don at 8 O'Clock the next morning and
saw Gen. WClseley at o'clock. Gen.
Wolseley said that nothing had been
settled but that tue Ministers would see
me In the afternoon. At noon Gen.
WOlseley accompanied me to the meeting.
He entered the room first, cOnVersed with
t1e Ministers and returned saying: Her
Majesty's Government want you to un-
derstand tnat they have determined to
eVacuate the SOudan. because they are
unwilling to guarantee its future govern
ment. VIII you 90 and do it?' | replied,
Yes Gen. WOlseley said 'go in.'
On entering the room the Ministers said
Did Gen. WOlseley tell you our orders?
l replied yes; you will not guarantee
the future government of SOudan and you
wish me to go up and eyacuate the coun-
try noW.' They said yes. Very little
more passed between us. / started for
Calais at O'clock the same evening
The Duke of Cambridge and Gen. Wolse-
ley came to see me off,
The newspaper correspondents are leav-
ing hOfJl, concluding thaC the campaign
is over. The MOhammedan portion of the
Indian contingent say that the MOham-
medans throughout India scorn Ell Mahdi
as an impostOr, and would be glad to sup
press him.
Marquis Tseng, on behalf of China, has
written letter OF sympathy to the brother
of Gen. Gordon. The diaries of Gen.
Gordon are full of sketches.
The Cairo correspondent of the Ddily
Telegraph says that Gen. Wolseley is ex-
pected at Cairo soon.