The semi-weekly miner., 1885-02-11
FOREIGN.

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d LONDON, Feb. 8.-General VOLS
9 ley te:e9raphs from Karti to the ",
q Office this afternoon that couri
o had arrived from the. British cam
q near Metemneh, who reports Il
D rebels at Metemneh have become d
I dant since hearing Of the fall {
, Khartoum. The courier also says a
: attack of Gubat may be looked for 8
any moment, as the rebels expect r.
inforcements from Khartoum. Lor
Wolseley states that he will renal
, quiet, pending further orders ffo1
the government. The cabinet wi
meet at II this morning to conside
what course be taken In regard t
the present Egyptian emergency
It was decided to send telegraph
orders to India to dispatch Indial
troops to Suakim, and meanwhile
reinforcing the garrison at Suakln
by troops from England and tn,
Mediterranean. Consensus: O
opinion in the ministry is in favor 0
a strong, active and vigorous policy
The ministry will sanction any<de
mand of Lord Wolseley which will
aid in the defeat of Mahdi, and will
secure the release of Gen. Gordon II
alive, or wreak vengeance upon the
Arabs if slain. The telegraph line
between London and Karti ia entire.
ly occupied with dispatches between
the cabinet and Lord Wolseley.
LONDON, Feb. 6 6-Advices from
Korti, states that number of spies
have been dispatched to Khartum to
ascertain the fate of General Gordon.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-L ord Wo'seley
telegraphs late this afternoon that he
had been informed that COL. Wilson
had one man killed and five wounded
while returning down the Nile from
Khartoum. A mes essenger from
Mahdi summoned Col. Wilson to
surrender, and at the same time
stated that General Gordon was wear
ing Mahdi's uniform. 1t Is the
general opinion in military circles
that General Gordon is dead.
LONDON, Feb. Cit Is understood
the cabinet counsel has decided to
give Lord Wolseley carte blanche to
take any measures he deems neces-
sary for the rescue Of Gen. Gordon, if
alive, and make use of such mi itary
operations as he considers advisable
to regain the ground lost in the Sou
dan by the fall of Kha1toum. Among
the alternatives suggested by Wolse-
ly are the immediate recapture of
Khartoum and the employment, if
nee assary. of Indian troops to reopen
the Brrber route.
Arab, it tseems, had something to
do with bringing about Gordon's
downfall if the story told to-day by a
prominent clergyman of London is
to be credited. This clergyman pub
lished letter in the afternoon edition
of the London Globe about meeting
in the city last November an
who had been pre-
feet OF Police under Arabi. The
Prefect and the preacher :be came ac-
quainted on Christmas last, and they |
had q long conversation about the |
E xyptian situation. The clergyman
the hope that Lord, Vols !
Icy would not enter Khartoum. At
his the Pretect laughed and said
Gordon was perfectly safe where he
was, and Wolsley would not enter
Khaltoum. Mllfred Blunt, the Pre-
iect continued, was the only living
nan able to effe: It for England a
solution of the Soudan ques-
ion. FL Mahdi had confidence in
linn and would accept him rs
Mediator 80 far as Lord W0isley's ex-
,edition was concerned. The Pre-.
ect said Ell Mahdi had arranged it
IL. The Prefect might fight at or
lear Shevdy, but if he did it would
'e merely for the purpose of tempt
ng Wolsley on into further and
,reater tricks. On no account,
lowever, would FL Mahdi
lght decisive battle until /
be British forces were massed I
q the vicinity of khartoum. Gen.
tordon, the Pfefect insisted, was
lready at the time of the conversa.
ion, virtually prisoner. His So
allied defense of Khart0um was mere
rom, as the Mahdi was not engaged {
I any attack on the town, because {
; was practically in his power, and
e could take it whenever he pleased. {
he prophet's plan was to allow::Lord .
army to approach Khar- s
,um and then enter the city, take
and fight Wolseley from q
lat great point of vantage. The
ergyman says he reca Is this almost
rophetic discourse by the Arabi's
olicy with the clearness of reve-
tion now, especially that it has
zen ascertained that the man when
/ London was there as an emissary il
Ell Mahdt. The last thing the Z
reject said to. the clergyman was
Gen. Gordon will not be killed.
Q Mahdi vous fera payer par be nez 9
,ur Gordon" Il