The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-10

p.onarations in England to
Send a Force There.
rae GOVERNMENTS ECONOMY
r,ossand Red Coats win Soon
ie" be on Their Way to
Khartoum.
KhartOum.

r, the plans anu
WoIseIey. Cairo kilograms report that at
s,ncil If war General Stevenson adj
49, the retreat of the troops from
VS., ,[otamneb and Korti and the con-
Dl- .t-o+;or nj the entire force towards
G 1aIao- and after the capture OF Berbsr
Del aDra;t the expedition coming from
S - aT before making an advance on
R RboTtoum. Military authorities estl-
I maa, that theplan involves delay IN the
n5yonce mon Khartoum until autumn.
H. a. hot weather which begins next
nth nS viii make it impossible for the
i Rna,iSb forces to stand the marches.
Taws rom Gubat is that the rebels
ar act actively preparing for another en-
~ Loon holes are being made IN
S t'o bonses of Metemneh and rebel
"a maintain an active lookout,
saervo7 a British attack. The recent
ronvoS from Gakdul, when three miles
distant nom that point, met l, 900 rebel
oa ,II, and infantry. The infantry
Sa, veil sbelled and soon dispersed.
re RE- conway was unhurt. A light camel
corps has arrived at Gubat. Inc Mahdl
is drawing immense supplies from the
Merawi district.
a feet Of Turkish war vessels has been
ordered to prepare for sea within a
month. This order is interpreted to
mean a fixed determination to oppose
TfaIv's encroachment on the Red Sea,
and prevent any aggressive movement
by Italy in North Africa.
PRAYERS we're offered in all English
churches to-day for the safety of General
Gordon and the British expedition.
Three battalions OF guards and four
battalions of infantry, including two
from Malta and two from Gibraltar have
been ordered to Egypt. Two battalions
of infantry and regiment OF cavalry
have been ordered to proceed from In
dia to Egypt. The nine battalions of
troops ordered from England, Malta,
Gibraltar and India are sent at,,the re-
quest of Wolseley. The guards will
leave England at the end of the present
week. Two battalions of English in
fantry at present in lower Egypt, will
proceed Immediately to the Soudan. 1t
Is stated that all the forces comprised
within the nine battalions to be sent to
Lord Wolseley will, after reaching
Suakim, operate between Suakim and
Berber, with the object of securing the
route between those points, and then
affecting a complete junction with the
British forces on the Nile, both above
and below Berber.
GAKDUL, February 9-Col. Sir Red
yers Butler, with the Royal Irish regi-
ment, have arrived, having tramped the
whole way from Korti. This is the first
regiment that attempted to make this
journey on foot. The mems bearing
won the admiration of all Col. Butler,
with the Royal Irish and Sussex regi-
ments, and camel corps, will start on
Friday for Gubat. An assault on
Aetemneh is expected soon after his ar
rival at Gubat. 1t is not thought the
enemy will make prolonged resistance,
The wounded prisoners say the Mahdi
told his men that the British we're few
IN number, that their weapons were
harmless, and the English soldiers
would Fly at the sight of Arab Spearnen.
a majority of the rebels are unwilling
soldiers, They are compelled to fight
OF suffer cruel treatment. The Mahdi
threatened to deprive them of food for
Iorty days, saying If they survived they
would be exempted from military
service, BY the Allah's will, and left un-
4olested, A majority preferred the
Gaanees OF war to certain starvation
rive thousand of the Mahdi's best
Ioeps ana many of the principal
i ,nelKs we're killed, wounded or dis.
IWSsltened, IN the two recent battles
4any emirs at Metemneh were
wounded and may die. They had
twenty-five guns before Khartoum
GpU Dun by proteges of Ismael
rasha, who had been taught artillery
k g5aaO!lee at Cairo: Nearly all the sharp
P0 UJ.erS were deserters from Hicks
CAIRo, February 9.-In an interview
C S,uay the khediye said he believed
SWs MET! Gordon was still alive, as the
a araii ~. wa" Ia 700 wise man to kill him
inv ~. I.le Mahu had no interest in wish.
oI 'Ig ueath OF General Gordon, bur
IN Ie contrary would do al
an o uss power to prevent such
'ii occurrence. Instant scfipo bt
Hr,u = necessary to prevent fnrtbeI
pdosrsSs OF the Mahdi's course and aver
t aeS eisaSters, and the abandonment q
$50 ,~e aouaan by England under the
p,Sselit circumstances wouId he prav,
Grs s'a1 BE-; Tribes hitherto friendly t.
and 1SI y P Rm would now join the Maid
sta star = = England does not take immediate
seTson ~ crush him, his influence ma1
BFitV5s threaten the stability of tn,
teesrsDsoisi February 9.-Lord Wolseley
Koyssi iap1s The war office TODAY from
a MY iG as follows: The sdvenes a mon
a s Seaeral Earle's column CONSISTING NO. n
Celf 4ps Cnn Of cavalry under eomma1d !,
the MoLller, surprised large body q
nur5s.assslr tribe under Wadeam tn,
Tie sOoe, Wells. The cavalry CHARGE q
IN aSeampment when the enemr Az Az
hind t1 b;.x. direction, LEAVING he
Of .ai;rty men killed, a Iarse 5,,n,, ne
riaes. Cal cattle p. and many Remington
ems. 00i' Butler captured SIX prison
w Stsst activity prevail. ! os.+,,. :,
Egypt s ro sending reinforcemenfs - /,
tEsatieatEbe 69eing rapidly pushed She'd Tb \
5e brigade now '1 at aT Rsttsll Of
Of the CoIdsgtl.se Scots Fusiliers, a battaliol
srderea ' ~ Fifth Lancers have s1 nee
lQyno, PtoceeQ at nnna - c.-el-:.-