St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-25
GORDON SACRIFICED.
Extracts From the Diary Of Gen. Gordon,
Written at the Seat of War in
the Soudan.
His Pent-up Wrath at the Sluggishness
Of His Country Finally Finds
Utterance.
The English Government Roundly
Scored for It's Vacillating
Course,

The English Government Roundly
Scored for It's Vacillating
| Course,
England's Sovereignty of the Soudan
Something She is Unable to
i Maintain.
Gen. GOrdOn,s Journal,
| BOSTON, June 24.-The journals of Gen.
| Gordon at Khartoum, extracts from which
follow, will be published on Tuesday next.
Gen. Gordon's diaries are in six parts. The
first is from the 10th of September to the
23d OF September; the second, from the
| 23d of September to the 3Oth of Septenl-
| Der; the third from the 1st to the 18th of
| October; the fourth from the 18th to the Goth
of October, the fifth from the Goth OF Octo-
| Der to to the 5th of November, and the sixth
| from the 5th of November to the 18th of
December. The first, second, third and
| Stewart, G. NJ. c., or the chief
of the staff. The fifth and sixth are
| addressed to the chief of the staff of the
| expeditionary forces for relief of the garri-
son. Each diary has the remarks some
| times repeated three times on the
outside of the journal to the effect
that it should be pruned down prior
to publication. The journals or diaries
were handed over to Sir Charles Wilson on
the 22d of January, at Metemneh, by the
officer commanding Gen. GordOn'S steamers.
The following are extracts from the diary:
''If it is right to send up an expedition now,
why was it not right to send it up before?
1t is all very well to say one ought to con-
slider the difficulties of the government, but
it is not easy to get over feeling that
hope existed of no expedition being neces-
sary, owing to our having fallen.
AS for myself, personally, I feel 40 particu-
lar rancor on the subject, but own do
not care to show that l like men, whoever
they may be, who act in such a calculating
way, and I do not think one is bound to
ACT THE HYPOCRITE.
ST do not judge the question of abandon
ing the garrisons or not; what judge is
the indecision of the government. They
did not dare to say Abandon the garri-
son, so they prevented me leaving
for the equator, with the determi-
nation to relieve me and the hope
| (well I will not say what their hope was).
March, April, August-why he ought to
have surrendered. He said six months.
This is my point of complaint. A heavy
numbering column, however strong, is now
here in this land. Parties Of forty or sixty
men, moving swiftly about, will do more
what of it? It is the chance of war. Ma
tive allies, above all things, at whatever
| cost. 1t is the country of the irregular, not
of the regular. I can say owe the defeats
in this country to having artillery with
me, which delayed me much and it was the
artillery with Hicks which, in my opinion,
did for him. I altogether decline the impu-
tation that the projected expedition was to
come to relieve me. 1t has come to save
our national honor in the extracation of the
garrison from position in which our action
in Egypt has placed these garrisons. 1t
was
RELIEF EXPEDITION NO. l.
They are Relief Expedition No. 2. AS
for myself could make good my retreat at
any moment I wish. now realize what
would happen if this first relief expedition
was to bolt and the steamers fall into the
hands of the enemy. This second relief
expedition (for the honor Of England en-
gagged in extricating garrisOns) would be
somewhat hampered. We, the first and
second expeditions, are equally engaged
for the honor of England. This
| is fair logic. came up to
extricate the garrisons and failed
Earle comes to extricate garrisons and Il
hope) succeeds. Earle does not come to
extricate me. The extrication of garrisons
was supposed to affect our nationaEhonor.
If Earle succeeds, the national honor
| thanks him, I hope rewards him, but it is
| altogether independent of me who, for fail
| ing, incurs it's blame. I am not the rescued
lamb, and will not be. AS for her mai
esty'S government keeping the Soudan it
self, it is out Of the question, for you could
| not get men to serve here, except under
great salaries and supported with large
forces. And as for giving it back to Egypt,
in couple of years, we would
HAVE ANOTHER MAHDI.
Therefore, our choice lies between Zubair
and the Turks. Therefore, give the country
to the Turks. When you have come to
Khartoum with 81, 100000 or 92, 600, 900
(which you will spend in three months oc-
cupation, if you delay make arrangements
at once with the porte for its Soudan ces-
sion. Let,6OO Turks land at Suakim and
march to Berber, thence to Khartoum. You
can then retire at once, before the hot
weather comes on. AS for evacuation, it is
| one thing, for rafting out it is another. /
am quite of the advice as to No. as
we have not the decision to keep the cOun-
| try, but will be no party to No. 2 in this
rat business first, because it is dshonor-
able, and second, because it is not possible,
which will have more weight. Therefore,
if it is going to be No. O. the troops had
better not come beyond Berber till the ques-
ton of what will be done is settled. My
idea is to induce her majesty's government
to undertake the extrication of all the peO-
pie of the garrison now hemmed in or
captive, and if this is not their program
then to resign my commission and do what
can to attain it. AS long as a man re-
mains in her majesty's servire he is
BOUND TO OBEY
the orders of his superiors, but if he resigns
he cannot be held as insubordinate if he dis
obeys. I say this because should be sorry
for Lord WOlseleyt to advance from DOngola
without fully knowing my views. If her
majesty's government is going to abandon
the garrisons there do not advance. 1t is a
miserable country but it is joined to Egypt,
and to my idea it would be difficult to di-
vOrce the two. When one thinks OF the
enormous loss of life which has taken place
in the Soudan since 1888, and
the general upset OF all gov
ernment. one cannot help feeling
VICIOUS against OH AuChlddlu OdElu, OH
Edward Mallet and Sir Charles Dixie, for
it is on account of these three men, whose
advice was taken by her majesty's govern
ment, that all these sorrows are due. We
are an honest nation, but our diplomats are
cronies and not officially honest I declare
solemnly that if it were not for the honor's
sake of our nation, would let these people
slide. They are Of the very feeblest nature
and the Arabs are ten times better, but
BECAUSE THEY ARE WEAK
tharn ic ca rnuch mora reason tn try and