Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-10
MORE MEN FOR SOUDAN.
ENGLAND TO HURRY FORWARD
5000 REINFORCEMENT

5000 REINFORCEMENTS,
! The Road from Suakin to Berber to be
Opened by BayOnet and Bullet-Col
Butler ROuts an Encampment of Re
bells Under the Leadership of Col. Stew
arts Slaughterer.
| LONDON, Feb. 9.-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 a regi-
ment Of cavalry have been ordered to
| proceed from India to Egypt.
The nine battalIons of troops ordered from
England, Malta, Gibraltar and India are sent
at the request of Gen. WOlseey. The guards
will leave England at the end of the present
week. 1t was at first proposed to dispatch
regiment of cavalry from England to Gen.
Wolseley's assistance, but the Idea had to be
abandoned because it was found that but four
squadrons were available for foreign service.
The two battaliOns of English infantry at
present IN Lower Egypt will proceed to
Soudan.
TEWFIK'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION,
In an interview at Cairo to day the Khe-
dive said that he thought that Ger. Gordon
was still alive, as Ell Mahdi was too wise a
man to kill him. FL Mahdi had no interest in
wishing the death of Gen. Gordon but ON the
contrary, would do all in his power to prevent
such an occurrence. Instant action on the
part of England, he SAID, Is necessary to pre-
vent further progress of Ell MahdI's cause and
avert new disasters. The abandonment of
SOudan by the English under the present cir
cumstances would be a grave mistake Tribes
hitherto friendly to Great Britain would now
join El Mahdi, and if England does not take
Immediate steps to crush him his influence
may seriously threaten the stability of the Bri-
tlsh empire in India.
5000 NEW MEN FOR EGYPT.
The total number of reinforcements already
ordered to Egypt is S,0OO The War Depart-
ment has completed its preparations for the
transport OF cOmmissarial and ordnance SER
vice: Vessels are already loading with stores
at WOOlWich.
The Grenadier Guards have been ordered
TO hold themselves in readiness for foreign SER
vice. Lord Granville had a long interview
with Premier Gladstone at noon O-day. The
PdU MdU Gdsette this afternoon saws: ''The
Cabinet have decided that the defeat of El
Mahdi is necessary te vindicate England. Gen.
Wolseley is making all the preparations neces-
sary to push forward without moments loss.
wILFRED BLUNT's SCHEME.
The Globe referring to the recently pub
lished letter containing the report of a cOnver-
satlon between clergyman and former pre-
feet of police under Arab Pasha during which
the latter said that Wilrred Blunt was the
only living man able to effect for England a
peaceful solution of the SOudan question, saws
that the National party in Egypt, combined
with the French at Cairo, have organized
q.
and are intriguing to use the revolt of Fl
Mahdi as a means of overthroWing the alien
hhedlvlal government. The intriguers con
slst of adherents Of Arab Pasha. several of
them reside in London, and hold influential
positions and would willingly have assisted
Mr.. Bunts scheme to negotiate with El Nah
dI. Premier Gladstone, however, knew of
the means MIR. Blunt intended TO employ to
reach III Mahdl and, therefore, rejected the
scheme. Many of Mr.. Blunts friends are
stu OF the opinion that even the capture and
f AIah Il
ate his claim among MOslem5 to be regarded
as prophet OF Islam.
BULLER'S FORCE.
The force OF Col. Sir Redvers Butler will
reach Gubat tomorrow. Before leaving
Gakdul Col Butler was instructed Inv cen
WOlseley not 10 attack the Arabs at Metem-
neh- Later orders, however, sent to-day
leave Col. Butler at liberty to act as he thinks
fit. The force at Gubat now consists of $500
men, OF whom 1t is said that 2,300 are affec-
tive, and several guns. All the newspaper
correspondents have left Gubat and are
returning to Korti. Gen. Wolseley
remain at the front. 1t is said that corre-
spOndents will also be stopped from communi-
eating TO their papers The troops at Gubat
were in good health at last reports, very few
being sick.
PLANS OF THE TORIES.
The Marquis of Salisbury Will return to
London from his chateau in France Thurs
day. He has called a meeting of the leading
tories TO consider what line of action to
adopt IN the coming session of Parliament
The Tories will support the largest measures
OF the government to retrieve England'sp0si-
ton III SOudan, but VIII call for the appoint
ment OF a committee of inquiry ritO the re-
spOnsibility for the dispatch of the Nile expe- ,
ditlon. Gen. Wolseley's friends say that he |
undertook the Nile route against his own
opinion, which was in favor of the Suakin |
and Berber route, and that the government
for the purpose of economy, had broken its |
promise to supply the number of troops for |
Lord WOlseley telegrephed to the War Office |
TODAY from KOrti as follows: ''The advance |
guard of Gen. Earle's column, consisting of a |
squadron of cavalry under command of Col
Butler, surprised a large body of the MOnas |
sir tribe under Wad Gam, the murderer of |
Col. stewart, encamped at Shaboob wells |
The cavalry charged on the encampment, and |
tne enemy Hed IN every direction, leaving be-
hlnd 30 men killed, large number of cameIs |
and cattle, and many Remington rifles Col
Butler also captured prisoners"
ACTIVITY AT THE ARsENALs.
Great activity prevails at Chatham, Wool
wien ana Aldershot, and preparations for
sending the relnfOrcements TO Egypt are being
rapidly pushed. The Twentieth Hussars. the
Third Battalion of the Rifle Brigade now at
Aldershot, battalion of the Scot Fusiliers a |
battalion of the Coldstream Guards and a
squadron of the Fifth Lancers have been
ordered to proceed at once to Suakin.
THE WORK BEFORE THE REINFORCE
MENTS.
IL lSstdICu CHdJ all the forces comprised with
IN the battaliOns to be sent to Lord Wolseley |
Wld after reaching Suakin, operate between |
Suakin and Berber with the object OF secur-
ing possession of the route between those
points and of then efIecting a complete juno
tOn with the British forces on the Nile both
above and below Berber
1t is reported that the government has de-
clded to call out the reserves and also pOr-
ton OF the militia for garrison duty in place
of the troops now being forwarded to Egvpt
cen. Roberts, 1t is believed, has been REQUEST
ed to assume command of the Indian cOntin-
gent ordered to Lord Wolseley.
ITALY's SHOW OF GENEROSITY.
ROME, Feb. 9.-Ld Liberia states that King
Humbert presided at the Cabinet council
which decided that should England ask Italy's
assistance in Egypt it would be given with |
feelings OF loyal friendship, without anv
question of territorial or other compensation
This decision, it is further stated. was at once
wired to Chevelier Nlgra. the Italian Minister |
at London, for communication to the English |
government. Italy has voluntarily explained |
to the Porte that her sole reason for occuDv- |
ing Massawah was due to a desire for the |
better protection of her subjects in the vicinity
OF that town. Italy, it was stated. had no in |
tentiOn of dlsputing Turkeys sovereignty |
over Massawah, and Egyptians would be |
treated IN friendly manner by the Italian /
marines.
At the State Capital.
ATLANTA, Feb. 9.-GOv. Mcdaniel left |
this afternoon for Augusta for the pur-
pose of inspecting the convict camp at /
that point. From Augusta he will 90 to |
Milledgeville, where he will inspect the
Lunatic Asylum.