The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-30
GEsERAL GoRDoN's DIARIES.
Extracts That Throw Light On the
SOudan Question.


SOudan Question.
Bosros, June "a -"The Journals of
Gen, Gordon al Khartopm." extracts
rom which follow, will make crown.
8 vo volume Of over 500 pages and
will he published by Hnu9b,cn, NJ min
Il Co., Boston. on Tuesday, June 80.
The hook will contsin an etched por
trait OF General Gordon, Two maps, and
80 illustrations reproducea In fac simile
from sketches BY General Gordon him
self.
Gen. Gordon's diaries src in six parts
The irat is from the 10th of September
TO The 23d OF September snd contains
78 pages. The second irom the 23d OF
September to the 80 h Of September and
contains Al pages. TIE third ia from
the lst to ne l2lh OF October. and con-
tains S6 pages. The fourth is from the
ll2 h to the Goth Of October and con
aims 80 pages The fth is from tht
20h OF October tc the 5'h Of Novem.
ner and contains 90 pages. The sixth
il from the 9th OF November to the 14.h
Of December and contains lea pages
| The q st. second, third and fourth
iiares are addressed to Lieut. Col. s ew-
art, C. NJ. G., or chief OF the s,sff, the
9th ia a,ldres sed to,the chief OF the *
ediiionarv fo,ce for the. relief Of the
garrison and the sixth Is addressed in
The same way.
The fi,st and second disries were sert
On the 3Oth OF September by steamer to
Berber via. shendy. The third was
q. ut by the steamer TcwAkis on the
18th Of October to- Mnemna and the
si>th also left inabes steamer Borden on
the Is b of Decemher.s, =.
Each diary has the same remarks
1 sometimes repeated dIhtcs times on the
outside of the jouf1St % ,the fieety thsf
1T shoule be pruned down prior to pub
!ieation."
The journals Or diaries we're handed
over to Sir Charles Wilson on the 22i
OF January at Matemns by the officer
commanding. f:9a1 $3.50.
Extracts From Gen. Gordon's Diary
III it is right 10 send % an expedi-
ton now why was II NOT right 20 send il
up before3 II is~all' very well to say
snd ought TO considef The difficulties oi
the government. but tits not easy to get
over feeling that q hope existed Of no
expedition heing necessary owing, to
our having fallen. As for myself per
sonally l feel no particular rancor on
the subject: hut / own / do not care 10
show that like men who ever they may
be, who act in such calmenting way
ard do not think one Is bound to actthe
hypocrites part and pretend to be friendly
towards them. do no, judge the ques.
lion Of ahando. ing the garrisons or not
wha. Judge is the n
Indecision of the Govern ment.
They did not dare to say abandon the
garrison go thew prevent me leaving
for the equator, with the determination
not to relieve me, ard the hope well. j
will not say what their hope wns)
Mach, April. August. Why he ought
to have surrendered. He said six months.
There is nv point Of c. mpiaint. A
heavy lunb ring column, however s'ro"s.
is nov he,e In this land. Parties %.
forty or sixty men moving swiftly about,
will do more than any column. II you
loose two or three, what Of itf" II is
the chance of war. Nature allies above
all things at whatever cost II is the
country OF the irregular, not OF the reg
ular. / can say 80.
+ Owe the Defeat I'M This Country
to Having Artillery
with me, which della, ed. me much and II
was the artillery with Hicks. which, il
nv opinion, did for HIM ] decline the
imputa,ion that the projected expedi
ticn has come.to 1selieve me- II has
come TO save our Nltiobal honor ia ex.
,ricating the gafrisuns, etc, trnm The
position IN whichs our scsior in Egvp
has placed these esrrisons. I was VIII
. relief expedition M. 1. They are re-
lief expedition No. As for myself
; could make good my relief at any mo
ment if I wished, Now real'ze wha
would happen il this frs relief expedi
8 tion was to holt and the steamers fel
: into the hands Of the Mahdi, the secon'
rene, eApea,lon Q. 'oe nenor o. ~
he somewhat hsmpered. We. the frs
and second expeditions are equally en-
esgea ior the nonor OF nne'an.. III
Is 'a,r log'c. came "p 20 TX ''ca'e :"
/, earrlsons ana ia''fo. h''e comes y
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