St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-07
NEWS FROM EGYPT.
The Latest News Received From
the Captured City Of
khartOuIn.
Gen. Gordon's Fate Still Mystery, But
There is Are Still Hopes Of His
Safety.
Gen. Wolseley Issues Proclamation
Calling OH the Inhabitants to
Surrender.

LONDON, Feb. THE following dispatch
has just been received:
NEAR MErEMNEH, Feb. 6.--Ger. Wolselev
has issued the following proclamation: To
notables aud inhabitants of Seudan. Eng
land has sent me with an army To restore
peace, not to collect taxes or injure any one.
will pay you for all supplies and guarantee
to execute Gen. Gorjon's promises.
only those deserving punishment
at our hands win receive it. I call upon you
to submit and not listen to evil advisers.
come into my camp and see my officers. No
one shall harm you either coming or return
ing"
Gen. WolseIey reports to the government:
Although the mahdi's irreguars are re-
ported gathering around the point where the
English are wrecked, no suspicion Of trcach-
cry is entertained. Tle
WRECK OF THE STEAMER
was due to the hurried retreat in the night
and altered current of the river, which had
fallen two feet in single day. Some of our
marksmen say the enemy are lining the
carthworks of both banks IF the river for two
miles north Of Khartoam. They number
altogether, about 1000, of whom 1000 are
Indifferent rifemen. Four good shots from
the Sussex regimen Unexpectedly silenced one of
The Mahdi's Krupp guns. During the dark
ness the steamers slipped past the rebels,
shot the rapids and arrived within sixty
miles OF the fort, when one of them
grounded. The second stranded twenty
miles lower down, where Col. Wilson and
the Sussex detachment still remain.
Col. Wortey, with three English
soldiers and a party of natives in
boat, reached here at 8 this morning,
Feb. g.. Sir Charles Beresfori's steamer,
with twenty picked marksmen from the
Royal Rifles, started this afternoon to attempt
to relieve them. Col. Wortley had rowed
forty or fifty miles during the night. All of
Col. Wilson's stores, guns aud ammunition
are in deep water aud beyond recovery.
NO LIVES WERE LOST
by the wrecking of the steamers. Col.
Wilson's party have entrenched themselves
on Sandy Island. The steamers, while g
ing up the river, Travelled principally during
the night 10 avoid the exceedingly hot fire,
which ceased when men advanced with
white flag, bearing letter from the mahdi to
the English officers. in which 1t was stated
that Khartoum had been captured
WITHOUT FIRING SHOT.
The city aud Gen. Gordon are now In his
hands. Col. Wilson ascertained that Khar-
toum fell the night of January 81. Faraz
Pasha and other Egyptian commanders en-
tered Into secret negotiations with the Mahdi
10 sc; all the Egyptian troops on one side of
the city. While one detachment attacked
the boats, another would open
the land way. On the third day of
the Journey up the river the natives shouted
from the bank TO Wilson that Khartoum had
fallen. The enemy was found well en-
trenched on the river bank.
THE SURRENDER.
NEAR METEMSEH, Feb. Give natives
who were present at the surrender Of
Khartoum, declare that tue rebels admit d
the trcachery Of the Two pashas, who had
been formerly punished by Gen. Gordon. 1t
is reported the officers commanding the three
steamers which remained at Khar-
toum took the Mahdi's troops to the main
gate Of the city, where they were admitted
under the darkness of night. Two of the
natives declare Gen. Gordon was killed, and
the others are equally positive he took refuge
in the fort with the faithful. There's no
inubt whatever that the main PORTION of
KhaTtoum is occupied By the rebels. Col.
Wortley saw them thrOnging tue streets.
Countless flags were flying aud many signs
Of rejoicing. On the route down river by
English steamers several OF our men mar
rowlv escaped capture. At the sixth catar-
act they were compelled to parley with the
enemy under the pIetense Of surrender A
message has been received from the Mahdi
stating Gordon has become Mussulman,
aud all English officers had better follow his
example. The Mahdi said he bad no desire
to fght the English, bnt unless they embraced
the true faith he would not leave one in
Soudan.
FEARS THAT GEN. GORDON IS DEAD.
LONDON, Feb. There is n strong opin-
ion prevailing at the war Office that Gen.
Gordon is killed I: Is stated Il Jon good
authority, that sometime ago, Gen. Gordon
warned Gen. Wolscley that be (Gordou) was
in danger from treachert. Therefore Gen.
Wolseley FASTENED bis small force across the
desert, with orders to make all possible
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