The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-03-05
THE WEEK
In tho United States and the
81 Old World.
THE SITUATION IN EGYPT,
later Intelligence from Nhartoum -Tv
Thousand People Niassacred.

later Intelligence from Nhartoum--Tvc
Thousand People Massacred.
LONDON, February 2O,-General Lord VOL
seley reports that General Buffers camp a,
Abu Klea was attacked by small advance
force of Arabs, who kept up persistent and
remarkably accurate firing at long range all
night The shan shooters apparently number
bered about 400, Two British soldiers were
killed and eleven wounded Tho British re-
piled to tho fire, ut dld not attack the rebels
During tho night Gone al Butler constructed
'hroe now forts end otherwise stronghold $
position, By the messenger who brought this
information Geaelal b lller also sent word Ia
Woseley that his position had become critical
He has Information that countless hordes Of
Arabs aro advancing, with FL Mahdi himself ut
eheir head. The newspaper correspondents
have all LETT the front except Colonel Burlelgh
Oh the London Dai!y Telegraph, and Charles
Williams OF the Central .Ntlcs. The latter
was slightly wounded in the leg during tho
sharrshooting aforementioned,
1t is noticed that the quantity Of ammunition
md proiecules now under process OF manuiac-
ture and preparation at tho Woowch arsenal
TOR transport to Egypt is greater than the guam
hty sent out OF tn country darng the ire
period'ot the Crimean war. This inct induces
the belief that the government is preparing To-
long campaign
The war Office is in receipt Of despatc' this
morning from General Lord Wolseley, an
uorncing the death Of General Stewart nj Oak.
dull from tho wound received on the 10Th ult.,
while advancing, after the battle at Abu-klea,
on Netemmeh.
LONDON, Feb, 81, lSS5,-An Arabian Paper
reports that the Mahdi promised Forhg l40 200
thalers 10 betray Khartoum, but gave him only
6o,O00, and when Forng complained, the Mahdi
hanged him. It's said that the Mahdi captured
Is, 700 Remington rifles at Khartoum.
IoNpoN, Feb. 81, lSS5.-T.icut Gen. Sir
Seiald Graham, who was recently appointed
TO the important command of the expedition
To- open up the Suakin- Berhcr route, and to
cooperate with Cen Lord Wolseley's force in
the Soudnn, intends from present Indications
to u'e artillery pr tty freely on the Arab forces
under osman DiGna. O:ders were sent to. night
TO the Chatham naval depot to ship to Suukn
within two days 20,0 30 Shrapnell shell loaded
and ready for immediate use The W0olwich
arsenal is now working night and day turning
out artillery material for the same definition
LONDON, Feb, p, lS35.-lionry NJ. Stanley,
who Is now in London, said in an interview to-
night: "Gen. Gordon ecu d have escaped,
even after the capture Of khartoum, if he had
remained on board of nny one Of tho steamers
which he had under his control He ought
never to have exposed himself, but should have
ietreated up the White Me as E. Mahdi nd
Nanced. Even II he had been compelled to
seavc the river, he could have made his wav
across 10 the coast ut zanzibarn
In letter to friend at Cairo dated Dec
IA, Gen Gordon wrote: at is all up with us.
expect a catastrophe within ten DAYS from the
present time. Il would not have been so il
our people had kept mo better informed Of
tnelr intentions. My atlieuX 10 ALL"
Gen. Wolsclcy recciveda visit at Korti day
from number OF friendly nati:e chiefs. He an
bounced to them that it was the fixed deterni-
nation OF the British TO recnptme khartoum
and to avenge the death of Gen. Gordon.
LONDON, Feb. PA letter has been re.
ceived at korti from runner who was taken
prisoner when Khartou,n tell into the hands of
the Arabs, and who is now kept in captivity in
vi Mahdis camp at Onldurman, Il few miles
below khaitouln. 1t confirms the statement
'that III MahdIs troops mastered the soldiers
Of the garrison and many peaceful citizens
ana states hat the number of persons saugh-
tered was fully two thousand. This statement
agrees with the earlier reports OF the capture
OF khartoum, AMI contradicts The stores lately
brought to Gen. Woseley by native spies.
In the House ct Lords, this evening, the
Marquis of SalisbiIy moved vote of censure
On the governments Egyptian policy. The
motion was greeted with loud applause. lord
Salisbury said that the government had acted
throughout as if it was unwilling to arrive at a
decision until the very last moment. 1t
always waited until external pressure had
forced it to form some kind of decision. The
result OF these hastily conceived measures had
been throughout deplornble