The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-13
EVENTS IN EGYPT
What the English Troops Elk
pect to Do.
,,onr NEWCHINEsE PROBLEMs
49,. Men Asphyxiated in Sewer
W. ,,evs Notes from the Capital
Wild ScOtchman.
Events in Egypt.

1oyDos, February 12.-General Wolse-
,sv telegraphs that Brackenbury reports
e. t,om Dnlka Island, about seventy miles
liY Merawi, that Earle's attack was
damned and calamity executed. 1t
wen lr, peStd to open the way to Berber
: t,; t5af further fighting. The rebels
Wa IA high ridge on the Razor, backed
I LeiI Nils Six companies of the Black
Zach and six companies Of the Stafford
W ~,T,a marched around the high
IN M entirely turning the enemy's posi-
.;nn which was then attacked from the
. .aoI The enemy was not great in point
70 .f -rmhers. but his position is very
u 1t,ong and difficult of access.
1 Tbsv fought with most deter
me-. Inc bravery. Earle was among
t .be foremost in the attack, and his fall
,lC The cause of deep lament from
. we, officer and MAJ in the force. He
was killed on the summit OF the nils
behind which the enemy was posted, at
almost the same time that lieutenant
Colonel Eyre was killed.
The camp was captured by the Nine
teenth HusSars. The English success
vas complete. Ten standards were
among the spoils of the victory. The
eneynT's dead are lying thick among
the rocks and in the open field where,
when they found themselves sur
rounded, they made desperate effort
To rush through the English column in
which rush but few escaped. The
English losses consist of General Earle,
Colonel Eyre, Lieutenant Colonel
Coventry and nine men of the rank
and file killed, and four officers and
twenty-one men wounded. The English
intend to continue the advance along
the river by daylight on Wednesday,
to carry out Wolseley's instructions to
Earle .
The above are points of the official
reports communicated to General
Wolseley by Colonel Brackenbury,
dated Dulka Island, about twenty
miles above Merawi.
Lord Wolseley telegraphs again to-day
from Korti to government that no re-
liable particulars about the fate OF Gen
eral Gordon have yet been received. He
assures the ministry that the press re-
ports have all been based on rumors and
states that these rumOrs were collected
by Col. Wilson's party upon their re-
turn down the Nile from futile attempt
to reach Khartoum. In addition to
these statements. Lord Wolseley informs
government that the Muhdir of Dongola
and all natives thereabout persist in the
belief that Khartoum has not yet fallen.
Colonel Wilson, however, is positive
there is little or no doubt on this point
Lord WOlseley himself hopes to receive
in fews days specific and reliable in
formetion concerning the situation at
Kbartoum, and the fate of Gordon from
trusty spies whom ne dispatched up the
Nile for the purpose of ascertaining the
exact facts. These messengers are ex-
pected to soon reach Korti on their re-
turn.
A council of war was held at the War
Office at noon to-day. The Duke OF
Cambridge, commander in chief, pre-
sided. The principal officers thus far
selected for service in the new expedl-
ION to Suakim were present. The
Fuke OF Cambridge will, on next Satur-
DAY review the guards previous to their
departure for Egypt. All members of
The Guards absent on leave have al
ready reported for duty.
OTTAWA, February 12.-The offers oil
Lieutenant Colonel Williams and
IyrThlte, N. Ps., Colonel YanStrau.
OenzIe and other Canadian officers, tc
raise Canadian regiments for service in
gypthas been declined, but Canadians
T WI pc employed to do garrison duty in
England, ii they desire to do so. This
proposal Is not likely to be accepted, as
Us extremely doubtful if a thousand
oaIddlans could be raised for garrison
+h LoSDoN, February 12.-It is reported
I'll S1a ~ General Graham, in the war coun.
~ SrI tgE;uay, advocated the advance from
y wa without waiting for the rail
ro General Wolseley has sent orders tc
~ o,gHet bulier, commander at Gubat, tt
,s.:u steamer up the Nile on a recon
rGolsSa1oe to Khartoum. Spies lief
s UaAdui on Monday fer Omdurman t.
''JeItaih the fate of General Gordon.
cru "a IInor comes from Korti tha'
, co,uIel Butler attacked the Arabs en-
c c..ncilso at Metemneh on Tuesday anc
o ,s;lie1 the position by assault. NJ
ceived --''''0n III the rumor Is re
The Anglo-French convention rolo
the the 70 on Egypt, includes provision TO.
c sop appointment OF an fnternationa
T D,aI.i to consider the Question q
I'm the Suez Canal nentraI water