Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-07

These inelnde eight regiments Of the
iRe, thirteen batteries Of artillery and
nve companies Of engineers
A coUKrER's sToEI.
| General WolseIey teIe1rzphs from
4 kJrti 10 the War Ones. this sfternoou.
that courier has arrived from tie
British camp near Metemneh, who re-
| ports that the rebels at Metsrunel. have
becone defiant since hearing of the
| fall of khartosm. The courier also
says that an attack Oh Guhat NAV be
looked for at lay nocSeut. a. the rebels
expect rsinforeemsnzs from khsrtoum.
Lord Woiselsy s4Ases that be will re-
main quiet pending further orders from
the Government.
WILSON'S KETUES From KHkKroUN.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Lord Nolseley teIe-
graphs late this afternoon that be has
been informed that Col. Wilson had
one man killed and i've wounded while
returning down the Nile from Khar-
toom. A messenger from II Mahdi
Summoned Col. Wilson TO surrender,
and at the same time stated that Gen.
Gordon was wearing FL Mahdi's uni
form. II il the general opinion in
military circles TINT Gen. Gordon il
dead
COLONEL woKTLEY.
Who was in charge of the only one of
Colonel Wilson's three steamers which
succeeded in reaching Gubat from khar.
toum, the two others having been
wrecked, has furnished a detailed re.
port of the movements of the expedi-
ton This shows that the three steam
sEs in command Of Colonel Wilson
reached khartoum on the 18th Of Janu-
ary, following the course Of the White
Nile. On reaching Khartoum they
found it utterly impossible To land
troops Then follows q description OF
Tue firing by the rebels and the return
OF the steamers, a. given IN yesterdays
dispatches. Continuing, G lionel Wort
ley says: The Government house at
Khartoum appeared to be- wrecked
One man was killed and tvs wounded
daring the attack on tae steamers.
Colonel Wilson's steamer vas wrecked
four miles above the enemy's position,
below the bottom of the Shubiacka
cataract. The second steamer was
wrecked ON January 18th. We reached
Gubat in small boats on the same day.
THAT KHARrouM YELL
On January 18Th has been ascertained.
General Gordon's fate is still in doubt.
Reports in regard tn him are conflict
ing. IL IL the general opinion, how
ever, that he was killed. some say he
10 sith tho Greeks in their church at
khaFtouul. The fall of Khartoam has
decided the Shukrigeh tribes to join III
NJ 4hdi, which places both banks of the
Nile under control Of the ene0y.
ruR MArFvua
Greatly fear the English. and the ad
vance of General EarIe's column 10
awaited With anxiety by them. The
natives say that FL Mahdi il hard press
cd for supplies, aud that he had grea
difficulty tn persuading the Enirs TO
attack as.
MEsENaER FROM III MAHDI
Reached Colonel Wilson OF JAnua y
18th. He said that General Gordon
aad adopted FL Mahdi's uniform. A
courier brought the following message
from FL Mahdi
call upon you 10 surrender. |
shall not write again. II you do not
become Mohammedans, will wipe yeu
of the face Of the earth"
The statement is confirmed that Faraz
Pashs treaoherouslJ made terms WITH
III Mahdi, whereby the latter was en-
abled to capture khartoum.
DISPATCH FROM woIsELKI.
General Wolseley sends the following
dispatch
"falbot's convoy reached Gubat
safely. The enemy at Mstemneh have
been entirely inactive since January
18th. The rebel force there is est;ma-
ted at between two and three thou
sand, Of whom 2000 are horsemen and
800 have rifles. Oar men are in good
health and doing we'll. The Rubbish
tribe 10 still carrying messages for as to
Gakdul Wells. A messenger has been
sent 10 ascertain the fate Of General
Gordon"
woLsgLEY GIVEN FULL POWERS.
LONDON, Feb. cit IL undsrstooi
that the Cabinet Council today decidtd
10 give Lord Wolssley carte blanche to
take Any measures he deems necessary
for the rescue of Gen. Gordon, II alive,
and 20 make use OF suoh military opera
tions as be considers advisable 10 70.
gain the ground lost in the Soudan By
The fall Of Kharsoum. Among the alter
natives suggested by Wolseley are the
immediate recsptlre OF khartoum and
the employment, IL necessary, Of Indian
troops 90 reopen the Berbsr route.
ARARI PASTA
seems 10 have had something TO do
With bringing about Gordon's downfall,
IL q story told today by prominent
clergyman OF London is 10 be credited.
This clergyman publishes letter In the
afternoon edition of the London Globe
about meeting in the city last November
an Egyptian who had bean Project Of
Pelics under Arab. Tbe Prefect and
the preacher bocanse we'll acquainted.
On Christmas last they had l1ng con-
ysrsation concerning the Egyptian stu
alton. The clergyman expressed the
hope that Lord Wolseley would soon
enter khart0um. AZ this the Prefeot
laughed, and said that Gordon was per-
fectly safe where he Was, and that
Wiifred Bluut, the Prefect continued,
was the only living man able 10 eject
for England peaceful solution of the
Soadan question. Fl Mahdi had oonfi-
sence In him, and would accept him as
a mediator. So far as Wolseley's expe-
dition was concerned, the Project said,
III Mahdi had arranged 10 allow it 70
approach khartoum without any rcgu-
lar Opposition. The Prophet might
fieht at or near Shendy, bat II be did II
would be merely for the purpose OF
tempting woissley en- into further and
greater dangers. On no account, how
ever, weuld Fl Mahdi fight q decisive
battle until the British forces we're
mssssd In the vicinity Of khartoum.
Gen. Gordon, the Prefeet Insisted. vas
already At the time Of the convsrsatioa
VIRTUALLY rRfsoSEs.
His se-called defense OF khartoam wAs
a mere form. as III Mahdi was not en-
gagged 10 any attack upon the town, be-
oanss 10 was practically in his power
and he could take Il whenever be
pleased. The prophets plan was 10
allow Lord Wolasley's army 20 APP
preach khartcum, then 10 enter the
city, take possession. and hght Wolse-
lev from that great point Of vantage.
The Project always insisted that Gen.
Gordon would not be killed by II
Mahdi.
rHE cEERaxMAs sAHs
He recalls this almost prophetic dis
coarse BY Arabi's Prefect OF Police With
The eiearness Of revelation. nov espe-
einlly that il has been asoeftaiued thai
the snan. when In Isondon, Vas there es