Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-06

cure. A steamer has gone to bring them
back TO the British camp near Metemneh.
Wolseley says he has no information re-
garding the fate of Gordon and does not
know whether he is dead or alive.
STRATEGY OF THE REBELS.
LONDON, February 5th-A native reports
that Mahdi has $1,000 men III the vicinity
of KhartCum. He introduced Il number of
his emissaries into the city. These ennis
saries mingled freely with the native troops
| under Gordon, and by brides, threats and
working on their religious feelings in
duced them to mutiny. Seven thousand
| of the garrison deserted to the rebels, leav
ing Gordon only $500 faithful soldiers
With this small force he attempted 10 hold
the city against Mahdi's great army. but
after a severe fight, in which a large num-
Der of rebels were killed, he was compelled
TO surrender.
GRAVE APPREHENsIONS.
LONDON, February 5th-News of the
downfall of khartoum has created grave
apprehensions in regard to the whole
Egyptian problem among the members of
| the Cabinet Gladstone and Earl Granville
started for London as soon as the news
reached them a Cabinet council will be
held this evening. Military authorities are
of the opinion that Gordon sent the greater
part Of his troops down the Nile to meet
Stewards forces, and so depleted his garri-
son in the town and citadel of Khartoum
that an attack by the enemy from Omdur-
| man was rendered much easier The jubi-
| liant gladncsS which characterized England
| in regard to Egypt ever since the welcome
news of Stewards successful arrival in the
neighborhood of Mctemneh was received, is
now changed to dread. Gladstone is fear
pie say he Will resign.
| STEWART AND THE BRITISH WOUNDED.
LONDON, February 5th.-A dispatch from
| General Wolseley says that General
Steward is doing well. All the British
wounded have been brought back to Oak
dull Wells
| HOW TIE NEWS WAS BROUGHT TO WOLsELEY.
| LoNDoN, February 5th-The first news
| of the fall of Khartoum received by Cen
| eral Wolseley was brought by u messenger.
who left the island where Colonel Wilson
was stranded, and came on foot to Gubat
| Two messengers We're dispatched to korti.
| via Abu Klea and Gakdul They reached
| their destination, which is regarded as
proving that the news Of Khartoum's fall
was not known in the desert. Intelligence
| of the disaster, however. has since spread
far and wide, and some tribes that had
hitherto profesSed friendship for England
have declared for Mahdi.
REJOICING REBELs-DEsMAYED BRITISH.
LONDON, February 5th.-The Arabs still
| hold Metemneh. The garrison theIe re-
ceiyed the news Of the fall Of Khartoum
with repeated salvas of artillery.
When Colonel Wilson's flotila ap-
| preached khartcum it was compelled to
run the gauntlet of heavy fire from both
banks. The rebels had four Krupp guns
on the river banks at Halpuieh to lombard
| the steamers. When the British force
reached Omdurman numbers of rebels con-
| tinued the fusilade Things looked worse
| when it was discovered that the enemy was
in possession of the island of Tutti. lust
outside the city. The English still pushed
ahead, but were dismayed to find that the
garrison commenced firing upon them. No
flags were flying from the public buildings.
and the town appeared in indiSputed pos
| Quilted. Finding it impossible to land in
the face of overwhelming numbers of reb-
els the British We're forced to retire.
VARIOUS RrMoRs.
| LONDON, February 5th-The rumors con-
corning the fate of General Gordon are
varied. but all agree that Mahdi captured
|
bic reports point to one Faraz Pasha as the
traitor. 1t is said he. beirg left in charge of
the ramparts, opened the gates January 18th
and admitted the enemy. Some rumors
state that Mahdi, together with a few Lc-
vantineS were cOoped up in a church.
| Other reports say General Gordon was seen
wearing Mahd's uniform. The majority
agree, however, that General Gordon was
killed.
COLONEL WILSON'S STEAMERS.
LoNpoN. February 5th.-Colonel Wilson
had three steamers, two of which were
wrecked in the Nile exactly half way be-
] tween khartoum and Metemneh. The
| third steamer, bearing Colonel Wortley and
party, came on. and brought the news to
! the British camp near Metcmneh.
DROP IN EGYPTIAN sTocKs-EXcITEMEyr IN
CREAsING.
LONDON, February 5th.-On the Stock
Exchange to-day the Egyptian stocks
| dropped ! ! to , per cent, on account of the
disaster in the Soudan, and sales were
pressed.
The excitement attending the reception
of the news OF the fall Of Khartoum is in
creasing. \ constant stream of anxious
! inquirers, including Sir William Vernon
! Hartcourt, George Otto Trevelvan and
other Ministers, Is pouring into the War
| Office. People throughout the provinces
are also greatly excited. At Aldershot the
news was received with mingled feelings Of
| sadness and indignation. 4 great sensa-
| lion was caused in the Irish garrisons of
! Dublin when the report was received.
1t is understood that the fall of Khar-
| toum will not check the advance of General
WoIseley, whose main body Of troops will
| probably march across the desert at once.
and beSiege khartoum ut the earliest possi-
bic moment.
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.
LONDON. February 5th.-The PaH .WqH
Gazette this evening, referring to the Khar-
| toum calamity, SAYS Nobody can accuse
orr gallant troops of losing single mo-
mcnt III their fierce race against time in
| Fastening to rescue the garrison at X har-
toum. The responsibility rests solely with
| the Minister who refused to allow the Nile
| expedition to start, in spite of warnings and
| eutreatieS, until too late. The vote OF Par
| lament in favor of an appropriation of
| E3U0,UO0 Tor the relief of General Gordon
was deferred until August 9th Given then.
| II the expedition had been sanctioned forth
with. precious days would have been
| gained; but 1t was not sanctioned until Au-
| gust 18th, when the Government finally
7 resolved that it must relieve General Cor
| don hat period OF hesitation sacrificed
| khartoum. Islam is now victorious. Re
volt and the fall of khartoum will per
meate the arch of the world. and unless the
| Ministry display u boldncss and wariness
| equal to their former dilatoriness. n catas-
| trophe worse than that of Khartoum will
| follow. England dare not flv before the
Eastern foe. 1t would mean war and
| mutiny from one end of Asia To the
| other. She must reinforce her garri-
| sons everywhere, including India. even if
| it shall be necessary call for volunteers TO
do the work. General Earle must advance
rapidly to Berber and Metemneh. The
| Suakim garrison must be reinforced. and
the road to Berber cleared Every nerve
must be strained to prove that the Khar-
| toum disaster has stitfened the resolution
10 hold England flag aloft in the face of
every foe. Our duty is not TO finch, but to
prepare for eventualities and relieve Me-
temneh by water. We have failed to save
Gordon. We have now to save Stewart
COOPERATION IMPERATIVE GoRDoN's
BROTHER.
LONDON, February 5th-It is considered
that Indian and even Turkish cooperation
is imperative at the present iuncture
Sir Henry Gordon, brother of Chinese"
Gordon, says he is Of the opinion that