Milford chronicle., 1885-02-13
TnE wan IN rcypr.
'N"N'o"m In the uRnds Of the Rehei.
eordon Captured.

10 General Gordon. was intercs,,.., "isa ~ slat'
CITY and found that the AIahdifs troo,,- !.
r unuouptedly IN possession. He eonld M
n, certain what had become Of General GorJ
N "4ether he was alive or dead.
e. Later reports say A dispatob has b.o,,
n eeiyed at the War Office from c,,,,,..i oSeI
! Molseley, dated at Korti. in which Ia -. -
tnat native courier from Metemneb 6sS
/ llved az ms headquarters with the siarilins,
X IorIhatlon that Col Wilson had reformed e.
it hlAf soum, TO which place he had been 4
d pAtched with small force. on the ste.n
IOuhd AZ Metemneh upon its capture ana
ported that KbRrtOum had bee5 ca,i.,-.-1, 80
, the enemy and that General Gordon bs.i !.
made prisoner Of war. Colonel WiIso-, =.
, that all along his retreat from the ill-fato5 >.
ne was constantly harassed and subiects5 -
heaYy hre from the enemv's 01ins NJ
q the shots struck the steamer 4,
mlthout DONG any serious damage. Ever
ithg .I.hg went comparatively well NM
within short distance Of STe,,,,,s.-,
When his vessel ran ashore on one ~ ~
Islands and was totally wrecked Colonel ~
son states that Khartoum fell on the 06tb III
fall. WV u"ys aI'er II
He expressed the belief that the eantnro q
the city was brought about by the treaeberv y
! pressed into his service. ia'
Colonel Wilson, with his little force. At lss
accounts, was still on the island on vbici, =,
to Metemneh. ~ 'NAe 'hein
The courier reports" adds General VOL.
seleey, that the fall Of Khartoum has carsed q
IeeIluR OF gloom throughout General Stawarf's
that unless reinforcements soon arryeH 49,.
iate would IN all probability be soon scaled i;
zen. Wolseley announces tn It the fan ~
hhaItoum =. took place on Jan. 26. He savs
Coi. wilson arrived at Khartoum on Jap 81
anu was greatly surprised to find that fbe
enemy were in possession Of thai
pace ne Immediately started on his return
heaYy fire from the rebels. When some mile
DsloW the Shublaka Cataract Col. Wiisonis
steamers were wrecked, but he and his Who'll
party managed TO reach an island in eafot,-
where they are secure. A steamer has zone -
,05rlng them back to the British camp near
4 native reports that the Mahdi had eo ooo
men In the vicinity Of Kbartoum and tbef Io /
Introduced a number Of his emissaries into the
4 ii'y' Ihese emlfsaries mingled freely with
ne native troops under Gen. Gordon. and Inv
ilDes, thre ats and working on their RELIGIONS
ceilings induced them to mutiny Seven
lo1sand OF the garrison deserted to The rob.
y, ieaVlhg Gen Gordon only 2, 800 faithful
lluleIs. With this small force he attamnted
hold the city against the Mahdi's grest
my, but after severe fighting, in which n
rye number Of the rebels were killed. he was
,mpelled to surrender. ''' was
The War Office in England is bpsieoad with ,
my oticers rendering their services for ac-
re duty IN the Soudan, NuInerous toI
rams are being received from oaioor, d
roughout the country asking for assign a
.nts TO the rescue expedition, should Tie Il
el;r, Gont conclude to take such aeticn 7
"a to'"'1re Of Khsrtoum has created grave /,
,,Y IN army circles, for the safety :,
n, ", II pnd his army. A number If P
The The capt. SUE ST, Puto even express ~
,rs, especiab. 7torcemep''-- = fsG,1a
Gen. Stewart Tf' .
litary officers Of'e@ the
ward to Korti the falf of Khartoum may b
d to disasters to the forces under Lord
llseley and Gen. Earle. -
Military authorities are of the opinion that z
n. Gordon sent the greater part Of his troops Il
Wn the Nile to meet Gen. Stewards force, | q
4 so depleted the garrison in the town and 4
adel of Khartoum that an attack by the N
my from Umderrman was rendered much III
ier. Lord Wolseiey telegraphs that he does a.
consider the British position at Gubat in
immediate danger. is
The messenger who left the island where FL
onel Wilson was stranded and came on foot n,
Gubat said that when Col. Wilson reached :,
artoum he found that the Mahdi's forces az
upied both the town and the citadel. He CT
ID to land and ascertain the fate of Gen. SC
rdop, but this step he found imposs be- Il,
3 enemy s'guns were turned upon him in or
force. He was, therefore, compelled to i
n his back upon the falleI city and return : ~
Gubat without finding out whether Gen. ~
-don was dead or alive. 81
COL. woRTLEY's REPORT. nc
olOnel WOrtley, in charge of the only one NJ
]Olonel Wilson's three steamers which sue vi
led in reaching Gubat from Kha toum- on
two others having been wrecked in the as
between the two places-furnishes a n
liled report of the movements of the %
adition. This shows that the three 10
mers in command of Colonel Wilson an
he'd Khartoum January 2S, following the an
'se of the White Nile On reaching Khar- oI,
n it was found to be utterly impossible to e.
the troops. Then follows a description IL
he firing by the rebels and the return to co
steamers. Continuing, Colonel WOrtlev YC
: "The Government House at Khartoum TN
cared to be wrecked. One man was killed Nv
five others wounded during the attack on -
steamers. Ctllnel Wilson's steamer was
ked four miles above the enemy's position. res
" the bottom Of the Shublaka Cataract. be-
second steamer was wrecked January 90 ib,
reached Gubat in small boats the same -
That Khartoum fell January 26 is VII
lin. General GordOn's fate is still in
It, the reports in regard to him sit.
3 conflicting. 1t is the general opinion, In,
,veT, that he was killed. Some say he is tt,.
the Greeks in their church at Khartoum 'i'a
fall of KhartOum has decided the Shukri- Sil
tribes to Join the forces of El / the
IL which places both banks Of the five
under the control Of the enemy. The IA i.,r
greatly fear the English, and the advance
eueral Earle's column is awaited with anx- ne
1y them The natives say FL Mahdi is hat
pressed for supplies, and that wol
had great difficulty in persuading det
,mirs to attack us. A messenger from Fl orii
Ii reached Colonel Wilson January 49, ~,
iaid General Gordon had adopted El WI WI
lis uniform. The courier brought the fol- can
& message from FL Mahdi: I call upon v
o surrender. / shall not write again. If pnti
10 not become Mohammedans l will wipe tba
fl the face of the EARTH The statement -:
nirmed that Faraz Pacha treacherouslv / tIOu
terms with FL Mahdi whereby the latter in C
nebled to capture Khartoum." fige
,DoS, February 9.-The Arabs denv that Stat
al Gordon has been made a prisoner. mar
ate that he was killed in action. having All
I'd to give or take quarter 49,,
ore Colonel Wilson gave up the attempt -
ch Khartoum his little steamer sustained sion
1r hours the fire Of seven thousand rife Tor
eight krupp guns, and eight machine b
The Arabs showed splendid practice in news
We ves Tenort t6ot tl,o Ar.h5; L.a On ooo hero
scattered between BerbeT % sbendY S DOUOg IVY long
lneh, and that the force at the latter mad
s daily receiving reinforcemenis. was
ispatch from near Metemneh saws that NOR.
nm Tbev dec.r ~ a. me as suIIgn9er OF pica
the treachery Of two pashas who had III
ormerly published by General Gordon. for Y
Worley saw the Arabs thronging the years
of Khartoum. Countless flags were Will
and there were many signs Of rejoicing. ~
rs several British soldiers narrowiv es es- goble
capture. ment
2 Of the British marksmen say the enemy Ware
ing the earthworks on both banks of the orticl
or two miles north Of Khartoum. Thev n y ~
T altogether about 200, of whom 2 900 mp
ifIerent rifemen. lies 6
- ccss {
A Serious Disaster. silver
isi0n occurred between n f-aiobt o,d