Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-10
I \ RO EDITION


Lon bon, February 9.-Lord wo'se-
ley Paragraphs to the War ONCE to-day
from korti a. follows:
rhe advance guard of General
Esrie'A column, consisting OF a squad.
ron pr cavalry under the command OF
C0pnel Butler, surprised q large body
OF We Mopass,r tribe under Wad Gamz,
the murderer of Colonel Stewart, on.
camped At Shakoob Wells. The cavalry
charged the encampment and the enem
ned 10 every direction, leaving behind
thtrty men killed, large mum Der of
csmels and cattle aud many Reming.
ton rites. Colonel Butler also captur red
six prisoners "
II is understood that the Government
has received word that Colonel Sir
Charles Wilson, who led General Stew.
arts army 10 Gubst after the Zereba
night on January 10, and who after
falling to reach Khartoum, was stran.
dod with his entire party on an island
IN Tho Nile and there surrounded by
hosttle Arabs, is safe.
The following despatch has been re-
ceivtd, dated Gakdul, February 8
Colonel sir Kedv ers Butler, " it'll the
Royal Irish Regiment, has arrived
here, having tramped the whole way
that has attempted to make this Jour.
ney on foot. The mems bearing Won
the admiration Of all. Colepel Butler
with the Irish and Sussex Regiment,
ana strong escort from the came
corps, will start on Friday for Gubat
An assault on Meteinneh Is expected
soon after his arrival at Gubat. 1t 1,
not thought that the enemy will make
prolonged resistance.
wounded prisopaEa Who have beer
brought here sal that the Mahdi told
mis- men that8 British were few II
number, ~ yheir weapons were harm
less, and - English soldiers wonlt
ny at ght Of Arab spearsmen. A
ma Df the rebels we're UNWILLING
sol3 They were com PEELED to a IN
~ cruel treatment. The Maid
weakened TO deprive them Of food To-
Dirty days. saying that II they survived
Ethoy would BE- exempted from milifaT,
service BY Allah's will and left unmo
lested. A majority Of them preferres
the chances Of war TO certain starvation
Five thousand OF the Mahdi's hes
troops and many OF the principa
9heikhs we're killed, wounded or DIS
hoaxtenod In the two recent bat
tle4 Many emirs arc lying a
tWonty-two gums before X hartoum IN. CON
manded by proteses Of Irmael Pasha
who had been taught artillery practic
1T Cairo. Nearly all the sharp. shoot
ere were deserters from Hicks Pasha'
army.
The force Of Colonel Sir Redve,
Butler will reach Gubat Tomorrow
Before leaving GAkdul Colonel Bulle
Was instructed by General Lord VOLS,
ley not to attack the rabs at Meteu
neh. Later orders, however, sent u
day, leaves Colonel Baler at liberty
d , as he thinks at. The force at Cubs
n ". consists Of 2, 900 men, of whom It
estimated Q. 900 are effective. and sewers
guns.
Newspaper correspondents have LEI
Gubat, and are returning to Korti
General Lord Wolselry declines To pei
init non-combatants to remain at tn
front. 1t IL believed that tho CORE,
pond ents will also he Stopped froI
commuti ;atDg to their papers Til
troops at Gubst were in good health q
last report, very few being sick
THE WAR oFFICE THINKS GORDON
ALIVE.
LONDON, February The opiuio
pre- valls at the War Office that Grner:
Gordon is still alive and engaged
defending himself in some inacess
bic. part OF the city OF h bartoum, " he,
he had prepared refuge for use in u
emergency of the fall of the city.
MILITARY ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Feb. 9 Great activity Or
walls AZ Chat ham, Woo wich aud 4 lde
shot, and the preparations Tor seudiI
reinforcements TO Egypt are being ra
idly pushed.
lC was frst proposed TO despatch
regiment Of cavalry from England
Lord Woiseley's assistance, but IL
idea had TO be abandoned because
was found tLat bui fOur squadrons we
available for foreign service.
Three thousand reinforeements,
the urgent demand of Lord Wolsele
have been ordered to proceed a. rapid
as possible 10 Egypt to open the rou
between Suakim aud Per her
a naval d, muDstration in the l.,
Sea, u cooperate with The land NOV
ment, b1s been arrau ged for, aud t
despa ,Cii Of several British men OF. W
10 that .tca,ity is in intent.
The tota number Of reinforcement
already ordered 10 Egypt is 5000.
The Pan Nal. Ga2.tt. this aff.rro
states that The Cabinet have drcid
that The defeat Of II Mabdi is uecessa
10 Wind /, ate England. No irnmedia
advance upon khartoum is consider
possible.
ADVICE FROM THt kHEDIvE.
LONDON, Feb. 9-ln an interyi.
at Cairo to-day, the khtdlve said u
he be lievtd Genera Gordon was st
alive, &s the Mahdi was too wis.
man 70 xii nm. The Mahdl had
inter ct in wi,hiug The death of Ger
raj Gordon, bu, on ia. contrary, wou
do all IN his power 10 ptev'nt such
occurrences. Instant action on the y.
OF England, he said, IL II, c,,ssary
prevent tie furth, pros r-ts Of /
Mahdis cause and avert new dis;
ters