The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-02-11
KHARTOUAI CAPTURED.
Lord WOlseley Telegraphs That KhartOum
Has Fallen and General Gordon
Is Prisoner.
General stewards Forces, Unless Speedily
Reinforced, VIII Never Recross the
Desert--Meeting Of the British
Cabinet Called.
aENERAL GonpoN's FATE.

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GENERAL GoRDoN's FATE.
LONDON, February GA decided sensa-
ton was created here yesterday by the
reported capture of Khartoum. There
were all sorts of reports In circulation as to
the manner in which II fell and the fate of
General Gordon, but nothing definite could
be learned.
AS the news spread throughout the city
crowds began to gather In front of the War
Office. newspaper Offices and other news
centers, for the purpose Of obtaining the
latest information. The report was subse-
quently confirmed by the announcements Q
that n disp,tch had been received at the
War Office from General W0lseley, dated
at Kerti, In which he states that native
courier from Metemneh had arrived at his
headquarters with the startling information
that Colonel Wilson had returned from
Khartoum, to which place he had been dis
patched with small force on the ste .mer
found at Metemneh upon lts capture. and
reported that Khartoum had been captured
by the enemy and that General Gordon had
been made prisoner OF war.
Colonel Wilson slid that all along his re-
treat from the ill-fated city he was con-
stantly harassed and subjected to heavy
fire from the enemys guns. Many OF tho
shots struck the steamer but without doing
serious damage. Everything went compare
lively well until within n short distance OF
Metemneh when his vessel ran ashore on
one OF the many Islands and was totally
wrecked. Colonel Wilson states that Khar-
toum fell on the 26th Of January and he ar
rived of the city two days after Its fall. He
expressed the belief that the capture Of the
city was brought about by the treachery Of
some Of the natives that General Gordon
had pressed into his service.
The courier reports that the fall OF
Khartoum has caused general feeling OF
gloom throughout General Stewards camp
and that fears were freely expressed that
unless reinfOrcements soon arrived their
fate, would, in all probability, be soon
sealed.
THE REPORT CONFIRMED.
The confirmation Of the fall OF Khartoum
has caused the widest excitement through
out the city, far exceeding In intensity any
that has been aroused by any OF the start
ling events of the past few weeks. The
Government officials and their sympathlzers
hope that the news will turn. out to be
greatly exaggerated, and express their be-
lief that Gordon has not yet been driven
from the citadel, In the center OF the city.
Mr.. Gladstone, on learning OF General
Wolseley's dispatch, proceeded at once to
his official residence in Downing Street, and
Immediately issued summons to the mem.
bers Of his Cabinet requesting their presence
ut once.
CABINET SESSION.
LONDON, February 7.--General Lord
WOlseey has been in almost constant com
muncation with the War Office since the
news OF the fall OF Khartoum, and messages
interchanging views on the situation In
Egypt have been flashed to and fro as rap
idlyas possible. The Cabinet officials seem
fully alive to the danger OF further delay,
and are actively discussing and deyising
means by which prompt relief may be af'
forded the little army In Egypt.
The latest dispatch from General Wolse
ley received at the War Office yesterday |:
couched In such terms as 10 leave no dOubl
that the situation OF the British troops is
desperate. He says that he Is In receipt oi
communication from General Sir Redvere
Butler, the commanding officer at Gublt
urging the immediate forwarding OF rein
forcements.
General Butler states that since the news
OF the capture Of Khartoum by tile MahdPs
forces the enemy has become very bold and
defiant At intervals they approach
In large bodies to within a few
hundred rods OF the British
position, and he expresses the fear that
should they combine for another attack,
they may Overwhelm and annihilate his
small force. "0f course" adds the Cen
eral, ~ can embark my forces on the steam
ers here, but have determined not to aban'
don the position which was so gallantly OBJ
tained by my predecessor, while one Of us
is lett alive, unless otherwise commanded
General WOlseley telegraphs that In the
face of this information he has concluded 10
ask further instructions from the War Office
and In the meantime remain quiescent.
Mr. Gladstone, upon being acquainted
with the tenor Of this dispatch, resummoned
the members OF the Cabinet. They, after a
long, and, II Is said, a stormy session ON the
Soudan crisis, haye decided TO give General
Woseley a carte blanche discretion In tile
whole matter.
Telegrams have been forwarded 10 Kortl
to this effect and General Wolseley has
been directed TO state his needs without
reserve. lie can have all the men
and material from England that he pleasrs,
or, should he deem IL best, a large contln'
gent OF Indian troops will be forwarded TO
Upper Egypt The broad measures 70
solved upon by Mr.. Gladstone and his col
leagues have somewhat satisfied public de-
sire and feeling OF greater satisfaction Is
expressed at the determined attitude which
the Ministry have decided to assume In the
circumstances. ..
An official dispatch from General Wolse-
ley, received at the War Office late yester.
day afternoon states that Colonel Wilson's
loss in his retreat from Khartoum was one
killed and iiye wounded. ...
The general opinion among the officers al
Gabut and Kortl, based on information
from Colonel Wilson, Is that General Cor.
don Is dead. The Mahdrs messenger who
parleyed with Colonel Wilson near Khar-
toum, brought peremptory summons for
his surrender lie also stated In reply 10
q question, that Gordon was neither dead
nor prisoner, but was wearing the MahdPs
uniform.
THE ARMY nsLRD AS TO THE sfTU iTIoN
81. aH. AT RHART0UM.
LONDON, February LA correspondent
with General Wilson's party telegraphs
from Gubat, that Wilson's men sustained
for four hours the fire from 1000 rifles,
eight Krupp guns and eight machine guns
before retreatlng. The Arabs showed
splendid practice at the large guns The
Nile is falling at the rate OF a foot each day.
The troops are cheerful, but are anxious Tor
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