Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-24


In all directions during the last few
months. DO not send private letters
| to me. The risk Is tOo great. Do not
write 10 me in cipher. have
none and 1t 10 useless, az
| TT Mahdi knows everything
Take the road from Abu klea
10 Metemneh. You need not fear VI
MAhdl. Both the Greek and Austrian
oOnBuls are safe III Mahdi has cap
tured a letter from the king Of Abys-
sinia. Your expedition, a. | under
stand, Is for the relief Of the garrison
at KhArtoum which / failed TO ac-
compliah. / decline 10 admit that IL
Is for the rescue Of me, personally
A letter from Gen. Gordon dated
September 9th contains the following
statements:
1--WE have sufficient money and pro
visiOuB here al lNhartoum 10 last four
months. At the expiration Of that
period we shall be much embarrassed.
At SlnnOar there Is large enough
garrison At GAllahat the people are
continually lighting. The inhabitants
are opposed 10 the false mBhdi Al.
though we wrote you That II was i'm
possible TO send Col Stewart TO Berber,
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occurred here, we afterwards saw tit to
send HIM, together with the French
and English cOnsuls, in small
steamer 10 DODgola to communicate
with the British commander
there concerning the SOudan.
We detailed two large
steamers to accomp any them to Berber
to keep the way clear for them TO nass
TO Berber towards Dongola How
many times have we been asking for
reinfOrcements ard calling your serious
attention TO the Sludau, and no an
swer came? The mems hearts have
become weary with the delay. while
you are eating and drinking and rest.
ing In good beds. We and thOge with
w soldiers and servants, are watching
night and day. trying To quell the
movement oil III Mahdi. Oi course
you take no interest to suppress this
rebellion, the serious consequences Of
which are reverse victories for YOU.
The neglect thereof won't do,
"Col. Stewart starts in two days
The reason for sending him is because
you have been silent all this while
You have neglected us. We have lost
time without doing any good II the
troops be sent up the rebellion will
cese when they resch Berber. The
inhabitants Will return 10 their former
occupations. Therefore, 1t is hoped
that you will listen TO all Col Ste Wnrt
tells you and regard 10 seriously. Send
the troops We have asked for without
delay"
woIssIoy Told to Hurry Up.
LONDON, Feb. 2t.--Gen. Gordon
also instructed the messenger sent
from Khartoum, December "A, to de-
liver the following message to Gen.
! Wolseley:
Don't scatter your troops. Bring
| plenty OF troops. The enemy are nu,
merous We still hold Omdurman.
| III Mahdi's lines are beyond Muncho.
| El Mahdi a month ago attacked. Om.
/ durham and disabled one OF our steam.
ers, We disabled one OF their guns
The lighting was renewed on the south
side three Days later, The rebels were
again repulsed. Come quickly. Don't
leave Berber in the rear. Keep III,
enemy In your front. Don't let ru
mora of your approach spIead.n
~ Mahdi Returned to Khartoum.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-The latest ad
vices from the Soudan say that hostil
Arabs appeared at Abu.Klea the nigh
Of the 10Th inst and were disperse,
by few rounds from Gen Butler
Gardner guns. This intelligence
which is conveyed in dispatch datet
Abu Klea, Feb. 20, also contains tn
statement that the Arabs taken pria
oners by Gen. Butler state that h
Mahdi has returned to KhRrtoum.