The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-10
pranaratiOnS in England to
~ Send a Force There.
rae GOVERNMENTS ECONOMY
r,ous,nd Red Coats win Soon
be on Their Way to
Khartoum.
KhartOun.

,-.ynov February 6.-Ine war Office
;a.o;ns the utmost silence in regard
.''- tbe plans and movements OF
,,,,tsoIav Cairo kilograms report that at
mi a,nca Of war General Stevenson ad-
,,,.od the retreat of the troops from
, ,,,t and Korti and the con-
.+rotion OF the entire force towards
g EN- and after the capture OF Berber
De. aDrait the expedition coming from
- 90 ~ ~ before making an advance on
9Ian-lt, Military authorities estl-
MA, hot tb tbepIan involves delay in the
ui lnen ,l.s mon Khartoum until autumn.
; az ''I hot weather which begins next
,o @ viii make it impossible for the
FUgIisb forces to stand the marches;
i-' Nous from Gubat is that the rebels
.ro o"tivelv preparing for another en-
e az absr Loop holes are being made in
t .To houses OF Metemneh and rebel
st.S maintain an active lookout,
t yaar;ng a British attack. The recent
ronvoS from Gakdul, when three miles
J;stont from that point, met 600 rebel
cavsIrv and infantry. The infantry
T ~ re- yell shelled and soon dispersed.
T 6t' convoy @ was unhurt. A light camel
corns has arrived at Gubat. The Mahdl
Il drawing immense supplies from the
MeraWi district.
a feet of Turkish war vessels has been
ordered to prepare for sea within a
month. This order is interpreted to
mean a fixed determination to oppose
Italy's encroachment on the Red Sea,
and prevent any aggressive movement
nv Italy in North Africa.
PRAYERS we're offered in all English
churches to-day for the safety of General
Gordon and the British expedition.
Three battalions OF guards and four
battalions of infantry, including two
from Malta and two from Gibraltar have
been ordered to Egypt. Two battalions
of infantry and regiment OF cavalry
have been ordered to proceed from In
dia to Egypt. The nine battalions of
troops ordered from England, Malta,
Gibraltar and India are sent atsSthe re-
quest of WOlseley. The guards will
leave England at the end of the present
week. Two battalions OF English in
fantrvst present in lower Egypt, will
proceed Immediately to the Soudan. 1t
IS stated that all the forces comprised
within the nine battalions to be sent to
Lord WOlseley will, after reaching
Suakim, operate between Suakim and
Berber, with the object of securing the
route between those points, and then
affecting a complete junction with the
British forces on the Nile, both above
and below Berber.
GAKDUI, February 9.-Col. Sir Red
yers Butler, with the Royal Irish regi-
ment, have arrived, having tramped the
whole way from Korti. This is the first
regiment that attempted to make this
Journey on foot. The mems bearing
won the admiration of all Col. Butler,
with the Royal Irish and Sussex regi-
ments, and camel corps, will start on
Friday for Gubat. An assault on
Netemneh is expected soon after his ar
rival at Gubat. It is not thought the
enemy will make prolonged resistance.
Inc wounded prisoners say the Mahdi
told his men that the British were few
IN number, that their weapons were
harmless and the English soldiers
would fly at the sight of Arab spearnen
A majority of the rebels are unwilling
soldiers They are compelled to fight
OF suffer cruel treatment. The Mahdi
threatened to deprive them of food for
Iorty days, saying if they survived they
would be exempted from military
service, by the AlIah's will, and left I'M
9olested. A majority preferred the
gaances OF war to certain starvation.
rive thousand of the Mahdi's best
troops and many of the principal
ahelEs were killed, wounded or dis
NHTssrtened, In the two recent battles.
many enirs at Metemneh were
wounded and may die. They had
twenty-five guns before Khartoum
IpS Dun by proteges of Ismael
rasLa' who had been taught artillery
s sb,So.Ice at Cairo. Nearly all the sharp
pS OpIrS were deserterS from Hicks
eaShs'S army. fT'F
NAlRo, February Sin an interview
S ES-uay me khediye said he believed
NWeIeIal Uordon was still alive, as the
a.J ~ ~. "ds 700 wise man to kill him
INV t Iue Mshdl had no interest in wish
oI '!g ueath OF General Gordon, but
IN w contrary would do al
M ms power to prevent such
~; occurrence. Instant acting. Inc
~ = necessary to prevent fIIrthel
pos lsSs OF the Mahdi's course and aver
~ aeH DISASTERS, and the abandonment d
n r%e nouGan by England under the
mi mist circumstances would be a grave
cr .ssd4 6 Tribes hitherto friendly tC
and I1 ;f P P3 would now join the Mahd
sts - II England does not take Immediate
seriou ~ crush him, his influence may
BrifsISs lhfeaten the stability of the
' td Empire in India.
tslSoDOS, February 9.-Lord Wolseley
Koz9i Inc war office TODAY from
d Cas- as follows: The advance GUARD
a s S1asIal Earle's column Consisting q
Col4D acTn efcavalryunder Command {
the Nonaaer, surprised large BODY OF
nDr5,ULssslr tribe under Wadgam til,
SbatoaISe OF Col. Stewart. encamned a
tie sUOe Wells, The cavalry charged
IN anS.anpment when the ENEMY f}ef
hind dry. direction, leaving be
OicsSruaIIsst men killed a large humble,
rites rs cattle and many Remington
en. O"' Butler captured six prison
woaSst;.ia activity prevails at Chatham
ions fo ~ and Aldershot. Prepare
Egypt s so sending reinforcements t,
.se1tietb Icing rapidly pushed. TIL
TIE r;aa uHSsars, the third battalion
sbsttslios brigade now at AIdershot
Of The CS oIs o. Scots Fusiliers a battaliol
ION Of fb s't Ts.1 guards and a squad
sfdefsa - ruth Laneers have beel