The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-10
THE suAKlM ROUTE SELECTED.
FRANCE, CHINA AND OTHER NEWS


LONDON, Feb. 9.--Lord Wolseley tele-
graphs tho war office to-day from Korti
as fellows: "The advance guard of Gen.
Earle's column, consisting Of a squad
ron of cavalry under the command of
Col. Butler, surprised a large body of
the Monassir tribe under Waddgam, the
of Col. Stuart, encamped at
Shankobb Wells. The cavalry charged
the encampmenU, and the enemy fled in
every direction, leaving behind thirty
men killed, "a large number Of
camels, cattlo and many Remington
rifles. Col. Butler captured six pris-
oners.
GREAT ACTIVITY
prevails ut Chatham, Woolwich and AL
dershot. Preparations for sending re-
Inducements to Egypt are being rapidly
pushed. The Twentieth Huzzars and
the third battalion of the Rifle brigade
are now at Aldershot. A battalion of
SCotts fusileers, battalion of the Cold
Stream Guards and squadron of fifty
lancers have been ordered to proceed at
once to Suaklm. Three battalions of
the guards and four battalions of in
fantry, including two from Malta and
two from Gabraltar, have been ordered
to Egypt. Two battalions of infantry
and aregiment of cavalry have been or
dered to proceed from India to Egypt.
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The nine batalions of troops ordered
from England to Malta, Gibraltar and
India are sent at the request of Gen.
Wolseley. The guards leave England,
and the present week two batalions of
English Infantry, at 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 Sua.
kim and Berber, with the objects of re-
opening the route between those points
and then affecting q complete Junction
with the British forces on the Nile, both
above and below Berber.
AN oMINoUS sILENcF
The war office maintains the ntmos
silence in regard TO plans ans move
| ments of Gen. Wolseley.
| ACoUNCIL OF WAR Al CAIRO,
| Cairo kilograms report council o
war, with Gen. Stephenson present. II,
advises q retreat of the troops from
Metemneh or Korti, and concentration
Of the entire force toward Berber
and after the capture of Berber, 4
await the expedition coming to SualSin
before making any advance on Khar
toum. Military authorities cstmat,
that this will involve delay ia the ad
vance upon Khartoum until the autumn
hot weather, which begins noxt month
will make it impossible for the Englisl
forces TO stand the marches.
ANOTHER BRIoADE.
10 i4 believed 3 brigade OF guards viii
be ordered to Egypt.
NO TIDINGs
have been received at the war office, III
to midnight last night, Of either Gen
Gordon or Col. Wilson.
WILSON sAFE.
II is understood the govern.
ment has received word tina
Col. Wilson, who, after failing TO reacl
khartnum, was stranded with his en-.
tine party on an island IN the Nile anC
is safe.
! HOPES FOR GORDON.
The opinion prevails at tho war Office
that Gen. Gordon is still alive and en-
| gagged in defending hiug7f IN some in.
accessible part OF tho uity on Nartoum
where he had prepareda q refuge for his
use in an Emergency.
SUAKIM MOVEMENT.
Three thousand reinforcements, at tn,
urgent demand of Lord Wolseley, hav,
been ordered to proceed as rapidly q,
possible to Egypt to open the route be
tween Suakim and Berber. A nava
demonstration in the Red sea to coop
crate with the land movement has beer
arranged. The dispatch of severa
British men. of-war TO that locality Il
Imminent. The total number of rein
forcements already ordered TO Egypt Il
5000. The war department has com
| nlnta1 INrannRatinpe 10, t,.,. N.ts q.
commissiarat and ordinance service
The vessels are already loading will
stores at Woolwich.
THE GRENADIER GUARDS
have been ordered to hold themsel We
in readiness for foreign service.
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
Lord Granville had long Interview
with Gladstone to-day.
WHAT THE CABINET THINKS.
The Pail Mall Gazette, this afternoon
states that the cabinet has decided tina
the defeat of El Mahdi is necessary {
vIndicate England. No immediate ad
vance upon Khartoum is considere,
possible, or is to be attempted, tn
Gazette says, unless IL is found tina
there is good reason for believing tina
Gen. Gordon is still holding out, with
handful OF followers, in tho missio
nouse IN hndrtouIn, Wnere IL ~ rep0rte
he had taken refuge when the city fe
into El Mahdi's hands. In tie abseno
of this, Lord Wolseley, 1t is said, wi
probably continue to advance by ia
river until he reaches Berber, wheI
he will spend the hot weather of sun
mer with his army and await for th
September rise of the Nile before nc
vancing. Two months, according I
this plan, will elapse before there ca
be any advance in force from Suakim.