New-York tribune., 1885-03-25
ENGLAND AND THE SOUDAN.
ENGLISH OFFICERS DENOUNCED.

COMPLAINING OF THE ACTION OF GENERALS
GRAHAM AND M'YEIIL-
LONDON. March 24.-1he War Office Is dissatis-
fed with General Graham's management of the ad-
vance and lie will probably be recalled. The ST.
Jamess Gazette denounces q the incapacty shown
at headqnarters,' and says this murderOus
military scuiie would never have happened If
Generals McNel and Graham had taken precau-
tons which should have occurred to a cadet" The
general press comments are in the same tone. In
the House of Lords this evening, Baron Greville
gave notice that he would ask the Duke of Cam
bridge whether in view Of tie heavy losses of Sum
days engagement. which were due to disregard of
the most ordinary military precautions, General
Mcneil retained the confidence of the Duke.
Earl Northbrook, in reply to Viscount Sedmouth.
said that naval officer had been sent to America
to inspect newly invented torpedo boat, but that
it was not desirable to publish the result of his in
vestigation yet.
Tho Government officials at Chatham have been
ordered to prepare for immediate service large draft
OF the transport corps, which it is supposed will be
sent to Suakirn. The Chatham officials have also
been suddenly ordered to put an ironclad IN COM
mission.
The Egyptian loan of $4,000, 900 will be issued
in London, Paris and Berlin at 3 per cent one
half per cent will be added to the sinking fund, for
the reduction of the loan. The issue price is 90.
SCAKIM, March 2i.-The sappers making
road through the brush toward Tama. convoy
with water and provisions went to General McNeilPs
zereba this morning. The gyptian troops Will be
shipped back 10 Cairo tomorrow prisoner re-
ports that Osman Digna's men at Iama are sending
all their women and children back into the hills
and are preparing TO make desperate resistance to
the British advance. The Shropshire Regiment.
accompanied by o convoy, has started 10 JON Gen.
cral Mcneil at the Hasheen zereba,
The DUuV Df Supik Enuuiah of Osmln DlpnaB
most famous chiefs. was discovered among the
Arab dead left on the battlefield OF ast Sunday.
OsInau Dgna has orderfd his Arabs not TO at
tack the British positions IN intrenched zeTebas on
the road to lamai, but TO intercept and des roy all
conveys of water and provisions on their way TO
the zerebas, as 10 starve the garrisons
The dead Arabs found upon the hed near lamal
were much emaciated, proving that Osnan Dlgna
is short Of food. Two powerful native tribes have
rebelled against the Mahdi.
The Guards and marines sustained four attacks
by the rebels Many Of the Atabs wero killed.
Several armed women were among the rebels.
Tho escort to the convoy while returning to >uakin
was not moles'ed by he enemy. =, The scarcity oil
camels will delay the advance on Iamai.
LnNDoN. March 25.-AdyIces from suakim state
| that the country between suakim and the zerebas
The Lreino, OF Rome, aludos to the
| fight on Sunday as tremendous defeat
OF the British which will inspire with new cour-
aye the whole Arab world aud make 1t necessary
| for Italy 10 send 1000 moro men AZ once To Mas
sOmwah IN order not to risk beginning the cam,
paign with such an experience as that OF uenefal
Graham's expedition.
Tho latest returns regarding the casualties in
Sundays engagement show that, including the In
dim troops ar.d exclusive OF camp followers, SIX
officers and ninety-fouT were killed and that
six officers and l30 men were wounded. One OIL
Ger and seventy men are reported missing. ne
guards and marines while advancing from tho
lashecn zoreba to-day TO meet the convoy from Sga-
kim had several skITuishes with the rebels IN when
siI teen Of the British we're wounded and one man