Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-26
THE SoUDANEsE WAR.

Death of General Stewart-Departure OF the
Grenadiers for Suakim-The Militia Called
Out-BuIIer In Bad Box at Abu Klea-
His Retreat Cut Off and tho Rebels At
lacking Him.
DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART.
LONDON, February 20.-The War Office
received a dispatch this morning from
General Wolseley announcing the death
of General Stewart at Gakdul from the
wound received on the 10th ult. while
advancing, after the battle at Abu Klea,
on Metemneh. The news spread like
wild-fire throughout London. On every
side expressions of regret were heard.
The names of Gordon, Earl and Stewart
are on every lip, and the query of the
moment is: Who next?
EMBARKATIoN OF THE GRENADIERS.
LONDON, February 20.-The Prince of
Wales. who arrived in London yesterday
from a sojourn in the south Of France,
t day inspected the Grenadiers previous
to their embarkation to Egypt. After the
review the Prince addressed the men. He
lauded their ane appearance, and urged
them to remember the gallant record of
the regiment during the Crimean war.
s'I have no doubt" said the Prince,
s'that the regiment will acquit itself as
nobly in the present emergency as then"
The streets and public squares through
which the regiment marched were
thronged with people anxious to witness
the departure. From the house tops
along the route flags were flying, while
the windows were filed with people.
Shouts for vengeance and the restoration
Dit frn, I'D ct,
feelings of the people were greatly in
tensified by the display of trophies cap
tured by the late General Gordon during
his campaign in China.
MILITARY PREPARATION.
LONDON, February 2O.-Active military
preparations continue. The War Office
to-day issued an order calling out the
militia for garrison duty, to take the
place of the regulars sent abroad. ALI
transfers from the army to the reserves
have also been ordered suspended.
BULLER's RETREAT CUT OFF.
LONDON, February 20.-General Wolse-
ley telegraphs the War Office: "On the
10th inst, General Butler reached
Abu-Klea. Here the rapidly increasing
numbers of the Mahdis forces became
so threatening that they menaced the safe
conduct of his column back to Korti, and
he was obliged to call halt. When the
messenger left with dispatches for Wolse-
ley, Butler expected an attack at any
moment, and his men were throwing up
intrenchments.
BULLER's CAMP ATTACKED.
LONDON, February 21.-General Lord
Wolseley reports that General Buffers
camp at Abu Klea was attacked by an
advance force of Arabs, who kept up
persistent and remarkably accurate
firing at long range all night.
The sharp-shooters apparently num-
bered about 400. Three British soldiers
were killed and eleven wounded. The
British replied to the firing, but did not
attack the rebels during the night. Gen
eral Butler constructed three new forts
and otherwise strengthened his position.
BY the messenger who brought this in
formation General Butler also sends
word to General Wolseley that his posi-
ton has become critical. He has
Information that countless hordes of
Arabs are advancing with FL Mahdi HIM
self at the head. The newspaper CORE.
spondents have all left the front except
Colonel Burleigh, of the London Daily
Telegraph, and Charles Williams, OF the
Central Ners. The latter was slightly
wounded in the leg during the sharp
shooting above mentioned.