The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-19

by steamersas high as Gondokoroo
Gen Wellesley has requested the recall OF
newspapapers on account Of the scarcity OF
rationk This is in accord with Gen. Wolse-
ley's frequent expressions of dislike to
reporters, but. indicates more desperate
condition of affairs than has been hitherto
:, Sir Charles Beresford and party were ten
hours under fire before they were able to
rsscue Col Wilson, The enemy used rifles
from behind entertainments. The fire from
the enemys cannonW was effective In add,
ton to hole made in the boiler. . shell
burst on the steamer: The British fire was
most effective, silencing the rebel guns and
forcing the men to seek shelter. A regular
postal service has been formed between
KQrti and Gubat. The West Kent regiment
has left Korgi for Gubat The storn,ifg OF
Korti dispatch says that Gubat is strongly
fortified to resist possible siege. Abort has
been constructed, triangular in shape, with
deep bitches in front. Brushwood and wire
work outside will impede the enemy in the
event of an attack.
!, THE MAHD1's LETTER
The letter recently sent by the Mahdl to
English officers OH Col. Wilson's steamer, con-
tanned postscript saying it was the Mahdi's
first and last letter TO- the. English and that
unless they submitted he would kill all the
Kattir dogs. The bearer of the lie tier, der
yish urged the Egyptians en- the steamer to
Join the Mahdi's army, saying that God had
sent the Mahdi to convert the world, and
the Mahdi intended to march straight
to the steamboat .tr On the 1snG DAY
the Mahdi's emr landed on the island and
urged the British to surrender. Sunday
evening Hamid Bey, two shippers and
seventeen natives deserted the steamer. The
steamer Sofia, with Lord Charles Berestord
on board, arrived on Tuesday. During the
on with Snti4'9
.boiler was struck by a shell and great ex-
plosion occurred, followed by the rush and
roar OF steam After temporary patch had
been fixed on the boiler, the Sofia passed the
enemy's works under q heavy fire, towing
nuggar containing Col. Wilson's baggage
The nuggar grounded 600 yards below the
fort The night was spent in trying to float
her. Perfect silence was maintained on
board the steamer, which led the Arabs to
believe she had been abandoned. and they
drums Just before daybreak the enemy
saw sparks emerging from the funnel Of the
steamer, and they at once began to yell in
the tiercest manner and opened a heavy fire
on the vessel The steamer replied effect
ively and soon passed out of range It Is
They had three Krupp guns. COL Wilson's
loss on the island was two killed and twenty
wounded of the Egyptian troops and four
wounded of the British. The Soudanese
1ln6S IOugQU We'll uuCl1 Gucy ueAIu Oh 1dJ1
of Khartoum, when they became democrat
izod. The Mahdi caused the massacre of all
of Gordon's men, together with their wives
and children. Gen. Gordon was killed OH
the morning Of the 9th The garrison at
Gubat is exasperated over the news of the
massacre. The Daily News appears in
mourning for Gen. Gordon, and publishes the
following from Gakdul:
Natives who reached here from Khartoum say
Gen. Gordon was killed while in the act of leav-
ing his house to rally the faithful troops. The
latter were cut down to man, and for hours
the best part of the town was a scene of merc1-
less slaughter, not even women and children Pc
ing spared All nota1 d Killed except the
Gen. Earle's advance from Brit to Berber
commenced yesterday. Gen. Wolseley, with
the British forces, started from Kortt last
evening to cross the desert to Gubat Only
portions of two regiments remain at KOrtl
The Bombay correspondent of the Times
reports that an Indian brigade has been
definitely ordered to Suakim 1t will con-
sist of 3, 100 infantry and 900 cavalrymen:
The morning papers have columns bordered
with black, as token of the grief which is
universally felt over Gordon's fate Some
papers con6ne the mourning emblems to the
editorial pages, but in most of them column
rules are reversed on all the pages. The
News says:
don's history, and the whole world thrills with
passionate grief at this Christian warriors
death. -
Gordon is dead, and clings to the shadow Of
hope that he may be prisoner or may have
escaped south.
ROME Feb 1O-The Italian expedition
recently landed at Massowah has been ordered
by marching into the interior and relieving
the garrisons at Kassala and SEMINAR. The
movement if successfully accomplished will
open a line of communication to the coast
and to Khartoum parallel with the route
from Suakim to Berber.
LONDON Feb. 9.-Lord WolSeley telegraphs
the war Office to-day from Korti as follows:
The advance guard of Gen. Earle's column,
consisting of squadron OF cavalry under com.
mand Of Col. Butler, surprised large body OF
the Meenassir tribe under Wadgam, the murderer
of Col. Stewart cncamped at Shakoah Wells.
The cavalry charged the encampment and the
| enemy fed in every direction, leaving behind
them thirty killed and large number Of cameis,
cattle and many Remington rifles. Col Butle1
captured six prisoners
Great activity prevails in Chatham, Wool
reinforcements to Egypt being rapidly
pushed The Twentieth Hussars and the
Third battalion of the Rifle brigade are now
at Aldershot The battalion OF Scott's fusi-
liers battalion of Colcstceam Guar DIS, and
squadron of the Fifth Lancers, have been
ordered to proceed at once to Suakim.
ITALY's PART
VIENNA, Feb. lot is understood that
Italy is contented to occupy Cairo, Alex
andria, Suez and a portion of Ismai]a, so al
to enable the troops of Egypt to proceed at
once to the frontier.
EGYPTIAN FINANCE
LONDON, Feb. 1O-Waddington, French
| am AMBASSADOR has presented to Earl Gran
vile amended counter proposals of France
regarding Egyptian affairs The proposals
embody Increased demands on the part OF
France They insist that an international
commission be appointed to investigate the
finances of Egypt, and that an International
conference be called to meet at Cairo to
neutralize the Suez canal Advices from
Paris say the notifications of the French
proposals were made in such manner al
would, as far as possible. avoid wounding
the anaour propre of the English
MAssowAH, Feb. GA great battle waa
fought in the Gallabal country with large
force of Baggara rebels detached from
Senaar. After a severe struggle the Bag
garas were utterly routed losing 5000 men
and four emirs, one of whom was nephew
of the Mahdi
Adv1ces from Gubat, dated Feb. l, give
gloomy statements about the condition
placed on three-quarters rations These
have been once supplemented with beans and
fresh meat The camels have had plenty OF
forage. Shendy, on the opposite bank OF
Nile, and Metemneh, three miles from Gubat
are occasionally shelled by steamer. The
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ground in front of the camp and in detached
work at the adjoining villages The main
earthwork erected for the protection
of the camp from the river front has
already been greatly strengthened It
was calculated that they would be COM
pleted that night Several men wounded in
the desert battle have died in camp since
| the arrival of the army at Gubat. The others
are doivg we'll. The remainder of the Royal
artillery and naval brigade, with ten guns,
including one Gardner, haye arrived The
convoy has sent back to Gakdul wells for
| more stores, and have taken forty of the
| wounded along Nearly every night the
pickets exchange shots with unfriendly
Arabs. A second dispatch received from
Stewards camp. at Gubat, states that Col
| Wilson had on the island where he was
stranded $50 refugees whom he found along
the banks of the Nile near Khartoum. A
dispatch to-day from Wolseley's head
quarters states that couriers, accompanied
| by an escort now on their way across the
Bayuda desert, are expected to arrive at
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