Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-10

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"a Q News from General
-. .,-rs dated February 1th, shows
ks - Thursday preceding, the
- had q skiErnish inland With
49, 49,. Who we're driven from she
:. $500 she snqageEss2s occurred,
-. az six killed and sax taken
ss....srs The British troops captured
F-st.sr Al rifes, camels and cattle.
lHaHs sURPHIsED.
-. Psb. g.--I.ord WolssleY tele-
- ~ War Ofsiee today from koFti
49, ~The advance guard OF
.-sI RafIe's column. consisting Of
s-S,cs Of cavalry under command OF
i.ys.s.sd Butaer, surprised large body
y. Mouassir tribe. under WAdRam,
s..rdersr Of Colonel Stewart, en-
- a gliakoob Wells. The cavalry
.ssssnd the encampnent and toe
$50 Cad IN every direction. leaving
$500 thirsy meu killed and . large
800 Of eamsls and cattle and many
e.-sinoson rifles. Colonel Batter cap
49, At pgis0nefs-
n,,et activity prevails II Chatham,
w..avieh and AideFshot. and prepare
- n s1uding feinforoements 20
- ara beine rapidly pushed. The
1870, Hnssars. the Third battalion
- Rj6e Brigade, nov ut Aldersho',
sslsallan OF Scots Rusiieers, q bat.
60 "A the ColdssFeam Gaards, and
- Of the Fifth Laneers have
- ordered &c proceed Al once 20
saksm.
wtIs0x SAID TO ~ HAFK.
"a. understood that the Government
- ,sasivsd word that Colanel Wilson.
- after failing TO reach khaFtOum,
- sssaudsd with his entire party on
q 5sdard 10 the Nile, IL safe.
A cHEEHFUL OPINION.
ne opinion prevails at the War
nfoe that Gsnsral Gordon il still alive
"a sar.eed in defending himself IN
-. inaccessible part Of the city of
rsexoen. where he had prepared q
ssfaes for uss In an emergency.
fpooPs okDEKEp TO E0TFT,
fhrss bsfaalions Of guards, -four bat
,.Ilous Of infantry. including two from
TsI.s snd tue from Gibraltar have been
sr5sTsd 20 Egypt. Two battalions Of
i.sertry and regiment OF cavalry have
- ordered 10 proceed from India 10
Evspf The nine battalions of troops
s.dsred from Englsnd, Malta, Gibraltar
20 India are sent at the request Of
Hol.sIsy. The guards leave England
4 ia md Of the present week. Pgo
Lattslsons OF English infantry are ut
rs.ens In Lower Egypt and will pro
- immediately 10 the Soudan. II is
stasad that ell the force comprised with
d he nine battslions TO be sent Lord
Nsslsy will. after reaching suakem,
eosrxie between Suakem and Berber
eiih he object Of securing possession
a tks route between those points and
! an sasetine q complete junction with
lAs British forces on ths Nile both
Dove and below Berber.
fhrss thousand feinforcemonts at the
sr2ent demand OF Lord Wolseley have
hssh ordered 10 proceed as rapidly al
enaibie 70 Egypt to open the road be-
tpsen BuAkem aud Barber. A naval
lznszafration on the Red Sea will 90.
esFzis With the land movement. IL
IL boa arranged 10 despatch several
nfifsh men-of-war 10 that locality.
no nnlnber Of reinforeemeuts already
adsrsd 10 Egypt 10 $500. The War De-
gsrimsns has completed preparations
~ tfxnaportinR the oommissary and or
tizsnee service and vessels are already
ksding with stores at Woolviah.
TIE SITUATION Al ouBAr.
laaDoN, Feb. g. Before leaving Sax
III Colonel Butler, of this Royal Irish,
NJ Instructed By General WOlseley
81 10 attack tbs Arabs at Metemneh.
iatef orders, however, were sent today.
skieh leass Colonel Butler 10 act As he
links At. The force at Gubat is nov
10 men, of whom 200 are effective.
iheY have also several auns. All the
Nsspaper correspondents have left
sslAt and are returning 10 korti. Gen.
Aa|seley declines 10 permit non com
ssAats 10 remain at the front IL Is
1Essed that the correspondence will
~ b. stopped from communicating
10 their papers. The troops at Gu
8sere In good health At last reports,
NJ few being sick.
TES THOUSAND.
B b understood that ordeni were
fsa today for the dispatch of 10000
AH1H Iet tue oouuttNs
mn ATTITUDE or THE roAIEs.
ne Marquis Of Salisbury will return
nlandon from hia chateau in France
] b xharsdhy. He haa called meeting
4 III leading Tories 10 oonaideF what
\ h q action 10 adopt In she coming
i u<1u Of Parliament, The Tories will
4 Nppms the largest measures of the
i RessFnment 10 relieve England's posi-
\ - h he soudan, but will move for
y Appointruent Of committee OF in
Il ~ into the responsibility for the dis
a - 81 ths Nile expedition. General
i taissiay's friends state that he Under
T ~ Ne Nile route against his own
y4lDn, which was In favof OF the
Nkkem and heFber route. aud that the
easranenk for the purpose OF coon
s1I f7oks In prom lee 20 supply the
ssnbs q troops for which he asked,
PATRIOTIC AppREas.
kxsex. feb. 9.--Earl Rosebury In an
Aesve 10 Liberals al Epsom last night
- ieAf Ma eeudan catastrophe had
- mi 10 lest the spirit of patriotism
3 ~ country. handred years ago
t%'kn& satesea humiliation as great
e.kF y history. She had lost signed
tkalf kisinR over her fair proyinees,
" United States OF America,
Neare1tsnts and vas called 20
adff % 9 successful rebellion Of
IN snhisutsl Her armies had
- spiiniatsd. She had ~. 000. 600.-
80 Beating anfnaded debt and was
q 49, y send any army into the field.
- A1iezmsn scrapicd NOS 10 say
70 sun u knelsnd had eet. never
Az4ins yet within nine years
na eenmenced u great var with
shish proved the most gi,,an
~ ssneessful che had ever under
- 80 vhich left her the leading
Ma IN vcsld.
EkAl eF IL kAHnI sEuKssaKy.
~ Nall Gssefts this Aftsrnooa
~ Ne Cabinet has decided that
e II Hahdi 10 necessary 60
HnGiasd. No immediate I'D
Va hesrtoum h considered r,os-
~ y attempted, the 6asSfts
y FOUND that there 10
ief believing that General
~ huldins nut With q hand
eess N The galssion house In
= - uaefA Il Il reported. be
Es% vee1 The atty fell into NJ
2&1six In the absence OF this
- ssass II "a said, will probably
hevsaee By the river until
besesr, where be vill spsad
- eef q sQsnuer with his