Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-10
IN K0RTI'S SUMNER CAMP.
WOLSELEY AGAIN HARANGUES
THE TROOPS.

Il
the Preparations for the Defense oi
Suakin-Osman Dlgna Boasts of Com
ing Triumphs.
SUAKIN, March 9.-The plan adopted
for the defense of the town is as follows
The Indian contingent will camp on the
right of the town, and the guards on the
left, while a semi-circle of redOubts 400
yards apart will be formed $500 wards
from the inner line of defenses connecting
with the latter. The water supply is
abundant. Osman DIgna has sent a let
ter to the British General in command of
this place recounting the Arab successes,
announcing that the fall of kassala
IS imminent, and warning the
English that they will be de-
feated and driven into the sea if they
venture outside the city. Osman has also
sent letter to the chief of the friendly
tribe of Amarars, who is now in Suakin,
threatening him with death unless he re-
joins El MahdPs army and telling him
that the British are doomed, as 1000
Dervishes have arrived to reinforce his
(Osman's) army. There is a constant
stream OF transport steamers arriving
here.
BULLER'S REAR GUARD AT KORTI.
LONDON, March GA dispatch from
KOrti says that the rear guard of Gen,
Redvers Buffers troops have arrived at
korti from Gakdul in a terribly tagged
condition.
GAKDUL'S ORDERED EVACUATION.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood having ordered
the complete evacuation of Gakdul
wells by March 4, Lord Charles Beres-
ford with his naval brigade has arrived
at kOrti. Lord Charles reports that he
heard en- route that the Hassaniyeh tribe
of hostile Arabs had arranged to harass
the British during their retreat.
Gen. Graham in command of the Suakin
expedition started for that place to-day.
GORDON MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The Archbishop of Canterbury makes a
public expires siOu of his desire to hold re-
l@ious services in memory Of Gen. Cor
don IN Canterbury Cathedral st. Pau's
and Westminster Abbey next Friday.
oVERwORK AT TUE ARSENAL.
The Exchange Telegraph Company
publishes statement that at WOolWich
arsenal the severe strain put upon the
employees by the extra work made neces-
sary to fill the war orders of the govern
ment is beginning to tell upon their
health. The arsenal will, it is said, be
hard pushed to fill it's commissions for
the Soudan campaign, and it is feared
are added for AGghanistan.
BRACKENBURY AT KORTI.
The Mudir Of DOngOla has started for
Merawal to inspire by his presence con-
tidence in the native troops there.
Gen. BrackenDury has arrived at Korti.
He reports that the natives all along the
Nile, 50 far as be has gone, willingly sup
pied the British army with provisions.
WOLSELEY's GENERAL REVIEW.
Gen. WOlseley to-day made a general
review of the Nile eXpeditionary force,
now reunited at KOrti, including the
troops OF Gems. Brackenbury and Butler,
the naYaI brigade commanded bv Lord
Charles Beresford and the Canadian vow
ayers, under Col. DennisOn. Gen. VOL
seley cOmplimented the troops for the
heroism and fOrtitude with which they
had faced the perils and hardships of the
campaign, and especially thanked the
VOyagers Tor their services in facilitating
the advance of Gen. Earle's force toward
Abu Hamed. He presented his own
silver cigarette case to Engineer Ben
bow, of the naval brigade, as a tribute of
admiration of the blue jackets bravery in
repairing, under heavy fire. the steamer
with which Lord Charles Beresford
rescued Sir Charles Wilson and his party
after they had been wrecked on an island
in the Nile While returning from Khar-
tOum.
The naval brigade in Soudan is to be
greatly augmented before the resumption
of active operations next autumn.
$4,000 MORE MEN NEEDED.
During the discussion Of the army es-
Inmates in the House Of Commons this
evening Lord Harrington, Secretary for
War, moved that the forces stationed at
the army depOts be increased by 5000
men of all arms of the service. He said
that he believed that the { 300, 900 already
voted would cover the cost of the military
operations IN SOudan. The number of
additional men that would be required
for the army next year he estimated at
10000. In addition to the projected mill
tary railway between Suakin and Berber
he believed that it would be found advis-
able to construct some short lines of
railway along the Nile for the transporta-
ton of troops and supplies around the
more serious cataracts.
In the House of Commons to-day the
Marquis Of Harrington, Secretary of
State for War, said that there was reason
to believe that the cost of the Nile expedi-
ton would be covered by the sums of
money already vOted-namely, G1,000,000
and 100000. The increase in the army he
said, would probably be $4,000 men.
HARTINGTON's STATEMENT.
In the House of Commons tonight the
Marquis of Harrington, in moving vote
of 5000 additional men for the army, eX-
planned that the cost of the autumn eXpe-
ditiOn to KhartOum will be included in
the expenses of the next financial year,
and would not require another credit.
Before leaving the subject, he wished to
express the gratitude OF Parliament and
the country for the services already
rendered by Con. Wolseley and his
troops. Continuing, he said that
Gen. Graham's force would dis
perse the rebels, occupy Osman Dig
na's positions and prevent the rebels
from again concentrating. Gen. Graham
would then open the route to Berber as
far as possible. II he reached Berber in
time he would cooperate with Gen,
Wolseley in his advance on Khartoum.
The Suakin Railway, the Marquis of
Harrington said, would be purely a
military structure, but would doubtless
eventually lead to the establishment of a
permanent line. The government, he
said, was making arrangements for short
lines of railway and tramway in order to
avoid the Nile cataracts and also for light
draught steamers, the cost of which
would be included in the next years eX-
penses. The motion was carried by
vote of 80 to 81. On mo-
fion for credit of f942,00
for military expenses, Mr.. Pease Lib
eral) moved reduction Of f100, 600 i'll the
cost of the Suakln Railway. Sir Stafford
NOrthcOte thought that the railway was
the keynote of the policy of the govern
ment to establish an orderly government
in Soudan. Mr.. Pease's motion was re-
jected by a vote Of 173 to Sc. The mi
nority consisted of all the Parnelltes, one
Conservative and the rest Liberals. A
resolution to charge the cost of the In.
dian troops engaged in the Soudan on In
dia was carried by vote of SO to D.
THE CANALS NEUTRALITY,
PARIS, March 9.-Prime Minister Ferry
has. made proposition for a meeting
Of the international commission at
Paris on March 10 for the pur-
pose of effecting the neutrality of the
Suez canal. Only one delegate from
each power shall have a vote. Turkey
has been invited to send a representative,
but Egypt has not, on the ground that
she is a vassal of the Porte.
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.