The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK SUMMARIZED.
GENERAL
Letters Trom Gen. Gordon to wolseley Filled
With Suggestions for the Relief Of
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Khartoum.
The Egyptian Blue Book, issued TO-DAY.
contains . letter written by Gen. Gordon to
Gen. Wolseley, Nov. a, 1854. This says:
1haye I've steamers and nine guns at Metem-
1eh awaiting your orders. I can hold out forty
iieult. Tho loss Of Col. stewart is terrible. 1
told him to give you all the information posi-
pc. g had my journal from Jan. % to Sept.
sennaar is all right. The garrison there is aware
that you are coming. My journal from Sept. 10
70 date tel y on board one Of the steamers which
you VIII md At Metemneh. ] still continue to
nave occasional lghts with the Arabs. 1t Is ru-
morei that all the Europeans with the Mahdi,
ias,.aina sl.ei sap sss s asa s H.. sul n.ys become :
have sont out SCORES of messengers in all direc-
lions during the last eight months. Do not send
not write me inscypher, n I have none, ana 1t Ia
no use. The uahd knows everything. Take
tho road from Abukel to Nctemnah. You need
Austrian consul are safe. The Mahdi has Cap
tured . letter from the king Of Abyssinia to me.
Your expedition, Is i understand, Is for the relief
accomplish ] decline 70 admit It Ia for the
rescue OF mo personally.
COULD HOLD OUT rouR MONTH";.
a letter from Ger. Gordon, dated Sept. 8,
contains the following statement:
We have sufficient money and provisions here
at khartoum 70 last four months. and at the az
pirattonie q that period shall DO much embar-
rasseA. At senaar there Ia doura enough for the
garrison At Galahat and people in that neighbor-
hood arc continually fighting, and the inhab-
itants are opposed to the false Mahdt. Although
Stewart 70 Bsrbsr. on account Of the m sn asl tbi GS,;
which occurred here, w afterward saw At To
send him with the French and English copsuls
WITH the British commander there concerning
the soudan. We detailed two largo steamer to
accompany them to Berber to keep the
81 ss' s s,saa 'o bon spsn + How pass MANY y tines Bss,
have we written asking for reinforce
ments and calling your serious attention to Sou
came weary 1t the delay. While you are eating
and drinking, and resting in rood beds we ard
those With us. soldiers and servants, are watch
ing night and day, trying to quell the movement
OF the Aahdi or course. you take no interest to
suppress this rebellion, and serious consequence
i snlsn m sss Ies t tssreoi. q .ns y l. sas:. 70 for y sw will
starts in two days. The reason Of sending him
Is because you had been silent all this while you
any good. Il troops tssf s. .0s sent stm Us x the reb eHios
VIII cense: When they reach Berber the inhab-
itants VIII return to their former occupations.
Thsrefore. II is hoped that ycu will listen to ali
Stewart tells you and regard it seriously. Send
the troops we have asked for without delay,
Gen. Gordon also instructed the messenger
sent from khartoum Dec. Ia to deliver the
following message to Lord Wolseley:
Don't scatter your troops. Brlnu plenty AZ
troops. We still hold the Omdurman Mahdi
Lines beyond Munsho. The Mahdists . month
a&O httAcAeu OmuurHn anu OlSa bleu ono OF our
steamers. We disabled one of their guns. The
fghting was renewed on the South side three
days later. The rebels were again repulsed.
Come quickly. Don't leave Berber in the rear.
Keep the enemy In your front. Don't let rumors
OF your approach spread.
FURTHER SUGGESTIONS PROM GORDON.
The Blue Book contains q telegram re-
cetved In September, which give a summar
OF letters sent by Gen. Gordon on various
dates from April 81 to July 81, 1884, In
these Gen. Gordon says:
Let the relief expedition follow the right bank
Of the Milo from Wad, Halfa to Berber in the
hope Of surprising Berber. II you find it im-
possible TO follow tho Nile route, take the Mas
owah-Snakm-Kassala road. wound not
leave Khartoun II / could.
On Aug. "a Gen. Gordon wrote to the En-
gltsh naval commander at Massowah:
We have five months provisions and hope to
get more, Our country's role mas not been varv
noble in Egypt or the soudan.