Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-21
BETWEEN THE BATTLES.
Gen. Stewart Is Added 10 tho List
Of British Leaders Slain By
tho False Prophet.
Bugland, Thoroughly Aroused Makes
Preparations for Long Campaign
The Militia Called Dat,
EGYPTIAN AFFArRs.
oen. Stewart Dead.

Gakdul wells, 10 which place he had
been removed. His death casts
gloom over the entire British army.
Phe surgeons state that Gen. Stew
arts wound was OF such character
that recovery was hopeless from the
first.
Departure OF the Orcnad,ers.
The Third battalion OF Grenadier
guards etarted for suskim today. Pre-.
vious to their setting out from Windsor
they were addressed by the prince Of
Wales. He said that he well remem.
bered the day thirty-one years ego
when this same battalion departed
for the Crimea, and no distinctly re.
called the bravery with which they
bore their part In that great struggle
In the campaign upon which they
were now entering he felt sure they
would uphold
THE HONOR or THE COUNTRY.
In conclusion, lac wished them God
speed and q safe and speedy re-
turn TO England. After this Rd-
dress, the prince shook hands heartily
with the officers while the men raised
an enthusiastic cheer. The queen
commemOrated the occasion by send
ing On autograph letter 10 the officers.
She assurcd them OF her good wishes
and pray ers. After the inspection Was
over the guards marched from the
castle 10 the Southwestern railway.
The streets through which they passed
were brightly decorated with flags
and banners. Crowds OF people
thrOnRed the walks and cheered as the
grenadiers marched by.
N Mahdi e,ntrAtine his Forces.
A dispatch from Korti states that FL
Mahdi has ordered all tribes on the
east bank OF the Nile 70 assemble OPP
posite GuDat.
Gen. BulloTs Retreat Cut on
Another dispatch from Korti says
that Gen. Butler. who began TO retreat
from Gubat several days ago, was com.
PEELED to halt at the Abu Klea wells,
and intronch his troops in position
there In order safely to defend himself
against I'll MRhdt'B men, who were
gathering In large numbers on his
line OF retreat and who were contln.
ually menaclng the British force. A
special Dispatch indicates that Gen.
Wulseley will have 10 send a 1T rong
reinforcement to Gen. Butler n the
latter Ia 70 be rescued from hls parilous
position. Grave fears are entertained
that Gen. Butler may meet the fate of
Gen, Gordon unleas speedily succored.
ALottsT from a War Correspondent.
DUBLIN, Feb 20 James II. o. Kelly,
formerly an American journalist, lat.
terly member Of parliament and war
correspondent IN the Soudan, has writ
ten letter TO the Freemsn's Journal.
In which he chnrRcterizes the march
OF the British troops from Korti to-
wards Khartoum by way of
Gakdnl and Abu.Klea as "A
political and not military
maneuver 0Kelly In his letter adj.
yises Gen. Wolseley In recall Gen.
Brsckenbury from his march towards
Abu- HRmed and 20 mass the entIr,
British force AZ Debbeh on the Nile,
below Korli Even at Debbeh Gen.
Wnlseley will says O'ktlly have great
difficulty ia retaining communication
with Cairo.
Italy Ready 60 Cooperate with England
RoNE, Feb. 2O.--Gen. RlcCI and Ad.
miral Bfin, ministers respectively Of
war and marine, are preparing to TAX,
prompt measures In the event OF the
conclusion OF an alliance with En,
gland In case n plan for concen,
tIated action by the Italian aud En-
glish forces IN the Soudau Is adopted
Gen Ricoi will assume command o,
the Italian contingent.
Tho Mllua Called out.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The government
has called out the mllltia and suspend
ed the transfers Of officers from tn,
regular army 10 the reserve. This 40
ton has created profound sensation
and a general feeling OF alarm. no
only FOR the forces under Gen. Butler
but also for those under Gems, Molse
Icy and Bracken0ury.
NJ MAhdi Collecting Another rmy.
Adtpatch has been received from
korti, dated yesterday, in which th,
retreat OF Gen, Butler from Gubat Il
further explained. This dispatch saw
that IL MRhdi ON the llth had beer
engaged for three days In the wort
OF collecting an army ouisids o
khaItoum for AN advance Rgainat Ia,
English At Gubat. He was loadin,
the steameTa with guns and ammuni
ton. On the ssh inst he dispatched
two sheikhs with 5000 men aud foul
guna down the right bank OF the Nil,
TO erect fort opposite the Engllsl
camp at Gubat.
preparing for Kong Campaign
IL IL noticed that thequan,ily OF am
mnnition and prolec.iles now unde
process Of manufacture and prepare
tion at the Wool wloh arsenal for trans
portalion 10 Il sypt Il greater than th,
quantity aent out OF the country dur
ing the entire period al the CrJmear
war, This fact induces the belief tina
the government Il preparing for lonl
campaign,
The Irish JRbilAnt.
The Irish weekly newspapers for IN,
present week generally display jubi
liant feeling over tho British reverse,
IN the Soudan.
The Nailon, Of Dublin. describes Ia,
British "skedaddllug out OF the snu
dRn, "John hull still on the run
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