Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-19
NEWS FROM THE SOUDAN.
THE MURDER or GORDON.
Tn. story or one Or General Gerdon's SER
yapu-Fsras's BASE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the Prophet.

Tn. story or one Or General Gerdou's SER
y.uu-Fsras's Base Treschery- Dssertinr
the Prophet.
A Korti special says: The cavass
who has given the most intelligent, and
to all appearances the most trustworthy.
account Of the events attending the fall
of Khartoum is named Abdul kerim.
He was one of General Gordon's ser
wants. He secured his escape from
Khartoum after the city fell, he says,
by bribery. He bought camel and
crossed to Dcbbch, the journey taking
twelve days. From Dcbbeh he came to
Korti in an English pinnace. He says
that Farag, upon whom Gordon relied
implicitly, was really the person who
delivered Khartoum over 10 FL Mahdi's
troops. When they entered the city it
was Farag who prevented the garrison
from firing upon them. The story that
Farag had once been slave, and that
General Gordon secured his liberation,
and that when he subsequently entered
Gordon's service the latter was deceived
into installing Farag's zeal for evidence
of gratitude, is corroborated by the
cayass. lie says that when Gordon
made Farag military commandant he
used to receive letters from FL Mahdi.
When Gordon would ask him aboutthis
correspondence Farag would say the
letters were unimportant. and Gordon
apparently took him at his word.
Concerning the massacre in khar-
torn, Abdul Kerim states that General
Gordon's clerk and the chief clerk OF
the arsenal we're killed. FL Mahdi did
not enter Khartoum until the third day
after its capitulation. He inspected the
city. and then returned 10 Omdurnan,
where he remains. After General Cor
don fell. Abdul Kerim says, the
Arabs killed his clerk and nine
others with spears. The others
who were at the time with Cor
don escaped. The cavass declares
that. with the exception of the
attack in which these murcers were
committed, there was no fighting in
Khartoum. During the attack. how
ever, all the Europeans and most of
the notables were killed. While the
attack was in progress the male
inhabitants of the city joined the
insurgents. Abdul Kerim states that
no women or children were killed,
and that all who submitted to the in
yaders and surrendered their yalu-
ables were permitted to depart un-
harmed. 1t was reported that FL Mahdi
ordered Farag to be hanged, and that
the Prophets soldiers plundered khar-
toum. killing all the Greeks in the
arsenal and liberating all the prisoners
except the Greek Consul Nicolai and
doctor. Abdul Kerim says that FL
Mahd has 10000 good fighting men.
who. however, he thinks. have been
somewhat scared at the results of the
battles of Abu Klea, Gubat, and kab-
babish.
by Associated Press.
4 SLIGHT sKIRMISH.
KoRTI. February lS.-Coloncl Sir
Reaycrs Butler tclegraphs to n convoy
of the wounded in charge of General
Talbot While on the way from Gubat
to Gakdul met force Of 5000 rebels
at point nine miles from Gubat, and
a slight skirmish ensucd, in which one
British soldier was killed. The rebels
then proceeded towards Metcmnch.
The fact that they refrained from at
lacking the English is believed to
be due to the stringent orders to re-
nforce the garrison at Mctcmneh with
out engaging the English en- route.
Another messenger from Khartoum
saws the Turkish Bashi 8azouks were
traitors. and were therefore killed
when the place was captured. II Is
reported that the lIassanieyes tribe in
tend to intercept the route between here
and Gakdul
ENGLAND WARNED.
LoNEON, February ia document
is published here which purports to
have beer written by an emissary Of
the Mahdi who resides in England. 1t
says in effect that the idea Of peace is
agreeable to the Mahdi, provided it will
he Of advantage to the MuSSulmanS.
The Mahdi considers himself bound to
follow in the footsteps Of Mahomct,
who had frequently made treaties of
peace with Christians and other iniidclS.
The document warns England not TO
compel general MoSlem rising. thus
opening the gates to flood which
would oycrwhclm the human race.