Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-05
Ell MAHDI A LION TAMER.
BRITISH WITHDRAWAL FFOA4'
SOUDAN PROBABLE.


Officers aud Men Dfsgastea atShe skim
ming of the NstlsnRI BrUte-surEicafi
Reports OF the Tmposslbitity OF the.
Army TO survive y Summer in the Des :
ert BSing Prepared 90 Curb IndiEnas
tiOn at Home.
LoNpON, April 4.--Gen. wulseley has
forwarded to the War Office significant
report made out by the medical staff at
tached to the KhartOum expedition. The
subject Of this report Is the results of ex-
posure to tho desert heat Of the British
troops stationed along the borders of the
Soudan desert. The report states that if
the present British military stations ita.
Soudan be marital fully one-half oftbei
troops Will die or he disabled by
the heat before the arrival OF autumn,
The whole tone of this peculiar report.
which was undoubtedly directly inspired
by Gen. Wolseley himself, indicates that
decision having been reached to that
effect, the public is being prepared tc
witness an early withdrawal OF the whole
British force from SOudan to Egypt, and
the complete abandonment OF the Nile
khartoum expedition.
TO TREAT FOR PEACE.
1t is announced that Gen. Graham has
been ordered by the government to at
once open peace negotiations with
tween Suakin aud BerbeF, possessing
power to coHtrol the natives. 1t is stated
thaC Gen. Graham hes been instructed to
secure such terms as will enable him to
evacuate the country at once. Whether
or not, IL was IN pursuance Of these par
tieBiaT instFuctions that Gen. Graham
to-day Withdrew his whole force back
... -. ~.
small contingent at Gen. McNeiirs
zereba.
THE MEN DISGUISED.
lois believed that no operations will be,
undertaken against Famanieb. The heat
is practically intolerable I'M the desert
wesV of fanlRi, wirich is faseff almost bo-
yOnd the iBflaesee OF the water Of the
Red Sea. The officers and men belonging
TO Gen. GrahR1n's force are comphetnly
disgRs9ed over the negative results Of the
expeCiFi ion and are al anxious to be az.
once recalled home. The disgust OF the
magnificent fellows who have come all
the way rom Australia 30 help maintaitt
their mother e0untfy's Dr7ssEige Is simply
supreme and inGescFibais4e.
FL MAHDI DECLARED An OUTLAW.
The Grand Scheerqf of Mecca has issuetIl
q proclamation declaring El Mahdi an
outlaw, and notifying all true Mobam-
medans that the English have right to
treat him as a common murderer. This
proclamation gees on 20 declare That El
Mahdi bas nassacred hundreds of true
believers, and caused the murder Of Gen.
Gordon, for whom prayers had been 0f-3
fered up at Mecca as friend Of Moham~
medans.
Gen. McNeilPs zereba will be aban-
doned on Monday. The railway wall
probably be fiRished to Handoub in q
week.
A Suakin dispatch says that the pres
ent arrangement appears to be TO ad-
vancs siowfy troops TO protect the rail-
way "a 10 advances. The men OF the
Australian contingent are TegTestly praised
on all sides for their piaekY behavior ia
the recent skirmishes. They sought to
be placed IN front az the post OF danger.
The whole question BOW resolves itself
into a completion ef tire Faiiway fr0rni
Suakin 10 Berber. All hands are work.
Ing night aud day 10 that end. An arm0ri
plated engine is kept at the terminus OF
the line ia readiness to defend theraisWaYl
from rebel attacks.