Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-25
GENERAL GORDoN's DIARIES.
Extracts That Throw Light On the soudan
Question.

over OUU pages anu Will U0 puuLohOu W
Houghson, Miflin & Co., Boston, on Tues
day, June 80.
The book will contain an etched portrait
of General Gordon, two maps, and 80 illus
trstions reproduced in fac simile from
sketches by General Gordon himself
Gen. Gordon's diaries are in six parts.
The first is from the 10th of September to
the 23d of September and contains 78 pages.
The second from the 23d Of September to
The Both of September and contains Al
pages. The third is from the lst to the
18th of October and contains IS pages. The
fourth is from the 18th to the 10th Of Octo.
Der and contains 80 pages. The fifth is
from the 10th Of October to the 9th Of No
vember and contains SO pages. The sixth is
from the 9TH of November to the l4th Of
December and contains l04 pages.
The first second, third and fourth diaries
are addressed to Lieut.. Col. Stewart, c. NJ
g., or chief of the staff, the 6tthis addressed
to the chief of staff of the expeditionary
force for the relief Of the garrison and the
sixth is addressed in the same way.
The first and second diaries were sent on
the 3Oth of September by steamer
to Berber via. Shendy. The third was sent
by the steamer Towfkia on the 18th of
October to Matemna and the sixth also left
in the steamer Borden on the 18th Of
December.
Each diary has the same remarks some
times repeated three times on the outside
of the journal to the effect that at should
be pruned down prior to publication.
The Journals or diaries were handed over
to Sir Charles Wilson on the 22d of Janu-
ary at Metemna by the officer commanding
Gen. Gordon steamers. The following are
Extracts From Gen. Gordan's Diary.
IF it is right to send up an expedition
now. why was it not right to send it up
before? II is all very well to say one
ought to consider the difficulties of the
government, but it is not easy to get over q
ceiling that hope existed of no expedition
being necessary owing to our having
tallen. As for myself personally feel no
particular rancor on the subject; but / own
/ do not care to show that like men who
ever they may be, who act in such cal,
mentipg way and do not think one is bound
TO act the hypocrites part and pretend to be
friendly towards them. do not judge the
question of abandoning the garrisons or not
what judge is the
Indecision of the Government.
They did not dare to say abandon the gar
rison,' so they prevent me leaving for the
equator, with the determination not to re-
Heve me, and the hope (well, will not say
what their hope was). March, April,
August. Why he ought to have sur
rendered. He said six months.
There is my point Of complaint.
a heavy numbering column, however strong,
is now here in this land. Parties of forty
or sixty men moving swiftly about, will do
more than any column. If you loose two
or three, what of it2 1t is the chance Of
war. Nature allies above all things at
whatever cost. 1t is the country of the ir-
regular, not of the regular. can soy
owe the Defeat In This Country to Hav-
ing Artillery
with me-, which delayed me much and it
was the artillery with Hicks, which, in my
opinion, did for him. Idecline the impor.
tation that the projected expedition has
come to relieve me. 1t has come to save
our National honor in extricating the gar.
risons, etc., from the position in which our
action in Egypt has placed these garrisons.
I was with relief expedition No. l.
They are relief expedition No. 2. As for
myself could make good my relief at any
moment if wished. Now realize what
would happen if this first relief expedition
vas to bolt and the steamers fell into the
hands o. the Mahdi, the second relief eXpe-
dition (for the honor of England in extricst-
ing the garrisons) would be some,
what hampered. We, the first and
second expeditions are equally engaged for
the honor Of England. This is fair logic;
| came up to extricste the garrisons and
failed. Earle comes up to extricste the
garrisocs and, l hope, succeeds. Earle
! does not come to eXtricate me. The ex'
tricstion of the garrisons was supposed Il
affect our National honor. IfEsrls succeeds
the National honor thanks him, and / hope
rewards him; but it is altogether
independent Of me who for fail
ing incurs its blame. / an
Not the Rescued Lamb
and Twill not be- As for Her Majesty 8
Government keeping the Soudan itself it j;
out Of the question fer you could not gel
men to serve here except under great salar
les and supported with large forces and q:
for giving it back to Egypt in a couple O
wears we would have another Mshdi. There
fore our choice lies between Zubsir and
the Turks. Therefore give the country Il
the Turks. When once you have come tC
Khartoun With one or two millions sterling
(which you will spend in three months oc
cupation up here if you delay make ar
rangements at once with the Porte for ii
Soudan cession. Let six thousand Turk
land at Suakim and march up TO Berber
thence to Khartoum. You can then retirt
at once before the hot weather comes on.
A serious ARRAY occurred on Elk Fork
IN Tyler county, Friday. between Doctor
Roberts and Msy6eld, which ended in tht
latter getting three of his ribs mashed ant
detached from the backbone besides othe
injuries. 1t is said that young man
whose name we could not learn, stayed al
night at May fields and the next morning
found his pantsloons or the outside of th'
house. minus sixty dollars 1t seems tina
DR.. Roberts was not very friendly wit
the other doctor and upon hearing
il commented and intimated thst the latter
SON had q hand in il. Mayfeld upon heal
ing it started and hunted Roberts up vhe
after some exchange Of words came ;
blows, and one Of them struck the other o
the head with heavy cane, when Robert
SON threw the stone that did the damage
Both men are prominent. May6eld bein
the President Of the County Court