The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-02-15
TO-DAY'S EXPECTED BATTLE

lV-UA y EAI LO lLU DAl LIE
THE ENGLISH TO STORM THE ARAD
sTRONGHOLD At METEMNEK
News or the Resu,t Expected % TaesAay-A
Glssay View or the susstis~ ~ susst-
More Ruaors that 0srdea 10 sem Alive.
LONDON, Fob. f4.-It is now thought GER
tain that the attack on Metemneh by the British
forces at 0ubat will be made tomorrow. as
ntemplated. The news Of the result Of the
attack is expected TO arrive at Koru on Tues
day noxt. Lord Wolseley's disposal Of the
forces at present at Gubat under tho command
OF Col. Sir Edward Butler depends upon the re-
suit Of To- morrow's assault
Tho Army and Nary Gazette takes q gloomy
view Of the position occupied at present at Gu
bat. According to the Gazette the troops can
neither retreat across the desert nor down the
Nile. They are compelled. from tho very neces-
stiles Of their situation. It is contendcd. to In.
trench themselves where they are. and there
hoard theic ammunition. live on camel meat.
and remain on tho defensive until relieved. The
Gaaets adds that masses Of hostile Arabs from
Kbartoum will soon throw themselves In line
between Gubat and Gakdul Wells and capture
tho latter place. and perhaps even push north
ward and attack Korti itself.
Gen. Graham departs for Buakim next
Wednesday. He will have the fullest option
as TO the time to be occupied by the expedition
In reaching Berber. It Ii said. however. that
Gen. Graham intends to make forced marches
all the way from Berber to Suakim. II he en-
counters Osman DiRma and defeats. him. Gen.
Graham believes hecan reach Berber within
twenty days. 1t would require thirty days to
complete the journey with an army making
At the council Of war held to-day At the War
Ss e o o
raise the total effective force which Gen.
to l.5OO men,. The council also again consid-
cred the colonial offers, Of military assistance.
Of Yi Harrington urged the War once to assent
70 the REQUESTS to embody colonial continsents
~ The he Msrauis Of Lorne publishes letter in
sroasred scrSicss 81 Williams ) CANADIAN corps
in England Of those sent to Egypt or 70 70 to
the front themselves.
assigned to service in the soudan. He, viii re-
tire In any event.from his command at Meerut
n %Ss S So ARa thi. afternoon publishes de-
spatch from Its correspondent at Korti stating
that messenger who has Just arrived at Korti
sat ~. ssseT,s thss he il. khsrtoan, q.
fore the city IN the boats sent from Gubat and
ths, when he ttho messengerl lei! Gen. Gordon
Hllll n6IO hnAItOuIO. hQOJD6T O0Sp6lCu from
rived there from Khartoum profess Ignorance
sn the city a the d asss s
OF Khartoum and tho massacre Of Gen. Gordon
The authorities here announce this after
noon that they do not believe that these mes
No Official confirmation has been received. $50
, The Tunes still clings 70 the hope that Gen.
Gordon IL alive. 1t thinks that the saddle bag
dominant nOSAIbiv n
on ON K R2Ss The %s. asES iif' aSrden
dd nas the %asd s G Wsoa and iha1s
and then h% asH his
% s. tie an
Italian expedition from Massowah for the re-
"A Jgigaptle trading corporation. to be called
iormsa in ' london and upon 1', ,he
same lines as those upon WHICH were conduct
cd the sss. a shs the
privileges tho right to build railway between
During parade Of 500. men Of tho Durham
Volunteer Artillery Regiment to-day the Coll
tive duty in Egypt and they all shouted assent.
The Colonel Immediately teleRraphed to the
S 70
!oonists from the Engineer Corps Of the army
ba!loonists will start next Monday for Alexan-
dria. They will be provided with three large
twenty four hours at a time. and many small
balloons for RS SIGNALLING nna PURPOSES; , -
opsny the Seai tsat s bess
Of the bsa Is to Il band
oficisi CON munication to the British Govern
mspt; II you do not make convention
Hsmid's name and pedigree would DO more more
among tRs the
e.: sssSsssi aS: Tss ss
% G Hsa kin ana
SS!iPs Khsrtsu%. tx s,ssy. q this success ss
among the Arabs sympashizins With III Mahdi.
apd the, are sreEy sHed eyer IL
their services 10 TIC British authorities. TO ss-
sist the English expedition in Egypt. Their
BESIiS. Feb. i4."The Oclcia, Gazette to-day
contains .n denial Of the WSts,t'ement that the
despatch to King Humbert congratuatlng him
upon ltaly's action in the SOudan.
CANADA's CONTINGENT FOR EGYPT
OTTAWA. Feb. 14,--The statement that the Of
e! T." bsen aesined
Is incorrect No reply has been received from
| tho matter is still under consideration. The
offer OF Col. Williams 10 to supply u battalion
service can produce. Differed by graduates OF
the Military College of the existing militia and
By many veterans OF the British army resident
In Canada who have seen service In India and
who are now daily sending In applications for
1t would be for tho General commanding to say
what duty they could be fitted for.
CoLIINGwooD, Feb. 1.-THE Mayor Of this
town has volunteered to raise a colored rexi-
ment for active service In the Soudan.
Arrested for Stealing Mis- Mother's silv srware.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 4.-For some timo past Mrs.