The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-12
A New Departure Has Been Determined
Upon aud
THE suAKlM ROUTE SELECTED
IL L. Estimated that u WIN Take TIN Sep
TENDER To Reach Kharioun from
the Present Outiook-rur-
hey Angered at Italy.
FRANCE. CHINA AND OTHER NEWS
A sklripish.

graphs the war Office to-day from koru
~ t. lows: "The advance guard of Gen.
Earle's column, consisting OF squad
ron of cavalry under the command OF
Col. Butler, surprised u large body al
the Monassir tribe under Waddgam, the
murderer of Col. Stuart, encamped "a,
SnanI Obj Wells. The cavalry charged
the encumpment, aud the enemy He'd la
every direction, leaving behind thirty
men killed, large number 81
canels, cattle and many Reminetol
rifles. Col. Butler captured SIX piis'
oners.
GREAT ACTIVITY
prevails at Chatham, Noo.wich and Al
dershot. Preparations for sending re-
| Inducements Ia EgN ut are being rapidly
pushed. Tho Twentieth Huzzirs and
the third battalion OF tDe Rife brigade
arc now at Aldershot. y battalion oi
SCOTS fusileers, n battalion oi the Cold
Stream Guards aud n squadron of nifty
lancers have been ordered 10 proceed at
once To Suakim. Three battaiious of
the guards and four battaliDns Of In
fsntry, including two from Malta aud
| two from Gabraliar, have been ordered
to Egypt. Two bAttalions OF Infantry
and regiment OF cavalry have been or
dered to proceed FROM India Ia Egypt.
| TIL IL PLAN VI CAMIAInN.
| The nine batalions of troops ordered
from England TO Malta, Gibraltar and
India are sent at the request of Gen.
Wolseley. The guards leave England,
and the prese nj week two batallons of
| English l. fantry, at present in lower
Egypt, will proceed Immediately To the
SOudap. 1t is stated that all the forces
comprised within the nine battaiions to
bc sent to Lord W"lselev will, after
| IA. l.s. l..t
kim and Berber, with the objects OF re-
opening The route between those points
and then afTectinga complete junction
with the British forces On the Nile, both
above and below Berber.
AN oMINous SILENCE.
| The war office maiutnins the utmost
silence in regard To plans and move
ments of Gen. Wolseley.
| COUNCIL OF WAR AT CAIRO.
Cairo kilograms report council OF
war, with Gen. Stephenson present. He
advises retreat of the troops froiH
Metemneh or KUrti, and concentration
Of the entire force toward Berber,
and after the capture OF Berber, TO
AN ait the eXpedi ion coming To Suakim
before making any advance on Khar-
toum. Military authorities estimate
that this will involve delay in the adj
vance upon Khartoum until the autumn
hot weather, which begins mex. month,
will make it impossible for the English
forces to stand the marches.
ANOTHER BRIGADE.
| 1t is believed brigade OF guards will
be ordered to Egypt.
NJ TIDINGs
have been received at he war Office, up
to midnight last night, of either Oen.
Gordon or Col Wilson.
WILSON SAFE.
| 1t is understood the govern
ment has received word that
Col. Wilson, who, after failing to reach
Khart'nm, was stranded with his en-
the party on an island III the Nile and
is safe.
HOPES FOR GORDON.
The opinion prevails ut the war Office
that Gen. Gordon is still alive and en-
gagged in defending himself in some in
accessible part oi the city of Kartoum,
where he had prepared refuge for his
use in all imergencv.
suAKIM MOVEMENT.
Three Thousand achievements, at the
urgent demand of Lord Wolselcy, have
b.en ordered TO proceed AS rapidly as
possible to Egypt to oben'the route be,
demonstration In the Red sea to coop
crate with the land movement has been
arranged The dispatch of several
British men of.war TO that locality is
imminent. The total number of rein
forcements already ordered 10 Egypt is
5000 The war department has COM
peted preparations Tor transportation OF
cOmmissiaraG and ordinance service.
The vessels are already loading with
stores at Woolwich.
THE GREN lDIER GUARDS
have been ordered 10 hold themsel YES
in readiness for foreign service.
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
Lord Granville mad n long Interview
with Gladstone to-day.
WHAT THE CABINET THINKS.
The Pail Mall 'aZette, this afternoon,
states that the cabinet has decided thai
the defeat of Ei Mahdi is necessary tc
v Indicate England. No Immediate ad
vance upon Khartoum is considered
possible, or IL to be attempted, the
Gazette says, unless it is found that
there il good reason for believing that
Gen. Gordon IL still holding out, with 9
handful of followers, in the mission
house in Khartoum, where 1t is reported
he had taken refuge when the city fell
into Eel Mahdi's hands. In the absence
of this, Lord Wolseley, 1T IL said, will
probably continue TO advance by the
river until he reaches Berber, where
he will spend the hot weather of sum
mer with his army and await tor thu
September rise of the Nile before adj
vancing. Two months, according to
this plan, will elapse before there can
be any advance in force from Suakin.
Turkeys Protest to italy.