Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-24
FEARS FOR GEN. STEWART
THE AIR FULL OF CONFLICTING.
REPORTS FROM EGYPT.

Further Advance Hfuted at and Vague
Stories that the Rebels Have spr-
rounded the British and are About t,A
ENterminate Them-A Battle Ahead
for Gen. EarIe
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The War office has
received no news concerning Gen. Stew
arts advance since the account of the
battle OF Saturday. This absence OF news
causes considerable anxiety. The heads
/ OF the War Department met at noon To-
day, with Earl Of MOorly, Under Secretary
OF state for War presiding, to consider
the situation.
The Times, TeJa1ua6. and Standard
have not yet received their speciaI re-
ports OF the battle at Abu Klea althouph
Ihey mad special correspondents in the
| held. This tact increases the anxiety
concerning the fate of Gen. Stewart. The
belief became prevalent that the battle %
the Wells was more severe than the &c
ernment Is willing to admit. There is
impression that the official reports
cOlored at the War Office, and that 81
dispatches were intercepted by pre-
sOrs because they contained infoI
which would throw Objectionable
the affair.
RUMORS THAT THE Rebels
RENDERED.
Private adyIces received late
noon from korti assert that {.
we surrendered TO Gen. Stewart
desert, where he has taken up a.
trencAcd position TO await reinfOrcen
from Gen. Wolseley. Deserters fror
rebel lines say that Ell MahdPs OF
consider the affair at Abu Klea Well
drawn battle. The Arabs were Meth
routed nor pursued, and fell back in an
orderly manner, and We're not in the least
demOralized by the outcome of the en-
gagement. They recovered themselves
so quickly and effectively that Gen.
Stewart dared not move. and was COM
PEELED to entrench himself on the scene of
conflict. Government officials discredit
the Information conveyed in the above
dispatches.
The officials at War Office now believe
that Gen. W0lseley may find it impera-
lively necessary to reinforce the troops
now operating against the Mahdi in the
SOudan by drafts OF men from the British
army OF occupation in Lower Egypt. At
the same time they are afraid
to allow the army Of occupation to be Sc
riously weakened. They are accordingly
preparing for the transportation of troops
from Malta, Gibraltar and home depOts to
Alexandra to take the place of those
VINO may be sent to the SOudan.
THE REBELS AT METEMNEH.
Private ddvices from the front say that
the rebels are strongly entrenched at
Metemneh, which post it will be neces-
sary for the English forces to occupv be-
fore they can proceed to Khartoum. 1t
IS reported that numerous rebels have
collected at Abu Hamed and are pre-
pared to resist Gen. Earle.
A dispatch to lie Paris from Alexan-
dria says that "A report prevails there that
Jhe rebels nave surrounded Gen. Stewart,
whose line OF retreat is threatened.
VANITY FdtT asserts that Gen. Wolseley
had fail from camel some time ago and
was hurt. 1t was to recover from this
that he was detained at Korti.
REPORTED DEFEAT OF STEWART.
LONDON, Jan. a, , A. MA special
dispatch from Cairo says a report was
circulated here to-day to the effect
that Gen. Stewards troops had
been defeated and routed by Ell
Mahd's forces. the report was very gem
orally believed by the natives, who as
sumed such a threatening attitude that
ball cartridges were served out to British
soldiers in the garrison.
LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCHISE TREMBLEs.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-Ld ReDuJliQue Fran
case considers the result OF the battle
between Gen. Stewards troops and the
Arabs on Saturday last at ,Abu Klea
Wells as an Irredeemabie check TO the
advance OF the English on Khartoum and
says that it trembles for the fate of Gen.
Stewards force.