New-York tribune., 1885-03-08
VOLSELEY TO HIS SOLDIERS.
HEIR FAITHFUL WORK IN THE SOUDAN.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE-EGYPTIAN FINANCEs-
ARABS ALARMED.
KORTI, March 7.-General LORD WolseieV i'll
his address to the British used the following
language The Queen desires 10 express her adnra
tion of your courage and sefdevotion. To have com
manded such is to source OF the hghest Priue
greater honor be in store for you than tna ooA
forward to of leading you, please God, into kharton
before the year out On the river and IN the desert
YOU have borne harshps and prvatlons murmurless'
In action Won have been uniformly victorious. fou
have done all that could do to save comrade put
Khartoum fell through trcachery two days pefore "
could he reached. period of comparative inaction Is
now expected The army is not yet formed with view
TO the siege of Khartoum We must content ourselves
during period and prepare for the autumn advance
You WILL I know, face the heat and the WORK tlat
remain, for you to do with the and en-
durance which you have displayed hitherto. thank
you heartily for your conduct in past and can wish
for nothing better and ask for nothing more In the
fnture than the same uncomplaning devotion to duty
which has characterized your conduct In all our recent
operations"
In the summer the main body Of the British troops VIII
remain in camp here. with headquarters at Dongoa.
Tne Mudir OF Dongolas army will remain at Merawi
with General Buller's contingent Two columns under
Generals Dormer and Brackenbury viii he stationed
between Debbeh and Bandak and be In constant read-
LoSDoS. March The Pal MAI Ga,ete urges that
the hest testimonial possible make for General Gordon
would he the formation OF Gordon Free state " lpon
the plan OF the Congo Free formed by the Inter
national African Association. the new state TO embrace
the Nile country aud its object lie the holding OF that
waterway In behalf OF trade and CIVILIZATION me 0dscHc
thinks that the formation OF the proposed Gordon irec
state can easily effected after the construction OF the
suakm- Berber Railway.
The Marquis OF Harrington, the Duke Of Cambridge,
Commander-in chief Of the Forces, and other bigh
officials. have frequent interviews at the War once WIN
the gents General Of the British colonies. Inc nrst
conference held March =. The meetings since
have been concerned with tho question 81 colonial ae
result Of thc conference the squsrons on he
and North Pacific stations are 10 bc reinforced The
Government, ON information from the Agents oenetn'
Will rely upon receiving shares oi cohun-
gents from Canada, Australia aud NrW.Leaianl.
Tho transports which were ON tue way 70 suahlm WIN
the Guards aud Infantry and marines nave been ut'
tanned At orders from the War ONCE The os'
trnsbe reason for their detention l. that the Govern
mcnt Il awaiting General OreaVess report regarding the
tbat ibe Transports are awaiting orders rs to
whether or not they shall proceed TO kur.
h going TO Knrraebee from ncInbay General 1rshsns
nas sn is Svsd si and has been advised 20 return
70 England Gerera Greavcs VIII probably succeed
aaSanee % S Se,oSd snEa, !. not Intended until autumn
The intention Is 70 encamp the main body AZ sinni our
ing thc hot weather, The site selected be9e 5000 feet
above tho level and three days journey from Nuak
successful hattie with o-nan Digna VII have to be
fought before tue camp can he safely established
Under secretary Fowler has sent .tter 10 his con
stitueuts at Wovorhamrnn defending The pur,has' OF
American pumping ehges loi lhe n'ip,I t'liNa!, y" ,
the ground that the New York nfm to which the contract
wanted and hal nnmher tcai} lor h,Pin.nl P at ~ ~
SAYS that tenders viii De issned 70 English hfins Tor
pumping machinery Tor the fffniiilfF hl lh' llhNi
General Wolsccy has prepared plan Tor constant
changes 81 positions Of deiaehwents 81 troops between
the stations the No Enter.c disease l. rife among
the men who have been kept Inactive At kGrii. Inc
health of General BrarkenbuIys aud General lullers
men who have been doing active work, Il splendid
dispatch from kort states that the retreat ~ Gener
a Sir Kedvers nulcrs troops from 6nkdul 10 kort W.
. forced march 0f a t0llfumn Kind. The Dot
s0uherly wind. which begins ~ about THIS time of the
year and usually lasts nfiy days, prevailed during The
whole march and prostrntci many men and animals
The also suffered terribly from thirst and from the
effects ~ the hot sand being blown into their
eyes, causing opthamil and beiuorihaEes. Tue
Itassanyeh tribes with large number Oi Arab sharp
shooters from the Mahdfs troops AZ Berbef were Assem-
bed at various points along the line Of retreat ana
harassed the fit Al column by continual hiring at long
range Their attacks most frequent at slight when
their fire could not be effectively returned
Ths London Times this morning publishes "a dis
patch from Cairo stating that the financial arrange
nanta regarding the Egyptian debt appear 20 be settled
The dispatch further staca that the English Government
has thus put Egypt IN the grasp OF the FOwcrB adNOcat
lug the b0ndholders' inicrcsts
C,lRn March The Yorkshire Regiment has been
ordered replace the ptan troops sent TO
safras 10 help in extending the railway.
AKIN March THE hostile Arabs at Tnmhiafc
becoming alarmed at the number o ships arriving ~
ths harbor The Amarsr tribe. ~ IA said. l. ready 20
presonts itself Foed Il becoming scarce, and the
lIasheen Arabs senGing their and cattle into
the mountains,
Rows, Mach l. The Italian War Office has ordered
the preparation Of llst Of drafts of all The available
robust In al the italian regiments The order u
made with view 10 ascertain the resources OF the army
Tor foreign service