The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-24
.W.HEREiTHE BLAM.EIS.
GoRDoN's LErrER 70 woLsEIEY
In Regard 70 the soudan situation-nl.
Diary, Pnbll.hsd by the Government,
Dlseloses Startling Array Of Facts
Against Minister Gladstone.

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LONDON, Feb. 2S,-The Egyptian blue
book Issued to-day contains a letter sent
Iby General Gordon to General Lord Vol,
seleyiin December. This says:
u have FIVE steamers and nine guns at
AIetemneh awaiting your orders. l can
hold out forty days longer with ease, after
that it will be difficult. The loss Of Colo
mel Stewart Is terrible. Itold him to give
you all the information possible. lie had
my journal from January 8 to September
10. The Mahdi is eight miles from Khar-
toum. SEMINAR is all right. ,Thegarrison
there are aware that you are coming.
Ny journal from September 10 to date Is
on board OF one Of the steamers which you
will find at Metemneh. continueto have
occasional fights with the Arabs. It is
rumored that all the Europeans with the
Alahdl, including Slatin Bey and the Nuns
have became M1ssulmans.p
"Eupton Bey has surrendered. / have
sent out scores Of messengers in all direc-
tions during the last eight months. Don't
send private letters to me; the risk Ia too
great. Do not write Inc in cypher. L
have none, and it's no use. The Mahdi
knows everything. Take the road from
Abukal to Metemneh. You need not fear
the Mahdi. Both the Greek consul and
Austrian consul are safe. The Aahdi has
captured q letterfrom the King OF Abys-
sinia to me. Your expedition, as ] under
stand, Is for the relief OF the garrison OF
Khartoum, which failed to accomplish.
Idecline to admit it Is for the rescue Of
me personally" ia Cs,
Aletter from General Gordon dated Sep
tember 9th, contains the following state
ments: ,iif
1--WE have sufficient money aud pFoyls-
ions here at Rhartonm to last four months.
Atthe expiration OF that period We shall
be much embarrassed. AT SEMINAR there
Is doura enough.R e gtlF ~
IoSnoN EXCITED. s
A number Of dispatches from General
Gordon to the Home Government, in re-
glrd to the situation Of affairs at Khar,
toum previous 10 tile surrender Of that
pity, arc published to-day. Writing on
November 4, General Gordon declines to.
agree with the home authorities that the
expedition under Lord wolseley was for
the purpose Of rescuing him, but was, he
says, designed to rescue the garrison. RQn
September is he wrote ssipilows,
How many times have l written ask
ing for reintorcenents, but myletters have
never been answered; Ths heartsIofm
gallant men are woaTy with this longiwait-
Ing ior assistance and the failure to receive
any words OF encouragement which hwould
lead them to expect help shortly. White
you eat, drink and sleep in good beds, we
are always fghtng:'' gf5fF
ltappears from letter dated December
l4th,that Gordon never said, ~ can hold
out for years, shal been published, but
scarce and relief shonld be sent him at
once. e 5s ] ~ X 80
These dispatches have greatly iutensl-
fed the feelings Of the people against the
Government, and members Of the, Cabinet
are charged with duplicity and deception,
as wellas being 'defeiict Id their duty.
1.-THE above recalls the meeting OF the
steamers sent from Khartpum in January
with General Stewards column on Janu-
ary. 20, the day after the battle Of Abu
Klea wells, where General Stewart re-
ceived his fatal wound. After that battle
the troops pushed on past Metemneh TO
the banks Of the Nile, and it was on one
Of Gordon's steamers that the wounded
Stewart was placed. Acortespondent, un.
der date OF January 20, sent the alleged
"hold-out-for-yearsn message of General
Gordon psIng the following Language in
his dispatch: admiral khasmel Nus,
whois in charge Of Gordon's little flotilia,
landed one Of the steamers and proceeded
in all haste TO the alafi. He was welcomed
there heartily and presented the following
message from General Gordon, written on
q small scrap OF paper; 'Khartoum all
right; hold on for years.-C. L. GORDON,
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"a wpApY WITH nETAS Pc