The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-07

ready, at the time of the conversation,
virtually prisoner. His so-called de-
renee OF khartoum was mere form, as
the Mahdl was not engaged in any at
tack upon the town, because it was
pracncally IN his power, and he could
take 1t whenever he pleased. The
prophets plan was to allow Lord Wolse-
ley'S army to approach Khartoum, then
enter the city, take possession, and
| fight Wolseley from that great point of
vantage. The project always insisted
that General Gordon would not be
be killed by Ell Mahdi The clergyman
says he recalls this almost prophetic
discourse by the Arabs project of police
with the clearness of revelation now,
especially that it has been ascertained
that the man, when in London, was
there as an emissary of Ell Mahdi. The
last thing the project said to the clergy
man was: General Gordon will not be
killed" Gle Mahdi vous fera payer
par be nez pour Gordon.'')
THE DE5IAND FOR THE SURRENDER.
Colonel Wortley, in charge of the
only one of Colonel Wilson's three
steamers which succeeded in reaching
Gubat from Khartoum, the two others
having been wrecked, furnishes de-
tailed reports of the movement of the
expedition. This shows that the three
steamers in command of Colonel Wilson
reached khartoum January 28th. Fol-
lowing the course of the White Nile
and reaching Khartoum, they found it
utterly impossible to land troops. Then
follows description of the firing by the
rebels and the return of the steamers,
as given in yesterdays dispatches.
Continuing, Colonel Wortley says
1.-The government house at Khartoum
appeared to be wrecked. One man was
killed and five wounded during the at
tack on the steamers. Colonel Wilson's
steamer was wrecked four miles above
the enemy's position below the
bottom of the Shublaka Cata-
ract. The second steamer was
Cuban in small boats the same day that
Khartoum fell, January Goth. It is Ger
tain that General Gordon's fate is still
IN doubt. reports in regard to him are
conflicting. 1t is the general opinion,
however. that he was killed. Some say
he is with the Greeks in their church at
Khartoum. The fall of Khartoum has
decided Shukriyeh tribes to join Ell
Mahdi, which places both banks of the
Nile under control of the enemy. The
natives greatly fear the English, and
the advance of General Earle's column
is awaited with anxiety by them. The
natives say Ell Mahdi is hard pressed
! for supplies and that he had
| great difficulty i'll persuading the emirs
to attack US. A messenger from FL
Mahdi reached Colonel Wilson on jan
uary Goth. He said that General Cor
don had adopted Ell Mahdi's uniform.
A courier brought the following mes
sage from Ell Mahdi: Il call upon
you to surrender. | shall not
write again. If you do not be
come Mohammedanf, l will
wipe you off the face of the earth. The
statement is confirmed that Farez
Pasha treaeherously made terms with
Ell Mahdi, whereby the latter was en-
abled to capture Khartoum.
WORD FROM woLsELEY.
General Wolseley sends the following
dispatch: "Tahbot's convoy has
reached Gubat safely. The enemy at
| Metemneh have been entirely inactive
since January 2Sth The rebel force
! there is estimated at between 1000 and
| 5000, of whom $50 are horsemen and
500 have rifles. Our men are in good
health. The wounded are doing we'll.
The Kabbabish tribes are still carrying
messages and supplies for US to the
Gakdul Wells. A messenger has been
sent to ascertain the fate OF General
Gordon"
WILD RUMoRs IN LONDON.
The widest rumors are afloat in Lon
don relative to affairs in the Soudan. 1t
is said by some that General Gordon
was shot during the attack on Khar-
toum. The latest authentic news from
there is that contained in Colonel Wort
ley's report. Government continues to
monopolize the wire and even private
messages either way are refused trans
mission. The decision of the cabinet in
giving General Wolseley carte blanche
has caused the liveliest Joy, whereby
groups of people are gathered in the
streets eagerly reading the latest issues
of the evening papers.