The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-11
THE sOUDAN.
wolseley Impatient to Move
to the Front.
GENERAL GORDON STABBED.
-,hIe Details of the Butehery
and Inhumanities at the Fall
of KhartOum.
The Soudan.

pOHE February 1U.-1He 1tdLldh Ca
aditionary force recently landed at
Pp[o.sowab has been ordered to aid the
English operations in the Soudan by
Ln into the interior and relieving the
ila-r is1 at Kassala and Senhi. This
S'ao lrl1 if successfully accomplished,
l Ill omen a line of communication from
IL - coast to Khartoum, parallel with the
.oT from Suakim to Berber.
iO GGSoCvernment has chartered six more
..oaners for use in conveying troops to
i TSvnt to be ready on Saturday.
H1 f6 N February 10.-General New
s.1ote will command the expedition to
S S1Sstim Colonel Greaves will be chief
~ afafF The Suakim campaign will
" If is calculated, on the 8th of
March. orders have been sent through
ont oI't fhe country bordering on the west
md south coast of the Red Sea for the
purchase T,i Of camels for use in the new
expedition. w. oorao,t
sqvs: Its understood that Italy is con-
tented to occupy Cairo. Alexandra,
Snez and portion OF Ismalla, SO as to
enable the British troops In Egypt to
nroeeed further with the frontier.
dispatch from Korti dated February
9th saws; Lord Beresford has returned
in safety to Gubat, bringing with him
col Wilson and party, who were
Stranded on the island some distance
nm the Nile while returning from
Khartoum. Some difficulty was ex-
perienced in fetching away the stranded
party. The rebels on the river bank
kept I'D constant firing and shortly
after the party embarked bullet from
a rebels rifle PIERCED the boiler OF the
steamer. 1t was necessary to anchor
ander fire and make repairs. The
British fire, however, took effect and
the rebels were repulSed. Immediately
after reaching Gubat, Col. Wilson
started for Korti, where he has now
arrived to report in person to Lord
Wolseley the details of his reconnols-
sance at Khartoum,
Wolseley telegraphs further particu-
lars of Beresford's rescue of Colonel
Wilson. When he had gone down the
river about three miles battery of the
enemy on the left bank opened fire upon
it, The steamer returned the FIRE,
which was kept up while the steamer
anchored for repairs. Meanwhile
Colonel Wilson, with small party, took
four guns and landed on the right bank.
The party marched down the river till
directly opposite the battery, when il
put the guns in position and opened
fire. Much assistance was thus rem
dered Lord Charles in keeping down the
fire of the enemy. At sunset Wilson
aud party marched three miles further
down the river and halted for the night.
They were there Joined by Lord Charles
~ the following morning. The steamer,
meanwhile, had another engagement
with the rebel battery, but succeeded
in passing it without serious harm.
Colonel Wilson and party were again
token on board, and the steamer pro-
Ceeded to Gubat without further diff.
Guilty. During the passage from the
island to Gubat, one man was killed and
seven were injured.
WOlseley concludes his dispatch with
these words Il cannot speak too highly
OF Lord Charles Beresford and party
Col. Wilson'S men likewise behaved ad.
mirably and with the usual determine
ton Of Englishmen."
BOMBAY, February 10.-Three reg
Iments Of native infantry and one o.
cavalry will shortly embark for Egypt
suAKIN, February 10.-Night attack!
Or the British positions here have ceased
since Friday. 0sman Digna has re
called LOO rebels from Ayig to Tamai
hoRrI, February 10.-Regular postal
service has been formed between Kort
ano Gqbat. The West Kent regimen
started from Gubat to-day. The storm
peCted.
GORDON DEAD.
AORr, February 1O.-Colonels Wilson
and WOrtley, with the expedition t
Aaartoum, arrived here to-day. The,
made the journey from Gubat in fou
GayS, They bring news of General Coz
IONS Son ) Death. One of the pashas anon
uenefsl Gordon's forces marched tn
a5aEr1!son to the side of the town neares
Snuurnan, saying the rebel attack wa
eAeIpeCVeu AZ that point. Meantime, an
M az ~. VEaNLtorous pasha opened the gate
~ the other end and allowed the Mebdi'
troops TO enter, and thew EASILY car
turea the town. General Gordon VS.
house. the SoVernmeI
bo i.'Np9N, February 10.-The war offic
mas ordered uniforms and accoutrt
ments for 1000 reserves u "0ooO'i'
AN EARLY ADVANCE
LONDON, February 1O.-Geuersl Wo
seiey asks that the advance fro,
ouaAim be made within a month. e
t t5a, no necessity for waiting until a,
dam Iann o. Tor the construction across Il
Sta Me-. rom Suakim to Berber. Gener
osVphehSon, General Dormer and othe
sva sae military council of Cairo no,
Inv. I'M oppose the dispatch of the exned
aoa IRON Suakim In 81 Sbo .0 oAP a.
ia rso e ground that it cannot be mac
saw Zines times to start before April. The
m5rs sne march to Berber viii take
dT vusn, and will be a severe fest of e
irorSe OF the men, who will suff
Isolat.aad1 e a heat and want OF waite
attacEsl SpetSschments will be exposed
GenSra, U Vy 0sInan Digna. If, howeye
sdySno.a " oIseley declares that an ear
saietv =, o ~ berber is necessary for Il
1nt I,s q the Nile expedition the Par
ion. VIII withdraw their ppo
HORRIBLE MASSACRE,
at. ' aso February lo.-rhe sollowi
e., 'oul'iOnal details Of the killing