The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-23

aro bc{ng fortified 10 protect tho force OF
men and donhcys employed 10 transport
sunplics from the vessels below the cat
arscts 70 the vessels above them troops
pro,1Sons. and war material are beihs
conveyed with great labor from the bdse
10 the front ia a temperature when ol'eh
reaches us in the shade. \ lnon'h ago
according 10 the correspondent OF tho
London Times. there were some 700
English and SOudancse troops at Nauy
Italia: two battan0ns at -arras 20 look
after Scmuch, where there IS q cataract
one battalion at Waly Atira 10 look
after the portage at that cataract, ono
ut Tangur for a like purpose. ana three
at Akassen. These stations supply CHER
posts on the road and also Amligol ~ tlis
and various other posts aluN[ US t'h-
ilnKmcnt OF the old railway. sun iuI-
t0cr eastward. beyond the emoankment-
which is soon 90 be again utilized far i'm
tho desert are POSTS OF friendly Arabs or
tho Bisharin and Ahabdeh tribes on the
west bank Of the Nile. as far as Don
gola. Arabs Of the Kababish tribe patrol
the country. Seven squadrons Of Eeyp-
tun cavalry and GO men OF the camel
corps look after The entire road between
Wadv Halfa and Akashch. At the last
mentioned place and az TanTlr there are
plenty OF Maxim guns. Several regiments
Of Indian troops are arriving az Suskin
10 relieve Egyptian troops for service on
the Nile.
~ present there are no steamers above
the second cataract which is rev
miles south Of Wady Halfa. The eighty
o'eht miles Of railway 20 Akasheh arc
being built 10 carry freight around the
moro difficult cataracte during the period
F.HEr4rf tho lie is
very low aud transportation around The
cgfaracts ls hv means Of donkeys. ana
between the catnrarts ou nuegurs, or
native vessels whirh aro abundant. The
first rise OF the Nile from The Blue Milo.
occurs in the middle % June. hGt the
river will not br h,rh enough til the
end Of July to permit steamers 20 pass
above che second cataract. Everything
awaits this rise Of tho Ni'e ~ the end
of July. about wh!eb time also the rail-
way through the desert VIII have been
comnlotoa 20 Afashch. The high Nile
continues 20 10 "a vlgable for two months,
during which time military operations
viii bo pushed with great vigor As s-.n
as tho Nile Is high enough three new
o.irboate.-tho hest ever seen on -
Inner Nno-wll DO brought mr. 20 patrol
me river and assist in attacks or The
dorvish posts The Cunboa's arc lihor-
ally supplied with seven-poundors' Max
inns and hovitzors. no naval cnTag"-
mont with tho dcrvishes is expected. for
thc reason that tho one gunboat they
have lof, IS en- dlapl0atod condition.
Tho Gor,ishor have advanced their out
rosts from SuarGa 70 Koshc. twenty
miles eoufb o. Akaeheh There arc. por-
hans 40l1 OF them M Suarda and l0"D
M poncola. There IS evidence that the
ucoulc az DOncola are eager 20 turn ulon
The Khalifa's troops. being tired or MS
ounrcesire rule. IL is believed that Whcn
the evolutionary force Jc.chc- thrlr
country the Dongocse will assist st. The
great blttlo Of the campaign viii Doe
fought. perhaps, in their country. and u
e. gives victory 10 the Anglo-Egypu
the empire of the Mahdi viii begin n
touuIo. 10 is predicted. Ike a house Of
cards. Many tribes are ready 20 declare
for the I<hediye as soon as they see the
dorvishos I'm retreat. This was the case
about Suakin where tribes. once ardent
Nahlists. have cast on their Mahdist
uniforms ana now assist in fighting tho
remnant OF Osman Digna's army. Al
ready I'm the Nile Valley the desert tribes
are volunteering their services and per-
form useful service MS scouts.
Tho camuaien is evidently being con-
Quoted with great stcadiness Of purpose
ana circumspection. An eye IS kept ON
the complications of European politics. II
SIS part Of The game that Russia or France
may he expected 20 threaten serious ace
ton somewhere merely 10 arrest tho
expedition ND the rno. Tho internal cone
Gition Of tho dcryish empire IS also con-
silorcd. and Italvs policy inAbyssinia is
in view. No long step IS 10 be taken or
one time. What Is gained s. 10 be kept
Railroad building is ono Of the features
OF the advance. so that tho disadvan-
tago of having 90 traverse wide deserts
may he rinimizod. railroad from
Cairo to Ahu Hamel is required. 70 IS he
Hovcd 70 make Eeypts hold upon the
S0udan secure.