The sun., 1896-09-13

Sudan that. excepting the iormidable saNnges
would welcome any escape from his tyranny,
The loyal shc!k, A,dui AEim. In May; with 200
of Boncoia and reaching the Nile, followed IL for
eighty miles in tho Mahdist domain. He called
WAS about TO reoecupy the lost province. Tkey
MY n had Ssa SsE Sd sSs ss @ S1: &:
Egyptians until the advancing force reached
them. The great. Ababdeh and Bisharin tribes.
occupying most Of the Nubian desert between
the Nile and the Red sea, have openly declared
that they nre on the side Of Egypt. and MOST, of
comes through them from their friends further
up the Nile. it's not safe, however. to uneer-
the ,SouSS ESd saed Rp MsS,t s o. Yoke ins
are likely to fight though unwillngly. under
the dervish banner, until the British win some
Gen. Kitchener is relying not so much upon
the size of his expedition as upon the excellence
of its equipment. His army is small. and ~ is
doubtful II he would try to advance 700 miles
into the heart of the enemy country with such
from Suakin on the east and Lado on the south.
He has about 5000 infantry, divided into six.
teen battalions. 200 cavalry. and a thousand
several thousand Arab allies. good fighters and
finely armed. The equipment ts tir hest Eng
land could supply and includes Maxim batteries
and field batteries OF Krupp guns. About 1000
more men are in the baggage and transport ser
are young Briions who are serving N the EEyp.
tan army. They are smart, keen soldiers. who
have been carefully selected for their work.
In fact, the entire force is composed OF picked
men. Three fourths of the soldiers are Fella-
hcep. and the rest are Sudanese, who compose
the black regiments. OF late years the Fella-
heen troops have. proved that they can night
well. and they are cool and steady under fire;
hut when 1t comes to meeting dervish charge,
or engaging in hand-to-h hand con hict wit h cold
steel. they are surpassed ny the Sniancse
hunteTs and warriors %f ths black refIrents
possess high courage, and IN the excitement OF
battle IT is ditficult TO keep them in hand.
N.. Nh..sr tfy,. lie nAe INT oil
quarters. where they San use the bayoIet
For This reason NOR. British officers are de
tailed for u Sudanese than for an Egypt an bat
TALON. The Sndaneee shooting is more accurate
than that Of the Fellahcen. but they are lcsa In
teii!cent and do not learn their dr. so Inlckiv.
All the newspaper corresrondents with the
army speak in the highest terms OF IT'S discipline
and efficiency. and their compli liinents seem well
Ferket on June :. the first battle OF the war.
when they won = brilliant victory. 1000 of tho
eueIny being k HE'D wnui del. or captured. aud
a quantity Of booty failing Ia thu victnrs.
Th" Siriar. Gen. Sir Herbert Kitchener. i a
fine figure "t man and every inch soldier.
He has the IN bounded confidence and admira-
tion OF his officers and men. u Is largely duo
to his talent that Eeypt's small army hns been
raised to its present state Of efficiency. His
greatest hope ut present Is that the rspnrts Of
dervish resnforcements arriving NJ rongola are
sistance somewhere, and he ho:es they will
make the best effort they nre capable OF 20 stop
him at Dongola He thinks that the final tri-
umph will be two-thirds won H. mt the outset.
he can infict upon the Mahdists crushing de-
feat in their great northern stronghold.
The details of military plans. OF course, are
not advertised in advance and It is not yet
known whether the exped itiun. after passing
Dongola. will take the desert route 10 Berber or
follow the Nile. The indications are that the
TRANSPORT vessels will be taken souih after the
capture OF Doncola and that the entire army
Will follow the river route. These three vessels
have an adequate armament, which will be used
in sh-llinS hostile villages along the river.
" Is surprising how rnpidly state secrets
reach the ear OF the Khaltta. Captured letters
prove that wiihIn week after the "r,leE to 30 &C.
Hunter at Wady Halfa, the fact was known to
the Emr OF pongoln; lie knew of the proposed
though Hunter. own officers we're not told
what IL was NIL about until they were fairly on
Esypt. ard i, i. believed that some OF the native
clerks in the Government: departments at Cairo
In June la-t. Gen JOHN Adye wr> te TO the Lon
don Times that Kitchener needed NJ least $1,000
more men II lie expected % recouGuer ne sudan
Ly following .hc long Nile route to the south.
Since then some thousands II Indian troops
have reinforced the Egyptian garrison NJ
stores have been accumulatiuC there. rnd ii may
I've that 1. strong force viii soon start in and
across Tie D5n miles OF desert caravan route to
BrThsr. an the Nile. and cooperate at that point
wit KiiChrner'- army c:om the l"r'h.
But there = another source of Danger FOR the
khR,ifa which h" is regarding ~! Ii the greatest
| 20. the fret time Baron nhanis. fresh from his
| had made his same famou. By his eighteen
months campaign against the Arab s!av.rs.
which re-Ii -, IN driving tnefn out or 'ne
| State. OF slight physique and very modest and
quiet in hts manner. tins Belgian rohlrman best
attracts attention where hr has won his fame
| on the N,tl ~ act.rr. Probably no one know,
| outside the British and Belgian Governments.
! what mission took him back To Africa 30
! soon after he hal come home 10 enjoy a
! Vel earned rest: but back he started.
! ! year ago. and nbont the time thRt
| England ordered The advance on puugola IN
| March last II WAS uOI-ed about tnht Baron
| DhAris WAS far M the Congo with "A large force
| OF thc stat" soldiers. and the news came SIX
| weeks ago thai lie had reached G.ndo IN the | ~
! per Nile. with about :I.OOu troop. Lnto Is 1un
/ niles nearly due south Of khartun, and over
| two years ago England agreed that the Congo
| State igLt Occupy this capital Of one or tire
| old Sudaresc prnvinces NJ Egypt. This nErcf-
nr.nt was undoubtedly made with u view TO the
| coming overthrow OF the khnlNa- DhaniS IS
| today brtyecr. the khalifp and he most south
| erly NAhdist post ut the RcGaaf. where 1000
| dervishes are - atinnea and Is in position "a
! cause the tyraut of OmdGrnhn no end nftroub, e
| In the southern part OF his territory. The khn.
| lifa IL between northern and southern hrcs thG,
| are likely To make his chair too hot for him.
| or course England expects 10 proar enormous.
| Is In time by the rcouening OF the sudan: and
| OF all the powerful motives that have led her tr
: embark In this venture. the most potent Is that
| IL Will give her n good excuse % postpone In.
| definitely the date Of heE departure from Egypt
| for the Khedive cannot hold the sudan prov,
| inces unRided. This II tine Ch.cf reason why
! France is so bitterly opposed To this war on III,
| Mahdists. CYHr~ {. ADAMS.