The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08


,Woiseleys methods. with what reso,
luton. fertility of resource. and unvary-
lns chesriulness he conducted the ardu-
GUS Journey and voyage over q distance
vi some six hundred miles by water
ana land-portages, the Argonauts whom
ne had led testified enthusiastically on
their return to civilization
w oiseiey returned to England to-
wards the end of 1870. But that the
attention of the nation was than cen-
tered in the mighty struprla Not ,,.ear
rance and Germany, greater interest
Mouia nave been manifested In the pro-
Eress ana successful issue of tho 3ed
r hn expedition While engaged In it
queen bestowed on him tho homo. IF
Is. =; NJ. 6. But routine held lis SWAY
ana Sir Garnet had to revert temnnrs
rily 10 the position of o. sl,bstn nti,.o
i l,"Jo' On haiI pay Later u sphere of
duty was found him at the Horse
Guards as an Assistant Adiuta NJ g.,
cIal S'eii-
Ils prestige as man who had excon-
tionaliy distinguished himself In mans.
az LIS Us VI nSht. his ability as a member
~ tne neaaquarter staff his conduct in
independent command of the Red rive
expedition all were circumstances which
justly weighed i'll his favor. Men who
, ma, served with or under him, and who
' ,inu pGcotne impressed with his high
soiuierly abilities, waited for the opnnr
tunlty TO accept positions as his adhcr-
entS me Government. alive TO his Ca
nacity. selected him for the command
IN Africa of the operations which had
osN ,'' necessary in consequence of the
afsfeSsiohs OF the King of Ashantca
ana they wisely conferred i'm his hands
ne supreme direction of civil as well ns
OF military affairs. He gathered aroma
nlun lnr spectil service Il large staff,
E ;,E oi oihcerS OF exceptional abil-
itE' ana as the result of his preliminary
operations on the Gold Coast he rooui
sitloncd from home three regiments n
hattcry OF artillery. and corsidoruhln
uetaNs. Immediate and decisive results
Followed The brilliant success Of \VoJ-
"e'eS as commander of the Ashantoe
eApcultlon gave proof to the nation TINT
III MN IL possessed q general of cycep-
'ional giitS and qualifications. The is
sue oi mat arduouS enterprise made il
ci.dr tHat he was possessed of fertility
Oh resource. strength Of purpose. self
reliance ana high military genius. From
ms landing on the Gold Coast until tbs.
DAY he led his troops back Victorious
rom me destroyed Coomassie Wolselcy
was the he;trt ana soul Of the campaj,rn
us moving and master spirit its strnnr
packponc. Sovereign and nation vol
coined his homecoming The thanks az
noth Houses of Parliament were voted
nm, ana honors and crosses were. ton
.cEud nm, some of which he mOdestly
declined. Although on canpairn bn h,I
hcin INC local rank of Major-Grncrol
ne was sun only a Brevctt- Colonel "rI
US SUBSTANTIVE rank was merely thnt
% mn! pay major But he was new
promoted To the full rank of Ma ior-(ien.
fell" on the
|,ItEATl:ST FAME IN ASHANTEE,
"!StleE's enduring fame as "A conn
| inander I'm the field will rest chiaay on
the Ashantce expedition on III. -, "h
haiSn IN Egypt in 1852. ana on the Iess
regular but more rXcitin; and viva
although unhappily. Unsuccessful st,r~
Sne oi Two years later for the rescue of
me Mahdi at KhartounE There can
he nut one opinion as To- the s,iiIrui
strategy which he displayed i'm IN.
EGYPTIAN campaign when opposed nv
~ enemy ny no means contcmptihlr
HIS frst act on reaching Alnxnpdria
was TO put in practice the dnytcror.
ruse which was the cardinal fentI,ra or
tnc pian OF campaign. He fought and
won the final and decisive battle on the
day sud on the spot which NJ, hnd e,,.c,
liea before leaving England. Tho n'.rht
march across the dsseri To within at,.il,
ihS distance Of ArabrS rntrcnrh,nort
III the precise moment Offering thn
most favorable opportunity for thu. rs,
;;!uh "cliNered so vigorously. waa Il bril-
iiiiht trinmnh of tactical SKIN: orS 10
victory OF Tcl-cl-kehir wnrthIly ,:rucf,
!"r It's orga"izcd and cNrcutaut ~.
n'.ra%e which his Sovereign ,nadr no
"tiaA W h"%t"W. Two years later Oyy.
inT L" the vaci'lation and procrastinn-
non 81 the Government Of the tav Tho
'hSk en1ninch ON Lord Wrlsrlcv 10 ~
tempt The rescue Of The noble Gordon
was from the outset very much in TN,
nainrc Of fcrlorn hope How. aftpr
desperate fighting, il was finally necer
taineh that Gordon had persisted only
| lWo lays before Surc0r WAS uieh al
hHrd. all tn" world remembers rs
S,'ih' nnd "aOnrt attcu'pt had failed
almost by hairs breadth. hut throt,.-h
no defauit &c leader or Of rrcons
In Ell probability Lord WolsaIay l,s.
Sen III" lnst of his many battles rh,
precise nature Of IN" functions deyory
!rT unon the new Commauder-In-c hicr
~ TIC British ainy is sin sorawha,
unsettled. i'ut = wise public Will as
Snf"u!E enforce III" demand of the AMY
or concentration nf rcsrnus'b!'iiv ~
ms personality. subject to tho parji,
w"rta'v control "xur"=r,I IN The SUM
li"r authority fiji" Secretary Of state
ara io'alv supported by the high or,
."rN 81 III" licadGuarter staff and ,r,
Military Department as n whole Iii.
record mas been u u cord of almost nm
h'ofhn success He has been 50, to do
scarcely anything that he has not ar
coirniishc1 neatly, adroitly. thorough
~, ana without APPARENT strain. Ii scet;,.
u" nnfAfr deduction from that nast ,N
which he has in effect been uniformly
/ "qral. that Lord Wolselcy Is likely tn
| prov" equal 10 any future that may
come 10 him. stu in his mature prime,
hishiy trained and intellectual Lord
Wols"!"y may bc trusted 10 insrirc thc
British army with the zeal and tIn,.
J Oug hnpS:; Of its hanb