Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24
THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
Outline of the Movement Along the
Upper Nile.
Fran ia. New York :

From ia. New York sun.
The Anglo-Egyptian campaign against
the Mahdsts at Dongola organized IN
March last. About 2D.h1 troops. Felahe,1
Sudarese. were collected at Wady Halfa.
All the important officers. about eighty in
rambler, were British subjects g-ngaged in
Eeypt's military service.
Advancing scuthward under command Of
the Sirdar, Gen. Sir H. H. hi. chener. ;h-
army first mel the dcrvishes in large FORE
AT Fifket on june q, and inflicted a very
severe defeat Oh them.
The dervisies reiterated almost 20 Don
ccia. and the advancing army went on.
meeting no opposition until kosheh WAS
reached. EonSola is 80 miles by the river
from Wady Halfa, and al kosheh tn. adj
yancing army had covered dbolt tHc-
thirds Of the distance.
A this point the army went into camp
10 srenl the hottest months OF The year
ami 20 await the rise in the Nile in Sep
TENDER. which would make IL possible for
gLnboats 10 pass through the cataract ani
co-ope rate with the land force and also
TO send large part of the supplies south
by river transports, thus adding largely n
the means of transports ton, for which
1000 oamels had been purchased.
During this wait seven gunhoats were
built I'm England in great haste and TAX. Il
| TO Egypt, where, as soon as the water be-
came high enough, they were forwa rded 10
Kosheh. The railroad was also extended
from Wady Halfa to Kosheh.
The final advance which II was HOPED
would begin very early in September was
delayed until last week owing to the iarIy
rise In the Nile and a furious storm which
destroyed some Of the river grain trans
ports and disabled the railroad for about
a week.
The cholera epidemic ragged for white
| in the kosheh camp, killing about 1.onl
| of the troops. But i'm spite of all impede
ments the Sirdar managed all the affairs
! of the expedition with energy and wisdom,
IL every step he has taken has contrib
uted tc the SUCCESS of the Egyptian arms.
Stree 1885 Dongoia has been practically
| tie rCrthorn limit Of the Mahdist dc maj a..
| 1t is popular and very fertile Nile dis
| trict. Its capital, bearing the same name,
which has row been captured. is a we'll
| built town the left bank of the Nile
| with a population of about 10000 In Iimes
past Dongola has exported a great deal II
grain TO ether parts of the Sudan and
| Egypt. 1t is probable that the grain-ladeh
| boats captured from the dervishes were
| food supplies If they were compelled te
| retreat up the Nile. 1t is said that they
also lost fourteen grain-laden" boats I'm tho
recent great storm, and they may now bt
redr ced to serious straits for food.
1 Only small dervish reinforcements ha
| reached Dongoia from further south. hui
Mohammed Wad Bishara, one of the Khal.
ifas favorite Emirs, who was in command,
| has all along expressed confidence that he
4 would win and has boosted that he would
| die fighting.
| Pre- Tossing to believe that Allah wa.
| fighting on their behalf, the dervishes dis.
| played unwonted activity in their prep.
| arations to oppose the invaders. Not only
| did they REINFORCE their post at Kermeh
| above the third cataract, but they con.
| structed strong fort at Hafir, on the 90.
rosite bank Of the river.