The Portland daily press., 1898-09-08

cre-Believed That $50 Were Slaughter
ed-Commander of British Ship
Threatens to lombard the Town Again
-Reinforcements Are Expected From
| Canaan.
| London, September 8.-The corre-
spondent of the Times at Gambia tele-
graphing Wednesday fully confirms the
earlier reports of most serious trouble
there. He says:
| Lieut.. Haldane Ewas killed land Lieut..
Seagrave wounded The soldiers pluokily
carried Lieut.. Haldane's body to the boat
under storm of bullets.
| The telegraph office was repeatedly set
on fire and the father of the superintend-
ent was killed. The wire is still work.
| ing.
The worst is feared for the majority of
Christians. 1t is reported that only $50
have been saved out of over 1000.
| The situation was extremely difficult
The Turkish troops refused to aid the
British, who being exceedingly few In
the town were soon ovsrpowered. The
40 wounded were attended to by the wa r
ships.
| The necessity for large garrison in
Gambia has been repeatedly pointed out,
and the blame lies in the quarter respon-
sible for leaving against orders hand
full of men to represent our occupation
and enforce our authority.
The Mohammedans are pillaging
Gambia. Edhem Pasha, the governor, de-
clares that the mob is uncomfortable but
the general opinion is against him.
Reinforcements are expected from
Canea and the Christian insurgents are
massing around the Gordon. AS this de-
spatch goes reinforcements are arriving
/! in the Italian flagship francesca Nor
sinsio.
The Times correspondent telegraphing
later says:
| Refugees are now coming on board the
Camperdown, many Of them wounded.
They tell tale of great massacre
CHRIS TIANS THREATEN REVENGE
They are Assembling in Thousands: Outside
| the Gordon.
London, September 7.-The correspond.
ent of the Standard is ON board the
Camperdown. He says:
Edhem Pasha, the governor has just
arrived (late Wednesday afternoon) on
board the Camperdown. Capt. Hughes
Ballet told him plainly in strong terms
that as governor. he would be held re-
sponsible in the event of any further dis.
turbance.
Edhem Pasha said he was powerless to
control the moo but his sincerity seems
very doubtful, seeing that he had over
| 1000 Turkish troops under his orders.
A message just signalled from the town
reports that the guard of eight British
soldiers, who. with ABOUT 30 Christians
took refuge in the Greek cathedral is
quite safe under the protection OF the
Turkish troops
Yesterday the chiefs of the Christian
community offered TO Col. Reid their as
sistanoe but he declined to accept 1T. Inc
sea Is rough and landing is dim cnlt. IN
deed 1t is impossible to get through the
harbor. which is held by mob: Marines;
however, are being landed IN smali
parties and are fastening to reinforce Une
|
Outside the Gordon the Christians are
assembling in Thousands. They threaten
to rush into the town and ayenge the 1ate
of their co-religionists.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN STREhio'
London, Septem ber S.-The Aonehs in
correspondent of the Daily News tele-
graphing Wednesday says:
Reports have been received OF M netoe
fighting in the streets of Cand1a tooay
and a brisk bonn bardment by the CaInper-
down. Nearly 100 British soldiers are
among those already killed or Woouhaea.
BOMBARDMENT RENEWED.
Athens, September Tt is reported
that tho bombardment was rsnewed at
Gambia today and that the port has Dsen
seriously damaged. The foreign warsnlps
have landed sailors to rein1oroe Uhe
British garrison and pumps nave oeen
landed to assist in quenehinS the nresi a1, :.
According to a telegram from CaIuii MA :,
is estimated that % British were AiAeu
and As wounded yesterday. - +.1o,
Several Christian families navo oaAen a,il
refuge in the warships. .Many corpseS aie
lying in the streets of Gambia; In Tha The
case a whole family were killed. killed. Ahe
Italian consulate is reported puin'"