Egyptian Red Book

WILLIAMB L A C K W O O D

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EDINBUFjGH & L O N D O N .

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THE EGYPTIAN PUZZLE.

" Fine Egyptian cookery!'

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EGYPTIAN

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" Blow thee0 aandan

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[The entries in " The E ' t i a n Red Book " can be authenticated by referenre to t h O f i i a l Blue Books and Nansard's Parliamentary Debates.]

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"By their Egyptian policy the Liberal Government will stand or fall."-LORD SALISBURY.

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moment's delay in preparing an expedition diminishes Gordon's

I think that the Government will ultimately, but too late, send a

relieving force, not because Mr Gladstone wishes it, but because public indiglation will compel him, x o h s vokzs, to do so ; and, little as the Prime Minister may value Gordon,

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the Prime Minister cares a great deal for Mr Gladstone. The danger to Gordon is owing to the dawdling policy of the Government, which never carries out today what it can put off till to-morrow.

The more pressure is brought to bear upon Mr Gladstpne to compel

him at once to commence preparations for an .expedition, the better chance for Gard~&s life. Every &y wasted is one more naiI in the coffin of himself and garrison."

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'. L'hr j u d y ~ ~ ~ eup n tIII (:enera1 Cfordou's position does not rest upon a single despatch, but it rests u p n a ~ E K I E YOF DESPATCHES."-W. E.G., 2271d April 1884. Sept. 1882.-Yr Gladstoue's Government invade Egypt at a cost to British Tax-payers of $7,000,000, and 500 English livee and 4000 Egyptia~i. The Mahdi rampant in the Soudan. The G. 0.M. all at sea on board the Qrantdy Caatie. [" They have meddled in Egypt just enough to muddle, and not elrough to cure.'l Aug. t883.-Geueral Hicks is oraered to 6 ht the Mahdi with soldiers dragged to battle in chains, '' loitAo@ trampod, money, clothifby,food, 0,. cut,teis." [#o aid is sent, as Mr G. is prepanng a new edition of " Lessons in Maanacre."] -d Nov.-Hicks' whole army destroyed. 13,000 massacred. [The Do-Nothing Government slumber on, as their Chief has a cold in his head.] T H E GARRISONS ABANDONED. 16th Nor.--Sir E. Baring, the Gwernment Representative in Egypt, to Lord Granville.--"Fears are entertained for the garrisons of Tokar and Sinkat." [Nothing done, an the Premier had a letter to write to the Derby Working Men's Gladstone Presentation Committee.] a d Dec.-Another massacrs at Tamanieb. 1000 E ptians killed within 20 milea gf Britislr t r o o p and mr-acsab. [The Qrand Old Mummies look on smiling andyo nothing, an they are unveiling a statue of the G. 0. M. in t l e I 'its Liberal Club.] 8th Dee.-The commander at Tokar writea :--*&Thed t a n c e that I be ed for, you 'hve not afforded me. I have received nothi but m p t g c r n p l i m . We have done our w o r f like brave men, but T H ~ Ela ao onr TO WULVPPORT US. %ere is no use your writin oomplimentary lettern to us if at the end we ard to fall into the h d r d the enemy." [Nothing was done, as h8 G. wan presenting a chestnut tree to the Corporation of Brighton.] troqf~. 5th F e k ---Massacre near Tokar. 90 officers, 2250 men nlanghtered within a day's march O f Briti~I~ $)thFeb.-The commander at Sinkat telegraphs :-"We are DYING OF BTAEVATION, and our condition is DEWE~ATE. The men are ckwilafl the leaw oj tree8 to allay their cravings." Nothing was done, M bfr Gladstone wrr presenting a bnst of himaelf to the town of Kirkwall.] rlth F&.-Maaascre at Sinkat. The brave Teafik and 1000 men, women, and children are butchered within % rnikr Of the B& a;rrieoR. ["We have been involved in mme amount, at lerst, of moral complicity with the Wt md b l a c L oatragen upon record."-n'. Y.a. on the Bulga7ian Hosror8.1 Buing to Graaville, a8tb Feb. Gtrnrille to M g , Ped Feb. "We have Wen the respoRsiWty of " I b e k, reqaeat you to k n i s h further informat q u i U t y in Egypt ;and fhir tsrlr is imponitioa r to whether the ~ A K ~ A RCONDITIQRS Y of Upper sIposine our Qoopto WEATEPEB BIBICOTEE m , , w & .Uoa of r lEaropeua forts being rtrtioned tlxam. mwmcsa I N V O J I ~ . " tt~.&w) omnot invade m euemy'~country w i h t a

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of El Teb. British and Arab losses, 2550. [N.B.-Mr Gladstone's Mission in the Soudan wa8 entirely "PACIFIC,"so that a general "scuttle" order was given, after this purposeless elaughter.]

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T H E SOUDAN ABANDONMENT.

+I Jan. .%-The G. 0 . M. decides to abandon the Soudan, and insists upon the resignation of a l l Egyptian Time and Officials who differ from him. Cherif Pasha and his Government therefore retire-Cherif saying, posterity will judge between me and Mr Gladstone.'' The Mahdi takes heart from the abandonment policy, and the ins-~rrection naturally increases. [ ' I All men worship the rising GENERAL GORDON, 7th Jan. 1884.1

GENERAL GORDON T O T H E RESCUE. 11th Jan.-General Gordon is refused permission by the G. 0.M. to suppreas the slave trade on the Congo unless he resigns his commission in the British Army. [N.B.-Mr Gladstone's father waa a slave,owner, but did not resign his commission (£68,454) on the slaves.] 16th Jan.-The Grand Old Weathercock is shamed into changing his mind and allowing Gordon to retain his commiasion. 17th Jan.-Wind again changes. The G. 0. M. recalls Gordon and sends him, against his wish, and that of the E-vptian authorities, to Khartoum, TO SAVE THE GLADSTONE GOVERNMENT. a d Jan.-Sir Charles Dilke says at Chelsea :--"We were informed that General Gordon, althozlgh he had no wi8h to yo to Egypt, would go if he were ORDERED." [And he war ordered.] 18th Jan.-General Gordon leaves Charing Cross at 8 P.M. "Lord Wolseley earried the General's portmanteau, Lord Grailville took his ticket for him, and the Duke of Cambridge held open the carriage door."-Pall Mall Gawttr, 19th Jan. [N.B.-Mr Chamberlain w a unable to be present as he was privately engaged on "pacific negotiations " with Mr Larry Mack, of Birmingham.]

T H E GOVERNMENT POLICY. (?) 1st Feb.-Gordon says :-'11t''i~ oasible I may go to the Mahdi." Gth Feb., BARINGto Gomox :-"I hope you will on no account visit the ~ a h l i . " 6th Feb., GRANVILLE to BARING:-" Your message to Gen. Gordon is ap roved " Coomrr~m~tary:12th May 1884, the Gi 0. M. says : We did not negative General Gordon's visit to the Kahdi:" [At the very outset, Gen. Gordon's "pacific miaaion" is obstmcted by the G. 0. M. & Co. Refueed permissiou to try PEACE ; afterwards refused pell~lissiouto try WAR.] 5th Feb.-In reply to a question with regard to assistance to General Gordon, the G. 0. M. at once declares his Egyptian Policy and says :-"He; Majesty's Government do not find themelves called upon TO ADOPT ANY MEAsuaES OF ANY KIND." [And they didn't.] 13th Feb.-W. E. G. says :-"It ia no maggerath, in speakihg of General Gordon, to say that he is a HERO. It is no ~ g y c m a i i o nto say that he is a CHRISTIAN." [MOBAL:It is no exaggeration to say that the G. 0.M. is the original of PECKSNIFF.] 8th Feb.--General Gordon crasees the deaert to Khartoum, on the Gladstouian " pacific mission," to convey, witlwut "military operations," 20,000 troops and 30,000 eiviliana through the heart of a sbvaov IKSIIKKECTIOH. [" Yeace, Retrenchment, and Reform "-especially RETEENC~~~ENT.]

.'The Oraclea are dumb."

18th Feb.-Gordon aeks for the assietsnce of Zebehr Paaha, and is anewered28th Feb.--Baring zznd Feb.-Granville t o Baring.

to Granville. "Any attempt to settle Egyptian Questions by the li h t of ENGLISH P ~ C I COPINION is sure to be productive o f harm, and i t would be preferable to follow the advice of responsible authorities on the spot." [The Cabi~et,however, referred the appointment to a committee composed of Caucus Joe snd Larry Mack, Esq.,who negatived the appointment.]

"The PUBLIC OPINION of thie country (i.e., the Bmmtnngenz Caucun,Sir Wilfrid Lazquo~,and the Peaae Society) will not tolerate the appointment."

NO HELP FOR GORDON. q t h Feb. [received by Granville on 11th March.]-General Gordon tells the tribes of the Soudan by Pmlamation . " The troo of the British Government are mu, on their wa ,and. in a few day* will be at Khartoq.? [3rd April ~ o $ ~ a r t i n ~ t oena y ~:-We have no knowledge that &don even desires that troop should be s b ~ t . ~ q 1st March.-Gardon to Baring.-" I feel conviction I shall he cauyht in Khart.oum." [received by Granville on 4th March.]--" I am sure the revolt will collapse if I and March.-Gordon to (.oeay that I h v e at my M* he 0.0. M, rp :-llb a matter of mm, ro regscest from General Gordon. for the nending of Brit~abtroop to Khertonm das ever been receiv@.'] (+'The . right hon. gentleman ie indebted to hie imagination for his facts."-SHE~I~AN.) a d March.-Gordon b Baring.-" M ~ d i f f i c u ~ a rfrom i ~ s hsa;ineas of the future (i.e., thc itadceiaiota and vaciUation o nOt de y. [But the Do-Nothing Government must keep up their reputaq - t h e UH'eathercock Bmmment). * ban, as~ddo delay for seven months.] 8th Mar&.-Gsirlon to Boring.- " If you do not r d d Zebehr, you have no chance of etting the garriaom away. times the dialrdr?e W."p u t the Gladstone Government had decide8 on 5th Feb. " not to adopt Zelthr is M~JIaleasurea of any kind "-w, the garrisons are m M . 1 PEACE and W A R xQth f e e . -Zebehr Pasha. says :-" The policy of workin with an A m y at Suakim, while Gordon in DrPLomTxa&~y w t m at ~ Khartoum. 18 a XSTAIW Gordon is in t f e y . t u t je0ff.d~-yet, if yon act Q ~ O K L I - , l w i l l bsnr nml~lewith my own life for bringing him +ly back to C a w . [Zebehr was a Comtive-anand. lsd. put definition of the h-ernment want of policy in a nut9hell"-eo nothing wan dona1 asst March. Khartoual totally iuvestsd. Zlst-!?&.-The Mshdi's forces attaok IlChartcwm. [Zbd Apfil,.GkmwiUe epys :-"It in well known that the Arab en~m~f+orn ang attmrnptu at aW&ng a-f knmr"], s& I&rd~. -g to G d U e - 6 1 T h a q w h sow in how t u p @ e u e r Oadon a l A-WAY . ZM Kq&ma~.'' @I. answur to this telagram'waa unusuafly prom t. %th MBln -Graurille to Bpnng--"Her M w ' r Glovam-, lnwt deaire.to leave. fail d i e c h o n to #BIlsr$Gordoe to IN KXABTOIJBL 7 *!b M.rch.-Skrlng t o Cnurae. lathmmll.--OnmilletsBMirg. "The militacy epthoritiea haw regard kbe eQditiosa I think that an trffod sboitld be made to help Uordom troaP Ltndh. Gen. Stephewam a d Sir 12. Wood are of m ~~" i tsiniea thaf the exuedfion i .m&/e.''

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"They shall have ware and pay f lr their preeumption."

THE IWlJTARY AUTHORITIES.

8th Aug.-Lord Hathgkon sags :25th March.-Baring to G r a d e . "General Gordon, so far as the Government h o w , 'I Qordon ewhht1y expectiing M p from X&m, and has NEVER ADDBEWED ANY REQUEBT to them for the &stance ordered messengers to be sent dong the road from Berber of a British force." to ascertain whether any English force was advancing." z6t.h March.-Tamanieb burnt. English commander telegraphs, "The campaign ia at an end." [Which end?] 27th Mar&.-Gordon write. :-'cIf Her Majeety's Government do p l o t mt promptly, Graham's victory [at Il'amaq will for naught. " [No heed was paid to this warnin and Granville telegraphs to Gen. Graham, " The Government C v e no intention of a e n d i i Bntiah troop to &&r. P r e p t i o n s should be made for immediate embarkation of force." So they scuttled rom Suakim, ieaving the g.msons entreating aaaiatance. Apparent victory for the Britiah+l victory for the Mahdi.] M March.-Lmd Granville announcas the 5naI ~ N ~ ~ N M Eof XGen. T Gordon, and aaya :-"General Qordon'a awman- fail to convince Her Majeafy'a Government." [Not even a Birmingham affidavit would have conhoed them of General Qordon'i danger-= at thia time they were bue-y jerrymandering with the Franchise Bill.] 28th MPrch.-G~ville to Baring.-"The madition of affairs doen not appear to d lfor mesmres attended by 80 mnch rkk, and enpoMibly a great low of life, and O ~ T A I N L Ylarge expediture." peace, Retrenchment, and ---especia&y mTBwmram. h r h n aerm E. s. n.1 zBth M ~ ~ v i toU Baring.-" e Her Jdajea a Government have motioned the d tah of TWO British Officera b hrber." [At 1% Id. p l e a d perdiem. Granville at the name time f o r w x a rond-hand Engliah b g be mvedj u 4 c i d y a* intervple, and a band to play "Rule Britannia"-when there are no drabs in the ~mmedi&te vlc~mty .]

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MORE APPEALS FOR HELP.

M d .-Soudm Merchmta to

On the ~PP.MCANCE dam of English ttoops depend opr livea, our fuiliea, u d our goodn. .May a t that u* 8ppeamnce ma not ba delayed We .wait h atrid of h d p in q o n j to WB the Britiah h g coveehg nowith I& power.*' f h e &t*h &g, &maged in ear Qnin80, under Eepsir.1 jpth Mueh.-Gordon tm BPring.--" I dare not go oat for fear of the t o m . Had you &BcBcRr ?ww d V & c t d d h beex Us #a& ~ u . " 112th May, Sir M. Hiclrs-Beach ssya :-"The principal danger ,which b t n &ned Gordon h not hanine, nor even the a t h k ~ the f himgents o w e , but ~ f i ;rawAmy a d r i n the tosorc.'q Mo~lt.-aata Feb. le,W. U. ~;$-"EllrPtoqm -ed. What connection hu lmhy.1 with $he q ~ o f s ~ e f ~ t i o Int c d?e u k i i E s s c h ~ d & a n . is askad in the Eoum of C4mmm :-" L i t trne &en t b t Ge~erP1Gordon ir to be left to Nooaarnraoae~~,and~~done. frd A@-W. E. G. -. s 3rd 'Yurh.-Gonl~nto ' B d ~ g . " B d We0 i under no onierlad d m ne aon-

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W. E. Gladstone, House of Commons, 21st April 1884. 4 a A@ 1884. I' The pnsition of General Gordon is, m far an we h o w , " Ever+xi muat he aware that the poeitimr of General -on maat eriliro~at K--." a po&m of secuzity." $h ApriL-The Marquis of Hartington ao~s,;-<( It appear8 to the Government that Q m e d Gordon han aomewhat ovwr&d the d a n p f r q the Mah 1. [4thApril, General Gordon writes :-"No human power can deliver ua now. We are. surrounded, and d e a a (Tad asusas the a a v x + a b t r i h to disperrre, no -1irh troops will do weuntil they have reached Khsrtonm, and masanered the 1 b~tants. W W the& wa& sa pludur. "1 April).-" The number of rebela snrromding Khartoum is increasing. [email protected] to Granville (received Tbere is great alarm af Berber." [But luJ in D d n g Street.] W &&--The Houae rises, and the G: 0. M. be.' c L under no constraint to remain " in London, " finds himself able " to go d relieve his son at Eawarden ~srish%-h.

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Ayi1.-W. E. G. is asked whether the garrison of Berber may meet the fate of the garrison at Sinkat. and replies, We have no reason ta believe there is any risk at Berber of any such thing." [The Ministry have no "intelligence - "-and never had.1 ~

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was surprised nioe daysago, and every one massacred. Governor, and all his family, and all soldiers, and many merchants killed. The Paaha'a family are killed, and men, worn, and children maemred in the streeta." 3500 lites lost. 112th May4-The 43.0. M. mi&:-" We declined to send troops to Berber and other places. Tlwe w m no one to cdPPquer at x%?~bw."-But plenty to slaughter.] "Five milfiolts of Bulgarians, hardly venturing to look upwards even to their Father 111 Heaven, have extended their hsndr to you ; they have sent you their petition ; they have prayed for your help and protection." -w. E.O. on BuZg(~~~nn Atrocarocaties, 7th May 1877.

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KHARTOUM ABANDONED. tttb Agiil.-Bfr

Power, brother of the English Consul a t Khartoum, says in The Thee:-"It should be clearly understood by all, thsi those in Khartoum have been abandoned by the pwmt Cfoaec.9lment, and further, the Government, m no devot~ngtheae three brave men to death, have done so KNOWMOLY, WILLINQLY, and HB~RIZBSSLY." --Wen to Pkring.-"I,a~n~~ LEAVE TOU [i.e. the a. 0.dl. & Co.1 TEZ I N D ~ X B L EDISQIULOE om ABANWNIkQ THI OAI~R~~OAEI, WrrB TEE CERTAIWTP TEATYOV WILL EWNTUALLY BE m m TO snsn UP THE M A ~UNDER I QBEAT DfmcuLTnw, XS YOU WOULD BETAIN PEACE IN &YPT." [March1886.-The GladstoneOovernment. having e b d 4 the garrirna, proceed to smssh up the Mahdi at a coat of thousands of lives and millions of money.]

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~ 2 n dApril, W. E. G. says :10th March, Lord Hartington says :-" I t may be the o inwn that General Gordon is in "We are anxious that General Gordon should return inninent hager. fn au view that is an mtirdy from the dangerous and critical p e i t h n which, of course, we are aware he occupiea as long as he is in Khartoum." err0l~on8 opPnion." aand April, Lord Grmvilie says :~ 1 s tApril, W.E.G. says :*' The Government h r no fear NOW of the p m n d I < mere are bodiea of hostile troop in the neighbourhood aafety of General Gordon." of Khartoum, formi9ag more or lese of a c h i n around a." I 16th April, P a v e r to Bating :4th April, W. E. G. says :" We are qdite blocked on the north, eaat, and west. " '
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THE TOO-LATE EXPEDITION. Mq.-The GI. 0. M. & (lo. me h i a d into ordering the military authorities in Criro to prepare for the ~ I A T dwpbh of 8 rdief ~OTOEC gbutaam, to in m x (La Ootober). rjth Dby.--* & CharohiO m~,a :-"The Prime Ministar thinks that the British la w i l l wait till Ocaobsr. Deer he blunb tib& thqlld will wait till thth ?!"e M.hdi do- nol wait =] tltL Yq.-"Th (t. 0. H. --"We we d s b d n e d aoOQp b thia country in d o t with a f r ~ & a d ~ n & i 8 S . R e 0 . 0 . M . ~ c f i I n d V i 0 ~ t . ~ ~ m u bt e p dm&mg #orthantreedocn.".

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a y d June.-A Conference on Egyptian Affairs is summoned, meets, and-[2nd Aug.--collapses. March 1886, &gland ultimately surrenders to Fm~ce.1 apd Junc-;;W E G. aa s :-"We have agreed with France that our occupation of Egypt shall terminate on 1st June 1888. iIf I f r d &olneley's pic-nic party hse reached Khartoum by that date.] zqth June.-Marquis of H a r t i w n states :-"No decieion kas &macome to with respect to an expedition to Khartoum." P o deoision v m come to till March 1886, when the God. was morally defeated in the Houaebf Commons.] Lord know-nothin Fitmnanrice ststas :-" Nothing haa been heard from General Gordon since the 10th of [On account oh t!e noise u d by the Franchise Demonstrations.] .-Messrge from Gordon :-"Tell the messen ers where tlrc reinforcem e , Mcd &hat is their nuder." ' f k ~ s w x u:-N& qfuddieru, lS7.632. Place, &tgland-until m e t h i n g turn8 up.] arst July.-Lord H n sapa :-Lord HPrtington says :16~edi&was~venaso=ePmcipolwlylona 6cGenle%i!E$~ndoeanotap tohaveluo~un. for not sending THE TROOPS ASKED FOR BY GENEREQUEST for Britieh troop to E s m t to Kharto GORDON." [And yet the Government had peraiatently General Gordon never suggested the employment"tsP denied that Gordon had ever asked for troop.] Britieh troop for the relief of Khartoum." I) lznd Jfiy.-Egerton to Granville.-"S10,OOO might be offered for bringing General Gordon out of Khartoum." p u t lt wasn't.] July.--Gotdon tq, =.-"petreat is impoaaible. I m m m e n d , as a mute fur troop, Wady Halfa, but FIUB FT III TOO LATE. lt m8.1 31& July.--Gordon to Boring.-"You a& me to atate csnae and intention of stayin a t Khartoum. I rtsy s t Kharb u m beecrwa A& have shut us up and toil2 not ld w out." [23rd Peb. 1886, I$ E. .G. aaye :-"We believe that i t was in the power of General Gordon to have REMOVED himaelf."] 31& July,-Conad Power writen :-"For the laat five months tlrc siege liae becn very close." [llth July, Lord Hartington 8aid :-IL The intelligenae doea not point to the fact that G e n d Gordon hpr berm cloaely besieged. On the cmhwy, it r & h r points in tlra qppo8itc direction,"] @ July.-Gordon to Baring.-" If we get out, it is in -er topyer." @I An .-The Mini begha to make up its mind (if i t hao any); and aab for a Vote of Credit for " prepamtiona." d yd i t Z car got.] I# -.-The 0.0. M.ssys in the Queen's 8 eah :-"I m t i n n e to ful6l with fideli the d k whiob grow out of the presenoe of my troop in the v S y d the N&. [ Q ~ i t c-re Gladatmi?

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HOW T H E NILE R O U T E W A S SELECTED. on to G t n d Stephurson at Cairo.-"I am advised [? I;ord W o k k y ] tbat the tramport of a o m an -8, such as were employed by Lord Wokdey (!) in the Bed R k hbpedilion, would not present any impersble di5culties." 11th Aug.-Stephemon to H a r t h g t o ~ ~ - "Small boats proposed not suitable." :leh Aug.-Har;Sington to Stephema.-" Ecpienced o@m here ( i e , Lord W o k k y ) confident of prrotioability of boat p h . Notwithstanding the adrnrue opiof Captain Molymnx, Commander Hammill, and Admid Sir John Hay, who d ated,to examine the 01bmta of the Nile, Lord Euthgbn +m= to hir omCchat. ~ ~ t r u ~ w ~ w. . nld teb e yr w .f e ~ e d ~ e b a t c h m a , o l b e i n e " t o o l . t e .

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~ 1 sAug.-Stephenson t to Hzrtington.-" Small boahosts impracticable. Naval opinion here ia in this sense. I am sfill i17favo~irof rYt~akint-Bwber roule." [In 1874 Gordon !eft Snakim on 23rd Feb. at 10 A.M., and reached Khartoum on 13th March at 6 A.M.] zand Aug.-Hartington to Ste henson.-" I am still of opinion that smali boat expedition in practicable." [Opinion H d W a boats :-L' The boats were too frail, while the keels were obatmctive to of Canadian boatmen on navigation on the ahallow pact of nver. The men actnally tore the s t e m ont of them, and ten of the voyagCUr8 were drowned. "1

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26th Aug.--General Stephenson is shunted in favour of Lord Wolaeley, although, aa the 0.0. M. said on 23rd Feb. 1885, 'L For some month0 the b a h c e of evidence appeared to be in favour of Suakim-Berber rode." Bat the Pendulum Govement swing on, end the Woheley "real water ''theatrical scene is enacted.

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a d Aug.-General Wood to Egerton.--" Men who swam out of M u m say that that place is in great a h , being long inweated." [2lst April, W. E. G. aaid that the enemy were near M u m , L' forming more or lese of a chain around it. I draw a distinction between that and the town being mwozcnded."] [More Uladetollcdc.] MORAL.-"My right hon. s e n d (i.e., W. E. U.), as we all know, is the eateat maater that E. FORBTER, 2 7 g Feb. 1886. ever existed of distinctions and differen-"-W. .-"En lish tmop mmt be aent to the Sondan. If the rebela kill the peo la, y.0~will 23rd Aug. -Gordon to he reapnaible for%ves." ru done, aa W. Y.G. waa engaged in editing" for pu%fioataon the -ban despatchw, and Lord Granville waa malting fnrther conceaeiona to Germmy.] yth Aug.-Uordon wri? :-Ic We are vmy crow with yon all. The Fdls of our country hos not been very noble in Egypt or Sondan. [Or in.the Tmmwal, New Gumes, Angm Ppiqnena, or elsewhere.] to GM.itic--'' Q w a hqf time aa to General Gordon's relief appeam ueriow." [More delay, os 31st Aug.-E the G. in a fog on the top of Ben Macdhui.] jrst -4ordqn t? Baring.-" b i t right thot I Bhould have been seat to Rhartonm, and no attantion ptid to m o o m m u x u m ~were cut ?"-(Egypt, 3b.$5, p 98.)

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Ang.-dt bsa, the WoMey pic-nic party leaves Englad to tmpe.rmle Genaral Stephenson (whomppmW the &&h-Berber mute), and u timed to r w h Khartoum too wak defeated with heavy lw. Om of our t&mmwa k r of recurif ,"amording to W. E. Q.-who wos not on declr.]

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S q L , Gordoq &tes:your wrioas H a many tima hwe we+dttead x h g for re.-infonwmenta, &a&mto~&mdrat N o ~ ~ s t d l h u c o m e t o ~ ~ p ~ ~ t h ~ b a e n dddad inthe nut+, a& the'hmrh a "

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"Stand not upon the order of your going, Hacbeth. But go at once."

THE NILE PICNIC.

17th Sept.-Lord Ha+ngton, abwing Her Majeat 's Englieh, w n h :-" In a r r i v i x at this deaimon, Her Ma'enw's Government desue to rem~ndyou that no Xeaiaion has been arrived at.'-( gypt, No. 1,p. 97.) [dainfpl grammatical result of the Government's firat arrival a t a decision.] 18th Sept-Massacre of Colonel Stewart, Consul Power, and French Consul Herbin near Merawi. "The bodies were thrown into the river." [Sth Sept., Gordon to Baring :-"I have sent Colonel Stewart bemuse you have been DOING ANY GOOD."] silent all this while, and FIAVE NEOLECTED US, and lost time w r r ~ o m 17th Sept.-Harthgton to Wolse1ey.-" Yon are fully aware of the vie- of Her Majesty's Government." ( mieh k num than they are thewdvee). 18th Sept-Two telegrams from General Gordon c o m p l a i o ~ slaskness f of W e f Expedition, and saying that the number of rebels wan increasing. [Brd Feb. 1885. W. 0. aaid :-"We hsd no proof that General Gordon was DANGEE WITHIN THE WALL8 OB KHA~TOWM."] 18th Sept-Gerdon to Baring.-"I asked that I might be helped with dnforaements. Hitherto they have not come. Having so oftan promised the people that ksaistance would come, we am nno as liars in their eyed. I am at Khartoum aa a hostage, and it may cost me my life." [27th Feb. 1885, W. E. Forster ea s :-"The Prime Minister evidently believes that the delay in the %endingof the expedition did not cause Godon'a death. He ahmat m a t 80 far aa to q p o a e that the Aslay p*ol.onged his We."] loth Sept.-Baring to Granville.-'L Gordonnhas @van Stewart erdera to burn Berber. I have informed Stew& that he shonld mt allow Berber to be burnt. [Smce it may become useful to the Mahdi, as i t did.] &I O&-Baring to Grslroille.-Enelosing deapatah from General Gordon, who writes :-" We mast 6ght it out with OW own mazw. If blewed by God we shall maae8d. If not His will, so be it.'' [lst Sept., W. E. G. 68~s:The blia out of " We have not known ar muah as we could have deaited to know of all Egypth daira had been aKq/cdy " doetored ''$be irsarc.) doom naturallJ [very !I have known still leaa '*dcaruae the

MORE "EXPEDITION."

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&b oCt.-brd W o F e y rmves.at ?'ady E8lfa-d delaya for fotlr da a waiting for a freah mp ly of Ol.dstone jam, m e , p i a ~ e a ,upkm -, +thpi+ d y matah?, d ~ n tmp e ( e m +&), and angling twkl4 "to aapture floundern in the Nile, where the only fiah is the crooodile.' 13th Oc+-Annonnwment that th!,Madhi, having heard that General C+rdon was nanning short of provkiom, uar rninsdtodwccoutthe~ 19th W - T h e Madhi advmoing rapidly om Kbarbum-brd Wolseley net advacoing rapidly on Khartoum. 24th W - W to H & i u g k ~ - - ~ 'Bubr d at Wady Ealfa for another fortnight to p d on applies, .ad. g c p l d y ~ gh, keq i* W I roUfng.* II.b.Birsphu~.] The ''e q d t i o n " goes up the Wile--a, das Bd. an the Income Taz. 5th N~r.-Roop embark on the boa& 13th Nw.-Lord Wobeley rmmhsll B.oL,00 W d y Erdfa-60 h..ba.hir a d 9 . n ~on~ Khartoum.

"Onroal~gsnenrl,he~~th~dmsn, ~ledthem~tbe~~rpdledthsrmd~~~agt&~

"I cannot get him out o' the Howe!'

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- "NEITHEFt &EBCUE NOR BETIRE*

16th Dee-Lord Wolse1ey at Korti-where be rteys, bnd offem a prize to the Grst regiment that ieffihea Debbeh, for an Pdvanes wry w d y oompZeted The troape .will *hortly move forward to ssie Mr

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HOW T H E DESPATCHES W E R E "EDITED."

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31at Dee.-Wolseley telegra ha Barin (re~ivedby Granville. Iat Jan.):--"The measeager to General Gordon haa juat retarned here. &e bmga on$ a pmce of paper the eize of a pohge- tamp, IIJ~ which io written :-' Kbartoum all ' ht. C. G. Gordon Dec. 14, 1888;"' ~ o ~ n ~ t imideat9 on, intended b h n l afa Us enemy in the event of th meyengeri capture, ru p t ~Jiahed, but the following, ~ ~ r t w d d f bf rd d q and the Pt&c, waa auppresaed by Granv~lle:-I "& d U& told the nzes er to giw ms thfohuing 9neanuge :-' We are besieged on three sides. Fighting goea on night and day.%emy sre numerous. Our troops are d e d g f m lack of p~wviaione. Food we ~f sfill have is little. &an.? grain cvnd biacffit. We wu& yw to unm q%i&y. Do tbh without .!&hag rn-8

ep*cod &ad.' P [N. .-Germ& Gordon's Disriee are edited in an equany aatistsctory manner by Messra Gladstone & Co.] 11U1 J.a188$-Wokeley to Hortitlgtoa-''I rewhed Korti on 16th Dec. . . . A amall column would robsMy be "

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able to fipht i b wsy d o K h m r b u ~ Paihl it might flght it. way o u t ~ i n but , it could not a-7 Qsneral Gordon and his gsmkm." [But it mi& nOOC p e w & d trsaehery, a mved G h e d Brndrn'8 *I Jaa-Battle of Abu Klea 188 British killed and wounded, including Cdonel Burnab and Lord St V i t . 19th Jaa-Bsttle of MeOarmneh. 124 Britiab killed cmd wounded, including General Stewart, Mr Cameron, Imd Mr 3erbert.

FALL OF KHARTOUM.

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fT~1.cI 2nd Sorrow sit."

C?urqc Zliot's Lettwa.

"1 had thought I had had men of Bome understanding And wisdom, of my Council ; but I find nonan

T H E G L A D S T O N E A L M A N A C K , 1885. FIFTY-FOURTH " Mr Gladstone has too much coufidenco in the good sense and fairness of the public to Imagine they will be misled by the gmss miarepreaentatlons whch the Almanack contms, and the glaring vulgarltles which charactenae it."-Letter from Mr Gludadatow's Secretary.

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'LStupid cartoons and turgid attempts at fun "- T h Fife Herald (Radical).

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the pohtlcal controversies of the day."- ~~1~~ B,,[(.

taken much labour to produce."-Bloba.

" A little work which 1s full of fact, and overflows with fun."- The Sh&ld Telegraph. " We have not been able to dimover any wit pr humour m the letterpress."-The E&n Courant (Liberal). " Tltc Gladstorn Alma-k is clever, and the illnstrations are sdmirab1e."-Tlu Whitehall Review. "Publiahedwith the design of caricsthng and villifying (sic) the revered leader of the Liberal party. . Vulgar and e~sggenbted."--The Ureenock TelegrapJ~" (Radical). "Redolent of thought and genius," -gt &tc3,h,d8

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R&. "More or lean vulgar."-The E c b (Radical). " Ae a work of art, deserving of high priae."-Cork Cdtutiod.

"There is hardly a l i e m the book that would not ' *, furnish a text, for an article. The Gladstone A l m ~ iks ' a book to buy, to read, and to keep."-The Yorkahire Post. ' I S~xpenny worth of the class of material which seems k-1 to make glad the heerte of those who d~slikethe Premia, 1, ! and delight in seeing hun misrepresented"-TIce Dud-line Saturday Prens (Radical).

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"A clever and laughable party skit."--The fie-%. "OB~N S c m ~ ~ nUDc L I T X R ~ A~SOCIATION.-A Y memorial, signed by a number of members, wss wad, requesting the removal of The Ukcdatonc Alma&, which wan p h d on the tsble of the d i n g - r o o m by a member of the Bssooiation. On the vote h h g *en, the ssid O h% publication wan ordered to be beoved."-Th (Radical). 6~ A hit+ palpble hit I Display8 undoubted hamour on every p.ge."-soeicty.

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