The Fall of Khartoum
The telegrams received yesterday of the fall of Khartoum and the uncertain fate of General Gordon and his followers, would fill the breasts of everyone, who has followed tho footsteps of the forces sent to his relief with sorrow and dismay. The effect of the news in England will be most disastrous to the Gladstone Government, aud if Parliament were in session, would lead to their nevitablo downfall. The strained relationship between the Government and Lord Wolseley has been no secret for some time. The supplies of men, commisariat stores, and war material of every kind, have been sent forward in such small proportions to tho number and quantities applied for as absolutely necessary, that Lord Wolksley has found his operations considerably delayed thereby. The two precious days which havo been lost, have enabled the miserable inhabitants of Khartoum to bring to a head a scheme of treachery which has delivered that city and the bravo General Gokdon into the hands of his enemies.
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 100, 7 February 1885, Page 2
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