THE MURDER OF COL STEWART.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1930, 18 November 1884, Page 3

THE MURDER OF COL STEWART.

Ditails have been received fiom Major Kitohenei of the minder of Col Stew.ut, (Jeneial Goi don's lk-lit-hand man m the Soudan, which appeals to liavo been canied out under cheu instances of the foulest tieacheiy, and to call foi such biumnary vengeance on the guilty paities a& was exacted m the case of Professor Palmer and Ins two colleagues. It appeal s that Colonel Stewait was on his way down the Nile , when the steamer on which he and his party wcic was st'-andcd, and while in that plight, tlnee natives came on hoaid and told Colonel Stcwait tli.it he was only a short distance fiom Mora woo, and could easily reach that village on foot, andtheie obtain assistance to get the steamer oft. They ofieied to guide linn, and, unsuspicious of tieachery, he landed, and, accompanied by two ot his men only, set out with them. No sooner had he passed lound the headland out of sight of the steamer, than a number of men sprang out from an ambush, and with the guides fell upon Colonel Stewait and his followers, and muideied them. They then attacked the steamer, which they captured, Killing all on board with the exception ol ioin men. The French and Austiian Consuls-General at Caiio ate very anxious regaidinj; the safety of M. Herbin and Heir Henzal, for in General Gordon's last despatch he stated that he would send them to Berber with Colonel Stewart. It is thought that if they were with Colonel Stewart during the shelling "f Berber they would ha\o lemained with him instead of returning to Khaitoum. It is unknown whether Mi Power, the Times correspondent, had letured to Khartoum, or was with the "-te.uner.

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