The garrison gathered in a place called Al-Laburiya. The Dervishes attacked, and the garrison was surrounded, with many of its soldiers killed. The rest fled to Al-Dafliya. The Dervishes pursued them and captured Al-Dafliya by force. The soldiers then counter-attacked the Dervishes, killing many of them. The Dervishes then attacked Al-Dafliya again, and the soldiers surrendered, realizing they could not hold out.

While the garrison was busy repelling the Dervish attack, Mr. Stace, the explorer commissioned by the Egyptian government to survey the Equator line, arrived from the direction of Zanzibar. The soldiers, led by Amin Pasha, were suspicious of this arrival, believing the journey to Juba was fraught with danger and difficulty, and that there were no animals for transport in those regions. The Sudanese soldiers, led by Amin Pasha, claimed the journey was a month long. They arrested and imprisoned him, appointing Sudanese officers as governor and officers, and imprisoned the remaining Egyptian officers and officials.

A Sudanese officer named Salim Matar attacked the prison and freed Amin Pasha and his companions. They fled towards a place near Lake Victoria and met Mr. Stace there. Mr. Stace tried to calm the rebellious soldiers and persuade them of the necessity of obedience. However, they accused him of treason and almost beat him. Mr. Stace then continued his journey towards Juba, and from there to Khartoum.