and sent them to El-Mahdi, the governor of Berber, on behalf of the Mahdi. He quickly sent them to the Mahdi, who had by then left Omdurman and El-Gebel (Shana) on the White Nile.

He was pleased with this news and fired cannons in celebration. He sent a messenger with a letter inviting them to surrender and informing them of what had happened to Stewart. He also summarized all the books and letters that were with Colonel Stewart. We have omitted the details of this book, contenting ourselves with its summary.

Stewart - Furthermore, the five hundred dervishes who had attacked Colonel Stewart from Berber had reached near El-Salmania.

As for the incident with Diraylah, as we have described, it was orchestrated by the Sheikh of the Qerba, Salman bin Nu'man bin Qer. The killing of this wicked deed will be mentioned later in this book. We must include something from this chapter, a translation of Salman bin Nu'man. He is the leader of the Awlad Qer tribe, from the clans of the Rubatab tribe, whose genealogy we have previously mentioned, and from the Moliin tribe, about whom we have spoken.

As for Hassan Effendi Hussein, who escaped this disaster, they turned him upside down and stripped Colonel Stewart of his clothes, as well as the consuls and the locals. They found Hassan Effendi Hussein alive and conspired to kill him. A blind man and a man named Al-Ladhath, who accompanied Colonel Stewart, interceded for him. Their intercession was accepted, and one of the sheikhs took him as a prisoner. He was tasked with herding his sheep, along with the pain of the wounds he was treating.

He was tending to the cattle in the desert. Then El-Mahdi, the governor of Berber, sent to Berber asking for him to be sent to him. They brought him, shackled with chains, until he reached Berber, the seat of this.