Jodham.

Among them, they rebelled against their officers and formed gangs that spread in the city, raiding food vendors and snatching what they offered for sale. These reasons led the city's inhabitants and their leaders to hoard what food they had, refusing to sell it to the merchants.

The fall of Omdurman point.

We recall the attack on it and what happened during its siege.

In the last days of Rabi' al-Awwal, year 1300 AH, Omdurman was deprived of food.

The siege intensified, and Gordon was summoned to accompany him. In the morning of the first of Rabi' al-Awwal, the commander went towards Omdurman point to communicate with the besieged by signal.

He accompanied him.

We stayed for a few hours exchanging signals. When we realized that the besieged had lost food for three weeks, we asked the commander, Faraj Allah, to explain to us what was happening.

He was able to leave the fort and join the three steamers that it was decided to send to him the next day. He replied that he was able to do so. Gordon ordered him to prepare the heavily laden boats that were at his feet.

We returned to the Serai of the Governorate, and there we made preparations to ready the three steamers. The Omdurman garrison also made preparations. Three Sudanese soldiers escaped from the fort and defected to the Mahdists, informing them that steamers would arrive in the morning of the next day and transport them to Khartoum. He advised his commanders to wait for them.

They waited for them.

In the morning of the next day, the steamers arrived at the shore of Omdurman. The besieged rejoiced.