ADVANCE AGAINST THE ENEMY. 251 Pasclia i'ov any share of tlic plniuIcTod camels taken by our troops. Quite close to the camp the ITaddenda, or, as is likely, the Hallcnga, have Avith their broad lance lieads pierced through and through three Mograbins, who defended themselves and their camels against them. My brother, who, at the first glance, gave up the wounded as hopeless cases, now says, it is a wondi-ous chance that these three men have ever recovered so far as they have ; they are now out of danger. Sobi Aga, a leader of the jNIograbins, had presented us for these cures, or rather that we might speak well of him before the Pascha, a truly handsome dromedary. For the latter reason also another chief officer, Soliman Aga, left behind him, on visiting us, 400 piastres, which we sent back to him by a servant, to whom, however, he main tained that the money was none of his. On our telling this t the Pascha, he rejoiced at our prize, and, laughing heartily, advised us to keep our consciences quiet, as in this land a man must take all he could get.

At last it was resolved to advance against the Haddenda in their Chaaba with the whole army : which caused a precious confusion in the camp. The camels, laden with tlie ammunition, set out, but ran away, and threw it off when but a short way from the camp : the latter was fired at all corners, that the enemy might not throw themselves into it. The march was continued in a northwesterly direction, on the before-mentioned village of Dabab, till late in the night. Next day, about noon, we found ourselves on the Gohr-el-Gash, and had to undergo an awful scorching. On the following morning the camp was pitched an hour's journey ])eyond Dabab, where the deep, grassy soil and heavy dews caused much illness, and many of tlie sick died. The poor Schaigies had day and night to gallop round the camp, and for three days had not been off horseback. After a rest of two days the march further into the Chaaba Avas made for some two miles, and, as usual, without any order, as every one had to find liis way as he best could over the ye undried morass. The Black Sheiks are in their suits of armour, and have their helmets hanging at the saddle-bow. So also have Mohammed Ehle and Achmed Scheriff", though they are much in terror of being shot by our soldiery (Ashari), but must, such being the Pascha's express