Ya'our Pasha consulted with him on everything he planned of strategy and tactics.

It seems that what the government was doing was not understood by Mustafa Or Pasha, as he did not believe it until the English, when the vanguard of their army reached Halfa, sent Kitchner Pasha, who was then an officer in the English army's general staff. He was disguised as a tutor and was on a mission. He reached Dongola, and the Mahdists were marching towards the town of Korti, which we have already mentioned. Then it was confirmed to him that the Mahdists remained loyal to the government. He presented himself to the commander, and was met with the praise and honor befitting him. Then he met with him wandering in the areas of the command with his aide, Kilba Ahmed Goudet Bey, until the English expedition arrived. The fears of which were allayed when Kitchner Pasha informed the government of the situation, which had been ambiguous to them.

The arrival of the English expedition to Dongola.

We will not bore the reader with a long account of what happened with the English expedition, which was sent with hesitation and reluctance, which was the main reason for its failure, as it became like it had never been inhabited. This happened because the only impetus for sending it was Gordon Pasha. The reader, who is aware of the situation, knows that this work was not completed.

The English expedition was completed in (Korti) in the last days of Safar in the year... Lord Wolseley was appointed its commander-in-chief, and preparations began for the march towards the south. It was decided to send two expeditions. One through the desert route to... (Atmor Jum Dol), and the second through the Nile route, heading for Berber.