EmirCs Troops Mutiny. 197 Emin, thinking that the latter had sent for Stanley to invade his (Kabarega's) country. He therefore treated Casati outrageously and expelled him with the greatest ignominy.

Stanley and Emin eventually met at Nsabe (Kavalli's) 1888. on 29th April, 1888, and thereupon reports of a great invading White Pasha spread to Omdurman, with the result that the Khalifa in July sent up thence three steamers, six barges, and -1,000 troops to annihilate him.

Stanley went back again on 24th May to pick up his rear guard, leaving Mounteney Jephson and a small escort with Emm, to escort him round his province and settle whether he should retire or not. The Khedive's "orders," which Stanley brought with him, were to the effect that Emin and his men might come back with Stanley, or stay on at their own risk.

The garrisons in the south said they would go with Emin, but the troops at Lahore mutinied, and a general revolt broke out, headed by Fadl el Maula, Governor of Fab bo ; thus, on arriving at Dufile, Emin and Jephson were practically made prisoners (18.8.88). On the 15th October news arrived that the above-mentioned Mahdists, in barges, were at hand, and two days afterwards three messengers Arrival of arrived from Omar Saleh, the Mahdist commander, to Dervishes -summon Emin to surrender. The mutineers now released Emin and decided to fight, and during November and December continuous fighting went on between Lado and Dufile. Regaf was taken by the Dervishes on 15th Fail of November, and much loot, several prisoners and captured ega ' despatches, ammunition, tarbushes, and flags, were sent by Omar to Omdurman, whence a portion was forwarded through Osman Digna to General Grenfell at Suakin. This gave rise to all sorts of surmises in Egypt as to the fate of Emin and Stanley.

During December, Emin's mutinous troops kept the Dervishes at bay between Wadelai and Regaf, and eventually severely defeated them, driving them back to Regaf. They did not, however, follow up their victory, and, under the leadership of Fadl el Maula Bey, remained in and about Wadelai, whilst the Dervishes strengthened their post at Regaf.

Meanwhile Emin and Jephson had retired to Tunguru 1889. on the Albert Nyanza, and on 18th January, 1889, Stanley arrived at the lake for the third time with the remains of