ON BAGGAGE GUARD AGAIN. 215 )rivilege of riding, for I could not possibly survey my irty-eight camels from on foot. By 6.30 the whole >lumn was under way, and we moved out in broad >lumn with our flanks well-guarded in case of attack.

% his then was the end of the Gordon relief expedition!

After all our fighting and losses we were to retire in this wise, having lost many valuable lives and much treasure, and gained absolutely nothing, thanks to the miserable vacillation and moral cowardice of Mr.

Gladstone and the Radicals in not sending us out sooner.