APPROVAL AT HEAD-QUARTERS. 1 67 of the Royal Irish had handed over the stores intrusted to them in complete order as received, nothing being either damaged or missing.

Lord Wolseley congratulated the Royal Irish regiment on having won the small prize offered to them as a mark of his personal appreciation of the toils which all had undergone. He hoped that, as they had been first on the river, so they would be among the first to enter Khartum.

The general recognized fully the gratifying way in which all the battalions under his command had worked, and warmly thanked both officers and men for the untiring spirit they had exhibited in overcoming the serious obstacles they had to encounter. All had worked cheerfully under severe privations, and continued and arduous toil, and Lord Wolseley said he would have pleasure in bringing their energy and discipline under the notice of her Majesty.