INDEX.

Ababdeh tribe, the, i 54. Abbas, becomes pasha of Egypt, i 102. Abbas steamer, loss of the, iv 81, 84. Abd-el-Kader, governor-general of the Soudan, ii 209; arrives at Khartflm, ii 227 ; defeats the rebels near Dai, ii 231; declines to return to Khartum, iii 60.

Abdulgassie, shot by Gordon, i 210. Abd-ul-Hamid, iv 76, 97, 105; treachery of, iv 115, 117; deserts, iv 121. Abdullah, Arabi's companion, 1 247, 249; ii 115, 159. Abdullahi, father of the Mahdi, ii 211. Abdul Medjid, succeeds Mahmoud II., i 72; his desires for reform, i 73. Abdul the Lion, leads an assault on the camp, iv 236; is killed, iv 237. Abercromby, Sir Ralph, i 18; his landing at Aboukir, i 19; his just treatment of the Arabs and fellaheen, i 21 ; defeats the French, and is mortally wounded at Alexandria, i 23. Aboo Hamed, railway station, ii 107, Aboukir, naval battle of, i 15 ; Turks defeated by Bonaparte at, i 17. "Abraham Parker," i loi. Abu Bekr, uncle of Suleiman Wad Gamr, iv 211, 213, 214. Abu-Dom, a New Year's dinner at, iv 136, 137-Abu-Hamed, in the desert, iii 81 ; a garrison at, iv 146. Abu-Klea, telegram of battle of, iii 270; losses at, iii 27 1 ; in sight of the enemy at, iv 17; details of the battle, iv 19; worthlessness of the rifles, iv 22; how the square was broken, iv 23 ; Sir H.

Stewart's general order, iv 27; severe losses by the British, iv 34 ; officers killed at, iv 41; the field after the battle, iv 43, 206 ; General Buller's march from, iv 207. Abu-Kru, battle of, iv 67 ; desert column at, iv 72; condition of the men and animals, iv 73. Abu Saoud, anoted slave-trader, i 133; Gordon takes him out of prison, i 145; his treachery, 1 146; commands an expedition against the Mahdi, ii 215. Abu Simnel, ruins of, iii 79, 212.

Abyssinia, its boundaries and people, i 115; career of King Theodore, i 116: destruction of Magdala, i 117; state of affairs in 1877, i 160 ; Gordon in, i 212; Gordon's advice regarding, iii 15. Achmed-el-Makashef, killed by Salah Aga, ii 228.

Acre, St. Jean d*, bombarded, i 78. Adam, king of Takale, ii 239. Adye, Sir John, arrives in Alexandria, ii 19.

Agad, a noted slave-trader, i 125. Albert ;Nyanza, i 119, 158. Aleppo, captured by Ibrahim Pasha, i65.

Alexandria, ancient and modem, i 12; surrenders to the French, i 13; French defeated at, i 23; improvements made by Mohammed Ali, i 96 ; its breakwater constructed by Ismail Pasha, i 228; increase of English naval force at, i 258; fortifications of, 1 258; description of the city, i 259; the British squadron, i 261; massacre of Europeans, i 264; bombardment of the forts, i 266, 271; burning of the city, i 276; massacre of the inhabitants, i 280; landing of British troops, i 282; effects of the bombardment, i 284 ; order restored, i 287; position of the British force before, ii log; the fortifications at, ii X12.

Algiers, French occupation of, i 67. Ali Bey, the Memlook, i 10.

Ali Bey Fehmy, revolt of, i 243; Arabi's companion, ii 159. Ali Eifendi, commands an expedition against the Mahdi, ii 215.

Ali Loda, guides Stewart's force, iv 47-Ali Sadek Pasha, minister of finance, i 253-Alison, Sir Archibald, arrives in Egypt, i 286 ; ii 3 ; his coolness under fire, ii 29; his account of the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, ii 80 ; his speech at Glasgow, ii 129.

Allah-ed-din, installed as governorgeneral in Khaitilm, ii 232.

Aloula, Johannis' lieutenant, i 212; iv 240, 261. Amarar tribe, occupy Handoub, iv 262. Ambigol Cataract, the, iii 251. Amina, Mohammed All's wife, i 95. Anti-slavery Society opposes Zebehr's appointment, iii 45, 119. Arabi Bey, his career as an agitator, i 245 ; mutiny of, i 248 ; withdraws from Cairo, i 251 ; appointed undersecretary of war, i 252; becomes war minister, i 253; made a pasha, i 255; becomes dictator, i 263; his conduct at Alexandria, i 280; responsible for the burning of Alexandria, \ 286; intrenches himself at Kafr-Dowar, ii 3; his first encounter with the British, ii 3 ; tries to block the canal, ii 71; strengthens his position at Telel-Kebir, ii 72 ; attack on Kassassin, ii 73; his flight from Tel-el-Kebir, ii 87 ; surrenders to General Drury-Lowe, ii 88; evidence against, ii 135; his trial, ii 140; believed to be the Mahdi, ii 143 ; sentence pronounced j upon, ii 159; dissatisfaction of Arabi and his associates in Ceylon, ii 162.

Arabs, their unchanged customs, i 5; wandering habits, i 6 ; their style of conversation, i 7; bravery of the, iv25; Gordon's opinion of the, iv 83. Ariab, the oasis, ii 236; iv 239. Armour, ancient, i 164. Ashbumham, Colonel, encounters the rebels, ii 15. Askwith, Lieutenant, killed, iv 234. Assembly of Notables, the, i 219.

Assiout, mutiny of Turks at, iii 192 ; landing of stores at, iii 208 ; description of the town, iii 209. Assouan, Gordon at, iii 75; description of, iii 77; arrival of troops at, iii 197; Nile expedition commenced at, iii 211; cataract at, iii 214. Atbara river, the, i 106, 119. Auad-el-Kerim, a Shukuri prince, ii 226 ; Australasian, offered as a transport ship, iv i8q, 194. Australia, offers of assistance from, iv 171 ; enthusiasm in New South Wales, iv 173; Mr. Dalley's cablegram, iv 17s; large offers of money, iv 176; details of enrolment, dress, and pay, iv 177; strength of the force, iv i8o; the rations supplied, iv 182; public excitement and enthusiasm, iv 183; the ambulance corps, iv 185 ; great patriotic meeting at Sydney, iv 187; muster of the troops, iv 18S; the march to the quay, iv igi ; the governor's farewell speech, iv 192; telegram from the queen, iv 194; telegram from Lord Derby, iv 195 ; meeting at the war office, iv 19s; landing of the contingent at Sualdm,iv 254; Gen. Graham's address, iv 254; their march to Handoub, iv 256; ordered home, iv 258; Lord Wolseley'saddressand despatch, iv 259; the queen's farewell message, iv 259; their return to Sydney, iv 259.

Baggaras, their secession from the Mahdi, iv 242. Bahr Gazelle, revolt in the, i 189. Bahr Giraffe, the, i 131. Baker, Sir Samuel, i iig; receives a firman from Ismail Pasha, i 123; his efforts to put down the slave-trade, i 124 ; extensive preparations for his expedition, i 126; his passage of the Nile, i 131; his difficulties in the Bahr Giraffe, i 131; gets back to the White Nile, i 133 ; returns to Cairo, i 134 ; expenses of the expedition, i 135; its results, i 144; his plan regarding Egypt, iii 187. Baker Pasha, Col. Valentine, organizes a native gendarmerie, ii 130, 206 ; his