268 GONDAR Gondar, Gordon meets Johannis near, i 212. Gondokoro, Gordon arrives at, i 147. Gordon, General, his early career in the British army and under the Chinese government, i 136; his residence at Gravesend, i 138; appointed a member of the Danubian Commission, i 139; is made Governor-general of the Equator, i 140; his instructions, i 141; his great exertions,! 145 ; makes Abu Saoud his lieutenant, i 145; extent of territory over which he had control, i 146; his first proceedings, i 147 ; the Arab and Soudanese soldiers, i 148; a tragic picture, i 151; the chiefs pay Gordon homage, i 153 ; he abandons Gondokoro, i 154; organization of governmental districts, i 155; the Juba River Expedition, i 156; proceeds to Lake Victoria, i 158; returns to Cairo, i 158; gives up his command and returns to England in 1876, i 159; induced to return to the Soudan, i 159; his interview with the khedive, i 159; the greatness of Gordon's task, i 160; his statement of the Abyssinian question, i 161; his difficulties with the slavetraders, i 163; he describes a great fete of the Soudanese, i 164; his present to the khedive, i 165; installed as governor at Khartum, i 166; reforms introduced, i 167 ; his camel ride to Fog, i 170; how he dealt with the slaves, i 171; his ride to Dara, i 174; his review of the slavery question, i 177; returns to Khartum, i 180; describes his physical suffering, i 182; the khedive sends for him to Cairo, i 182; at dinner in the palace, i 283; his financial reforms, i 185; life at KhartQm, i 186; the Soudanese'railway, i 187; his anxiety about Lieut.

Gessi, i 191 ; his estimate of the khedive, I 203; his journeys to put down the slave-trade, i 204 : he marches to Dara, i 205; meets with harrowing scenes on the road to Shakka, i 206; again leaves Khartum, i zii; his interview with Tcwfik Pasha, i 211; returns to England, i 213; he counsels the holding of the Soudan, iii zi, and the placing of Nubar Pasha in power, iii 13: again leaves England for the Soudan, iii zo; his experience of oriental service, iii 24; accepts and resigns the post of private secretary to the Viceroy of India, iii 25; goes to China, iii 28; his advice to the mandarins, iii 29; proceeds to Mauritius, iii 31; his dealings with the Cape government, iii 32; sojourn at Jerusalem, iii 37; his memorandum on the position of aiTairs in the Soudan, iii 49; his orders from the British government, iii 53; Sir E.

Baring's instructions to, iii 56; seeks an interview with Zebehr, iii 61; a Swedish portrait of, iii 64 ; his change of opinion regarding Zebehr, iii 71; journey across the desert, iii 81: his proposed plan of managing the Soudan, iii 83 ; speaks of visiting the INDEX.

Mahdi, iii 86 ; his administration at Khartilm, iii 99; advocates the appointment of Zebehr, iii 105; his views of the situation, iii 125; he receives an official *'blood-curdler,'* iii 129; his preparations for defence of Khartilm, iii 130, 148: makes an unfortunate sortie, iii 136; bis account of the two treacherous pashas, iii 142, 144; his letter to the Mahdi, iii 145; feels himself trapped in Khartum, iii 146; indignant telegrams to Sir E. Baring, iii 151; his message to Zebehr, iii 152; Earl Granville's message to, stating the views of government, iii 155; his successes against the rebels, iii 165; government to send expedition to relieve, iii 182; Gordon's challenge to the Mahdi, iii 256; letter from Gordon to General Wolseley, iii 266; another message: " Khartilm aU right," iii 268; iv 76; his letter about the fellaheen soldiers, iv 78; his position in Khartum in Oct. 1884. iv 79; his later journals, iv 80; reply to the Mahdi's letter, iv 82; extracts from his journals at KhartOm, iv 84; Sir C. Wilson reaches Khartum and finds " all is over," iv 1 1 1 ; the news about his fate confirmed, iv 122; the feeling in England, iv 130; further confirmation, iv 135 ; native accounts of the death of, iv 219, 323; a Greek's story, iv 224. Goschen, Mr., i 220, 233. Goshen, the land of, ii 104, 107. Graham, General, commands the forces sent to Kassassin, ii 35; battle of Kassassin, ii 43; defends Kassassin against Arabi, ii 73; at Tel-el-Kebir, ii 79; his forces before battle ofEl-Teb, ii 272; proclamation by, ii 281; his letter on General Stewart's movements, iv 63; appointed to command Suakim-Berber expedition, iv 196 ; reaches Suakim, iv 234; night attacks on his camp, iv 234 ; his despatch to Lord Hartington, iv 238; his force advances from Suakim in search of the enemy, iv 255; receives telegram from Lord Wolseley on "proposed Suakim policy," iv 256; leaves for England, iv 258. Grant, Captain, i Z19. Gregory, Sir W., i 234.

Grenfell, General, iv 261. Gubat, Sir C. Wilson's expedition returns to, iv 128; battle of, iv 67; General BuUer returns from, iv 199.

Hadendowa tribes, the, li 219; iii 72, 76; their stealthy mode of attack, iv 237. Hake, Mr., his proofs of Zebehr's treachery, iii 122.

Halfiyeh, besieged by rebels, iii 132 ; relieved by Gordon, iii 135. Halid Pasha,dismissed by Gordon, i 166. Ham, Scripture name of Egypt, i 2. Hama9en, province of, 1 160. Hamdab, port established at, iv 136; a camp at, iv 138; Gen. Earle arrives at, iv 138.

IBRAHIM Hamley, General Sir E., arrives at Alexandria, ii 21 ; at Tel-el-Kebir, ii 80. Hammill, Commander, surveys the cataracts, iii 238. Handcock, Lieutenant, ii no. Handoub, iv 239. Haroun, claims the sovereignty of Darfur, i 167. Harrar, the ameer of, i 184. Hartington, Lord, his reply to the vote of censure, iii 173. Hasheen, advance from Suakim to, iv 243 ; attack on the enemy at, iv 244. Hassan Edwi's declaration, ii T36. Hassan Helmi Pasha, governor of Darfiir, i 168. Hassan Pasha, cowardice and treachery of, iii 137; execution of, iii 141. Hassan Wussif, joins Gordon's expedition to the Soudan, i 146; his expedi' tion to Uganda, i 149. Hassein Pasha succeeds Abd-el-Kadcr in command of the Sennar army, ii 232.

Hastings, Captrun, takes part in the seizure of the Suez Canal, ii 30. Hebbeh, General Brackenbury at, iv 213; the village destroyed, iv 214. Heliograph used for signalling, ii 5. Herbert, Mr. St. Leger, correspondent of the Momifig Post, killed, iv 51; his distinguished services, iv 62. Herbin, Consul, murder of, iii 245. Hewett, Admiral, occupies Suez, ii 64; his action at Suakim, ii 265; proclamation by, ii 281 ; his mission to Abyssinia, ii 282. Hickman, Lieutenant, his brilliant services at Ramses, ii 37. Hicks Beach, Sir Michael, his vote of censure, iii 171. Hicks Pasha, General, ii 232 ; starts from Cairo for Suakim, ii 233 ; the march through the desert, ii 234; reaches Khartum, ii 237; his expedition against the rebels, ii 238 ; his exertions to recover Kordofan, ii 239; starts for Obeid, ii 239; Major Evans describes the march, ii 240; the last despatch, ii 242; sinister reports concerning the fate of his army, ii 243 ; the slave-boy's story of its destruction, ii 245; gallant defence by the officers, ii 249; an eye-witness's account of the destruction of his army, iii 39 ; estimate of Hicks's difficulties with the authorities, iii 43. Hoskins, Rear-admiral, commands the fleet in the Suez Canal, ii 30. Hume-Spry, Dr., establishes a hospital at Kassassin, ii 70. Hussein Pasha, dismissed, iii 99 ; his cruelties at KhartQm, iii 102. Hussein Pasha Khalifa, governor of Dongola and Berber, iii 96, 1x7. Hutchinson, General, i 24, 33. Huyshe, General, iv 262.

Iberia, transport ship, iv 194. Ibrahim Bey, i 10, 14.