- 69 -over their lives and possessions, treating them with every consideration. When the people heard of what had befallen the merchants, and when the news of my justice and good faith had spread, they began to come to us by night and day offering allegiance : and, ere many days had passed, all the Sultan's dependants, as well as foreigners, Arabs and Nomads, had made their submission.

ARRIVAL OF ISMAIL PASHA AYYUB AT EL FASHER.

Ismail—who was supposed to be invading Dar J"ur from the East—tarried on the way, and, on his arrival at Foja, wrote me a letter which I received in Dar Fur saying "I have come to your aid, be of good heart". I replied "If you have indeed come to my assistance why this delay upon the road when the enemy is surrounding us with innumerable forces ?" He answered, "I did not order you to attack, nor did the Khedive ; if you can beat off the assaults and escape, do so, but, otherwise, you must do the best you can for yourself." He remained in Foja until the war was ended, and I was in no need of him. After I had entered K\ Fasher I sent him information by a messenger who met him on the way to Dara. He turned his army towards El Fasher, which he reached on the eleventh of November 1874. I accorded him full honours