ADVANCE AGAINST THE ENEMY. 251 Pascha for any share of the plundered camels taken by our troops. Quite close to the camp the Haddenda, or, as is likely, the Hallenga, have with their broad lance heads pierced through and through three Mograbins, who defended themselves an3 their camels against them. My brother, who, at the first glance, gave up the wounded as hopeless cases, now says, it is a wondrous chance that these three men have ever recovered so far as they have ; they are now out of danger. Sobi Aga, a leader of the Mograbins, had presented us for these cures, or rather that we might speak well of him before the Pascha, a truly handsome dromedary. For the latter reason also another chief ofiicer, Soliman Aga, left behind him, on visiting us, 400 piastres, which we sent back to him by a servant, to whom, however, he maintained that the money was none of his. On our telling this to the Pascha, he rejoiced at our prize, and, laughing heartily, advised us to keep our consciences quiet, as in this land a man must take all he could get.

At last it was resolved to advance against the Haddenda in their Chaaba with the whole army : which caused a precious confusion in the camp. The camels, laden with the ammunition, set out, but ran away, and threw it off when but a short way from the camp : the latter was fired at all corners, tliat the enemy might not throw themselves into it. The march was continued in a northwesterly direction, on the before-mentioned village of Dabab, till late in the night. Next day, about noon, we found ourselves on the Gohr-el-Gash, and had to undergo an awful scorching. On the following morning the camp was pitched an hour's journey beyond Dabab, where the deep, grassy soil and heavy dews caused much illness, and many of the sick died. The poor Schaigies had day and niglit to gallop round the camp, and for three <lays had not been ofi" horseback. After a rest of two days tlu* march further into the Chauba was made for some two miles, and, as usual, without any order, as every one liad to find his way as lie best could over the yet undried morass. The Black Sheiks are in their suits of armour, and liave their helmets lianging at the saddle-bow. 80 also have Mohammed Ehle and Achmed ScherifF, though they are much in' terror of being shot by our soldiery (Ashari), but must, such being tlie Pa?=cha's express