POSTSCRIPT. . 337 wounded. At El Teb, Tamai, Abu Klea, Abu Krou, Gemaizeh, Atbara, and elsewhere, wounded dervishes fell into our hands, and received every attention from the medical staff. And in some of these actions our troops were themselves in sore straits. Several hundred dervishes were picked up within and without the Atbara dem, including the leader Mahmoud and his two cousins. Be it remembered, our troops only remained there a few hours, marching back to the Nile.

Still further abominable charges Mr Bennett lays at the door of his countrymen who command British and Khedivial troops. The Sirdar himself is included in his rigmarole of accusations. But whether dealing with particulars or the general course of events, Mr Bennett discloses that he has scarcely a nodding acquaintanceship with truth. He has said :—‘‘ This wholesale slaughter was not confined to Arab servants,” z.€., killing wounded dervishes. ‘The Soudanese seemed to revel in the work, and continually drove their bayonets through men who were absolutely unconscious. ... This unsoldierly work was not even left to the exclusive control of the black troops; our British soldiers took part in it.”

On whatever ground Mr Bennett may seek to support these assertions, they are unwarranted and untruthful libels) There was no wholesale slaughter of wounded dervishes, nor was there anything done in the least justifying or providing a decent pretext for that ferocious accusation. Very many thousands of dervish wounded fell into our hands that day and later. Officers Y