VI CONTENTS.

Opinion in England regarding Gordon's Safety — General Graham's Letter to the Standard, ...... 63 Sir Charles Wilson succeeds General H.

Stewart — Stewart's Advice to march for Metammeh, ...... 64 The Column again sets out for the Nile — Charge of the Arabs, who are repulsed, . 65 Heavy List of Killed and Wounded — Endurance and Courage of the Medical Staff, 70 Abu-Kru or Gubat occupied by the Troops — Looting of the Stores, . . • 70 The Position at Abu-Kru — An Attack on Metammeh proposed, . . . .73 Gordon's Steamers found at Metammeh — Briskness of the Black Troops, . . 75 Sir C. Wilson's Conference with Khashm-el-Mus and Abd-ul-Hamid — The Meaning of Gordon's Note " Khartum all right"— The Column withdrawn from Metammeh, 76 The Steamers sent down by Gordon from Khartum — Gordon's Letters received — His Contempt for the Fellaheen Soldiers — His Position at Khartum — The Mahdi's Letter to Gordon demanding his Surrender— Gordon's Reply, . . . 78 A Portrait of Arab Servants, . . -83 Extracts from Gordon's Journals — His sorrow at the Loss of the Abbas Steamer, and the Murder of Stewart and Power, . 84 Gordon's latest Letters — His Resolve not to desert Khartum — His Anxiety about the Delay in sending Help— Instructions about his Steamers, 86 Difficulties in carrying out the Plan for Relief of Khartum — Condition of Sir Herbert Stewart and Lord Charles Beresford — Sir Charles Wilson resolves to go up to Khartum — His Preparations, . . . SS Capt. Pigott reaches Korti with Despatches for Sir C. Wilson — Sir Redvers Buller to be sent from Korti — Lord Wolseley's Telegrams to Sir Evelyn Baring, . . 89 The Times on the Situation, Sir Charles Wilson's Reconnaissance — Shendy bombarded, . . . -94 The Plan for reaching Khartum — Illness of Lord Beresford — Mr. Ingram appointed to the Naval Brigade — The Steamers manned by Lieuts. Stuart- Wortley and Gascoigne — A Scarcity of Red Coats, „ 96 Reports from Korti — The Position at Gubat — Condition of General Stewart and of Lieut. Crutchley — Courage and Devotion of the Medical Staff, .... 98 The "Penny Steamers" on the Nile — Details of their Construction — Their strange Crews — Their Commanders, . . . 100 Dangers of the Passage up the Nile — The Shabloka Cataract — The Bordeiii on a Rock — Evil News about the Safety of Gordon — The sad Calamity made plain — Khartum in the hands of the Mahdi — "All is over," 105 A Messenger brings News from Khartum-Grief of the Black Soldiers for Gordon — Anxieties of the British Officers — Suspicions of Treachery — A Summons from the Mahdi — Cunning met with Cunning, 1 1 1 Wreck of the Bordein — Difficulties of Sir C.

Wilson — The Island of Mernat occupied — Lieut. Stuart- Wortley despatched for Help — The News received at Gubat, . 115 Lord C. Beresford sent to help Sir C.

Wilson — Wilson's critical Situation and Arrangements for Defence — The Mahdi's terrible Threats — Fidelity of Khashm-el-Mus, ... . . . . .118 The Story of the Fall of Khartum and Gordon's Death confirmed — Abd-ul-Hamid deserts — A Plan to seize Feki Mustapha — Sir C. Wilson leaves the Island — Accident to Lord Beresford's Steamer — A safe Return to Gubat, . . .122 Sir Charles Wilson starts for Korti — At Gakdul and Abu-Klea, . . . .129 Feeling in England about Gordon — Sir E.

Baring's Telegrams respecting Osman Digma — The Italians occupy Massowa, . 130