AFTER THE MUTINY Collapse of the mutiny — Early withdrawal announced of British troops — Lord Duiferin sent to Cairo — Trial of Arabi and his colleagues — Sentence of death vetoed by British Government — Prisoners pleaded guilty, and punishment of death commuted to exile.

With the capture of Cairo and the surrender of Arabi, | the national uprising collapsed like a balloon that has | been pricked. On the day following the British entry \ into the capital, the regiments stationed at Kafr-Douar laid down their arms. The force at Aboukir followed their example within twenty-four hours. At Damietta, where Abd-el-Al, the only one of Arabi's colleagues who had shown any personal courage, had 7000 men under his command, a slight show of resistance was made. But on the approach of a British force under General Sir Evelyn Wood, Abdel-Al gave way, and within a week of Tel-el-Kebir the insurrection was at an end. The army had practically disbanded itself ; the fellaheen soldiery had thrown off their uniforms and gone back to their farms. The prisons were crowded to overflowing with the officers and officials who had taken any prominent part in the rebellion.