CONTENTS.

Preface ...

CHAPTEE I.

GORDON IN THE SOUDAN.

Egypt in Central Africa — Irregular administrative proceedings — The slave trade, four hundred thousand slaves — Raids — The Anti-Slavery Society of London — The Khedive Ismail Pasha — Infamous governors — Sir Samuel Baker — Un-

successful expedition— Appointment of Colonel Gordon — Colonel Gordon — War in the Crimea — Grand IMandarin — The Emperor of China — Gordon in the Soudan — The staff — Departure from Cairo — Arrival at Suez

CHAPTER II.

FROM SUEZ TO KHARTOUM.

The Zagazig overloaded steani(!r — Jedda — Sale of slaves — Pil-

gxim?, — Damages — Sharks — Suakim — Quarantine — Two hundred and forty camels — Caravan of two hundred and ten camels — The desert — Three hundred English miles on foot — Ariab — Profitable chase — A fall from a camel —

Crocodile hunt — A man devoured — Khartoum

CHAPTER III.

THE "SAPHIA."

Preparations — Departure in the SapMa — Anson — The ivory

merchants and the slaves — Deserters — Indolence — Hurri-

cane — Kava — The gum - anderach {f) — Mosquitoes — Captain Hussein — African nights — Hippopotamus hunts — Hurricane — Aground — The Bagara — Kaka .