Revolution in the Bahr-eUGhazal. i8i Albert Nyanza. He lias collected a large quantity of ethnographical objects, and leaves in a fortnight for St. Petersburg.

The arrival of Dr. Junker was of great importance to us because he could give information on the countries he had traversed which form a part of the Egyptian dominion ; places which Grordon Pasha had not yet been able to visit. Dr. Junker expressed his opinion on these countries with great moderation, not wishing to make enemies of the chiefs, whom he expected to meet again in a second exploration which he hoped to undertake. Meanwhile, Idris Bey had returned to his post in Bahr-el-Ghazal and Ibrahim Fauzi to the headquarters of Lado.

Finally Gordon Pasha decided to make an expedition to the Sobat at the charge of the Government, and, not wishing to incur new expenses, he accorded to me, as remuneration, the half of the ivory we should find. Later on he changed his mind, granting me all the ivory if I would undertake the conquest of the Sobat at my own expense. Gordon then offered me three hundred guns, ammunition, and transport with steamers and boats.

These offers were most satisfactory. I had a great undertaking before me. Not only should I realize commercial profits in that vast region between the mouths of the Sobat and the Galla country, but I should make an interesting geographical exploration. My principal aim was to cross the Galla countries and descend the Juba at the time of the rains. The Galla territory, as is well known, is not distant more than three days' journey from the place where navigation ceases. But to accomplish such an undertaking some capital was necessary for the purchase of stuffs, cotton, clothes, and, above all, salt, which is lacking in those regions.

I enrolled three hundred men, some master carpenters and two blacksmiths for the eventual