The War against the Slavers.

steamer stopped at nine p.m. to take on board fuel next day. Towards ten o'clock I was walking on the quarter-deck wlien, in the darkness, I perceived a dahabia with sails set proceeding swiftly, favoured by the wind, down the river. It looked suspicious. As it passed near the steamer I called out for it to stop, but it continued on its way. I immediately gave orders to put on steam and follow with all speed. Letting go the two boats in tow, away we went after the dahabia, which presently would lose the wind in its sails, as the river made a sharp turn.

THE SLAVE-DAHABIA.

My only fear was that the captain of the dahabia would succeed in landing his slaves before we came up with him. I therefore gave the order " full speed," and we reached the boat just as its sails collapsed, and it was carried by the current alongside our steamer.

I went on board and made out that it belonged to the Egyptian Government of Khartoum, under the direction of the reis (captain) Abdulkerim. The hold was full of slaves packed side by side like so