Slave -dealing Governois.

in the expedition into Mexico against Juarez, But this officer had learnt very little of wliat concerns military discipline. I Avas told that he possessed a quantity of slaves.

The last time I was at Bohr I had admired the immense extent of land sown with door a, not only sufficient for the wants of the station, but also for those of Lado. The annual crop exceeded 700 erdeb, and with 1500 oxen captured in various raids, they furnished the means of subsistence, but this station too had fallen into ruins. In place of the doora thorny buslies were g-rowing in the midst of high grass. The inhabitants, decimated, maltreated and led into slavery, were dispersed, and in the station we only found some sickly Dongolese, and disorderly soldiers. Two-thirds of the tukul were uninhabitable, and the station had shared the fate of all tlie others founded by Gordon Pasha.

Tt was not till the first days of August, 1878, that I arrived at Lado. Emin Bey had prepared with Arab formality a festive reception for me, for which I did not care. The first person who came on board was the Colonel, Ibrahim Fauzi Bey ! He had already received by post the order of dismissal which told him that he was to repair, on the first opportunity, to Khartoum, consigning the station to Emin Bey. He was very much cast down, and when he entered the saloon he begged me with tears to save him, saying,— " You have aided me to rise in grade and honours, do not abandon me now."

I replied that I could do nothing, but that if he could prove his innocence Gordon would reinstate him in his post. I put a speedy end to the scene by landing, when I was received by the troops commanded by Nuer Bey. I repaired to the Dirav and all the officials were presented to me.

AMien they came to know at Lado of the capture