XX Contents.

CHAPTER XXXriI.

ZIBElt's CONSPIRACY. PAGE

Suleiman's harem — Thousands of women — The baobab — The

Bahr-el-Arab — Juicy melons — Ziber's treasures — Copper bullets — Suleiman's fatlier — Ziber's conspiracy — Con-

nivance with Darf our rebels — March to Kalaka, Darra and Tuesha — Meeting with Gordon Pasha .... 294

CHA.PTEK XXXIV.

THE MEETING WITH GORDOy.

Commerce Avith ^leshra-el-Rek — Navigation to Wau — "Wealth of timber — Pi.lms — Vegetable butter — The death of my son — Milanese expedition — Kalaka a nest of slaves — Arrival at Darra — Xo water — Doctor Alfieri . . . 308

CHAPTER XXXV.

SDLEIMAX A PRISOXER.

Difficulties of the English mission in Uganda — Proposals of

colonization — Rapid march — Drought — Lions — Messe- (laglia Bej', Governor of Darfour — Intelligent scouts —

Considerable forces of the enemy — Suleiman in Darfour — jNIidnight march — Rain — Cold — The Uadi-Ibra river — Disagreement among the enemy — The village Gara sur-

prised— Absolute silence — Successful stratagem — Suleiman a prisoner ......... 315

CHAPTER XXXVI.

THE DEATH OF SULEIMAN.

Lemin's report — General desertion — Suleimau and nine chiefs

shot — Letter to the Editor of the EspJomtoru . . . 325

CHAPTER XXXVII.

THE RICHES OF BAHK-EL-GHAZAL.

The missionaries Wilson and Felkin — Return to Dem Suleiman

— Sultan ^Itesa — India-rubber — ^Eriodendrum aufraduo- sum — Richness of the land — Copper in quantities — Rice — Ivory — Graphite^ — I organize transports by river — English and Italians — African missionaries— Lieutenant Marocco — Another capture of slaves — The article in the Times . 337