The Death of Gessi Pasha. 419 a litter, placed on two camels, across the desert, a journey of twenty days of intense suffering- under a burning sun. During the journey he met the French Consul Voisson, who was going to Khartoum. To him he confided a young Akka who had hitherto faithfully accompanied hira. Let us here publicly thank this distinguished French consul for the remembrance he has always entertained of Gessi Pasha, for what he wrote about the memorable campaign in Bahr-el-Grhazal, and for his generous offer of five hundred francs for the publication of these Memoirs. Honour be to him, and may our gratitude reach him across the ocean.

Gressi arrived at Suakim on the 10th of April, was assisted by the Director of the Post, Signor Samuele Mei, and his wife. On the 24th he embarked on the Zagazir/, where he found Count Pennazzi and Gerhard Rohlfs ; but when he arrived at Suez on the 28tli he was too weak to continue his journey. He was taken to the French hospital, Avhere he was visited by the Viceroy, Tewfik Pasha, accompanied by Lesseps, who happened to be at Suez.

The Khedive, taking Gessi's hand, so pale and wasted, said, — " Courage, Gessi. Egypt has need of you ! " But Gessi, baring his skeleton arms, replied, — " I should like to serve her, your Highness, but, as you see, I am nothing more than a corpse. I recommend my family to your care. I die because I have done my duty." These were his last words. He breathed his last at 7.20 p.m., April 30th. He preserved his mental faculties to the last, and faced death with the greatest fortitude. Beside his deathbed stood Count Pennazzi, the Vice-Consul, Cavalier Vitto, the Chancellor Marino, and the Director of the Post, Signor Giordano.

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