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A QUOTATION from the book " To the Egyptian Soudan," by R. Buchta : — " Gressi conducted the campaign against Suleiman with such energ}, personal sacrifice, and cleverness in profiting by all the mistakes of his adversary, that history will compare him with Gordon when combating the Taipiiig. Between the war fought against the latter and the war against Ziber there is great affinity, but Gessi's task was perhaps the most difficult. With a few troops composed of people of all kinds, who had never been under fire, he had to fight against troops greatly superior in number, which had been hardened in the war in Darfour, resist the attacks of negroes and Arabs animated by hatred against Christians, and struggling for the defence of their most vital interests."

An Exploration to Monbuttu.

(Letter from Doctor Junker.)

" Meshra-el-Rek, " March 28th, 1880.

" To the Editor of the Esploratore.

" First of all, these few lines from the heart of Africa to express my profound gratitude for the great P f 2