Appendix. 455 " I shall be very glad to write an article for your Review on Uganda and the Victoria Nyanza, if you will accept it.

" Believe me, dear Captain Camperio, " Your sincere friend, " Wilson."

The Death of Gordon Pasha.

Having dedicated this book to the sainted memory of C. E. Gordon Pasha, we must not neglect the sad task of describing the manner of the death of that hero.

As evei'3body knows, after the abdication of Ismail Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, his son Tewfik Pasha succeeded to the throne. The latter encouraged the Mussulman preponderance, and employed only Mussulmans in his service.

For this reason Gessi Pasha, after Gordon had resigned, was not appointed to the Governor-Generalship of the Soudan, and Raouf Pasha was nominated. Raouf executed some economical modifications in the administration, which marked the first step to the loss of the Soudan.

Gessi had scarcely left Khartoum, Avhen the Jelabba went to Bahr-el-Ghazal and neighbouring provinces in numbers, giving a new impulse to the slave trade.

Darfour and Kordofan revolted, making common cause with the Mahdi. Egypt sent several army corps into the revolted proAances, but they were totally defeated. Raouf Avas recalled, and the post of provisional goAernor of the Soudan was filled by a certain Gigler, who made a A'ery ridiculous figure. The complete defeat of two army corps, one under