At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, after discussing with him what he encountered on the road, we set out. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and we, along with him, were going out to meet the army. At that time, all the soldiers present at this point, numbering three thousand, had lined up with the Bashi-Bazouks to honor the arrival of the army and His Excellency Hicks Pasha. We met His Excellency Hicks Pasha in the training forest and greeted him, as he was at the head of the army. Then we returned with him to the tent. His Excellency the Governor-General discussed with us the details of his journey during his absence of ten days from Omdurman to here. He was very pleased with all the soldiers and the two officers. Then, at 7 o'clock, lunch was served, which His Excellency the Governor-General had prepared, as we had been staying there for eight days prior.

On Friday, September 21st, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I went to His Excellency Hicks Pasha, a distance of half an hour, as his tent was far from ours. I informed him that it was not right to keep the camels in this condition without grazing, given their great need. His Excellency ordered Rajab Bey to be summoned and informed him of the inquiry about the grazing, which caused the camels to be kept without grazing, contrary to previous orders. When asked if he could respond to this question, he replied, protesting that when His Excellency Hussein Pasha Mazhar saw yesterday's events, he took some measures to organize the camp. He imagined that perhaps you had issued orders to him regarding this, as he had been in charge of the army since his departure from Omdurman to here, and Hussein Pasha Mazhar was stationed here with the First Division. He was told that as long as you have not issued new orders to him, how could you act on your flawed assumption from the beginning, which resulted in the delay of the camels without grazing for twenty-three hours? Rajab Bey then requested to leave, saying, "As per the order, I will look into their grazing immediately." He began to apologize to His Excellency. From this, it is evident that there was jealousy between the departure of Rajab Bey and His Excellency Hussein Pasha Mazhar, the Lieutenant-General. I thanked His Excellency Hicks Pasha for this and returned to my tent in the intense heat. At that time, I experienced a kind of...