In a state of hunger and nakedness, inquire of him if he was ordered to do anything before taking the opportunity of his escape. He said that after they went out to pasture in the morning, he asked permission to return to the camp to attend to some personal matters and would return. And so he did. Then, around 10 o'clock in the afternoon, he informed me that he wished to go to the mountains. I told him that they were fine, and then he said to me that he wished to go towards the well and would return. And so he did, as if I were unaware of his intentions. He went and took a camel belonging to someone not affiliated with the expedition, mounted it, carrying his rifle and ammunition, and indicated that he intended to go towards the well and return. At that moment, he disappeared from my sight and I have not seen him since. I then realized that he had probably escaped. In the presence of those who were grazing, I informed the Bimbashi and the Mullah about him. Since the time was approaching, approximately three hours and a fraction, and his direction must have been towards the west, to be able to reach Kordofan within three days, it was not possible to pursue him. Everyone was astonished by this, resolving not to accept any person of this kind again and to exercise increased caution in the future. There is no doubt that what drove him to this was a promise from them of a sum of money or his promotion [his servant], which is the important and more serious matter, being a soldier, an Abanasha, and knowledgeable about military affairs. Yes, if nothing comes of this, it is a change of heart for the better, thank God [his goodness]. Our strength, but he was the supervisor of our movement upon entering Shas, which caused displeasure from His Excellency Hicks Pasha and His Excellency Hussein Pasha Mubarrir, and disgust from the entire army from this dangerous move, as I explained before. On blessed Saturday, the 29th of September, 1883, at 12:30 Arabian time in the morning, we set out from Shas towards Zariga, and the march continued for five and a half hours (the bugle sounded twice) (1) and we arrived at a place called Al-Hajlij, between Shas and Zariga. There the army encamped after the Commandant issued orders to cut down willow trees for the necessary enclosure to protect the soldiers, as it was deemed appropriate to build it there for the night. On Sunday, scouts were sent out for a distance of three hours to ascertain the location of the water. And awaiting the second division, which is 1 company of 3 companies, under