And since we are prepared for war, whoever disobeys the orders of the officers will be punished so that others may take heed. He said that if His Excellency the General, who is displeased with them and intends to dismiss some of them, were to know, perhaps others would take heed. His Excellency the Governor-General Hicks Pasha has also been informed of this. I am greatly saddened to see our military officers, upon whom the success of this campaign depends, so negligent in controlling their soldiers, to the extent that they have caused His Excellency General Hicks Pasha and others to lose regard for them, after he had been paying attention to them. At 5 o'clock Arabic time, I learned from His Excellency the Governor-General not to release the man who was arrested the day before yesterday, after it had been decided to release him due to what he had suffered, and so that he might carry some announcements from His Excellency to all the sheikhs to enter the government's obedience. This is in view of what appeared to His Excellency, that this man, since all his family has been lost, might, if we released him and let him go, inform the Arabs about our situation, the thirst we suffered yesterday, and the damage to the fort upon our arrival at the wadi. It appeared to His Excellency to keep him with the army and that there was no need for these announcements previously given to the woman upon our departure from Al-Aqila. This was well received by His Excellency Hicks Pasha, and it is not far-fetched, since this man has lost his wife, family, and crops. At 9 o'clock Arabic time, when [ . . . ] His Excellency the Governor-General found some camels grazing, tied to trees, and the guards sleeping under the trees, unconcerned about the potential harm if we were to attack them, secretly instructing His Excellency Ismail Bey, the Qaimaqam, to go out and observe this important matter. He went out and returned with a clear report of the names of the guards, the number of camels, and the affiliation of each battalion, regiment, and liwa. At that time, His Excellency the Governor-General ordered me to deliver this paper to His Excellency Hicks Pasha and explain its contents to him, and I begged His Excellency not to hold me accountable and to consider punishing these soldiers and to inform their officers so that there would be greater attention in the future. I took the paper and went, and found His Excellency sleeping, as it was 11 o'clock Arabic time. So I gave it to His Excellency Colonel Farkharus and informed him of what His Excellency the Governor-General had ordered. He took it and expressed his great gratitude for this attention, and said that he would inform His Excellency Hicks Pasha of what would be decided regarding their punishment after translating this paper. He thanked me, and I returned and informed [him].