The New York herald., 1872-07-05

ated in the Occident, is country whose air is un-
healthy and whose water is undrinkable.
1t Is thus that 1t Is now, since brief time that
DR. Cuny, the Erenchman, came to our nation. He
became converted to the faith OF Islam, and stayed
nTe n Gays AMONG US a nc a arr W nd
he was also converted. We have since heard 1t
said that our employees were the cause of his DEATH
However, the Governor of Egypt, Mohammed Said,
has demanded the Child IN the name of his mother,
and when the boy arrives at his parents house we
will be discharged of all suspicion.
Further, we are incapable of doing such actions,
and as long as we participate In the alliance of God
with his Prophet, and as much as you would pay
for the capitation. Never, Christians, will we do
treason towards you and molest you in your belief,
and In this respect we only act as our ancestors In
the faith or Islam have always acted.
Commerce between you and us is entirely free,
and we object not to this liberty; but that which
we cannot suffer is this suspicion and
toned, that the Sultan Of Darfour puts
to death strangers who visit his country. Such is
not our viii, and we would only pity ourselves il
we followed such line Of conduct But you know
we'll that the all-powerful God should be praised;
that this God has placed in the body OF man soul
ard determines the time of its sOjOurn therein, and
no one can change the DEGREES Of Providence How
many Mohanmedans have died in Christian en-
pres? and how many Christians have died In Mos
lem countries each in his religion. without con-
st amt or calumny9
II you believe there Is nothing to fear from the
climate, send us promptly a response, in fine, SO
that we can give you the permission which you
solicit for the two travellers to enter our country;
and II God spares our life they Will be able to come
near us, to see our dvan, our administration, &c.
AS to voyage In the different countries which
under jurisdiction, it Is impossible, and we cam
not accord 1t, because we have not enough conf
dence in subjects. and who, II they should see
white man. might frighten him. But, we repeat, we
shall not object to voyage from K0rdofan to Dar-
four, near our person. Ii God permit them to come
we VIII send them one OF our men to protect them
on the route and to guide and conduct them near
u.s. in the case they accept our conditions. But
give us notice promptly by letter, OF your determi
nation, that we can send the guides to meet them
and conduct them here.
We have given you notice. Salutl Seventh month
of Dsu, HidJe in the year 1878.
A WARNING NOT TO BE DIsREaARDED.
It win be that His Highness while giving
this most cordial invitation to the doctors to visit
his dvan, pointedly informs them-"But know also
that our nation is situated in the Occident, in
country whose air is unhealthy and whose water is
undrlnkable." In other words they had better stay
at home and not bother the mighty monarch and
his puissant people.
THE MOST UNCIvILTZED OF THE UNCIvILIZED.
believe, from all can learn, that Darfour will
be the last kingdom in Africa to permit the civlz
ing contact Of Europeans. 1t is now the third In
rank among the unexplored treasures OF geographi.
cal societies, and the man who exploits it will
achieve the same glorles as Speke, Grant, Kane
and Baker. Governed by blind and intractable
enthusiast whose people exceed him in ignorance
and intensity his fanatcism, it constitutes vast
territory, cultivated only by the rude appliances of
farmland herd of savages 1t is interesting only
Africa and OF Egypt only so far as its people can
produce and its products can flow down the Nile.
The word "DarfOur" calls out q smile on every
face seen in the SOudan.