Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-24
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Col jeremiah Coib7rne, on the s'an Of the
late Hicks Pasha, killed in the soudan a fey
months since, has written for Lippincot,'s
Magazine ninterestingacc9unt ola ride through
the desert from Berbcrto Sualim Colonel Cot.
borne was the last European who has made the
ride since tuly Of last year. The extracts given
are effectively supplementary to Sir Samuel
Bakers comprehensive description Of the
whole region:
The fla, had gone forth; vas under sen.
tcuce of death, for tie doctors had declared
was dying, and had informed General Hicks
that unless quilted the Soudan should be a
dead man in three weeks. Now, the fact is
my illness was due to no "clmatic cause, but
to erroneous medical treatment after being
poisoned by drinking Ei.e wa,er impregnated
WIN 1fis n'Ih Of Al Egyptian camp. This &c.
cured during the Sepaar campaign, that
victorious campaign in which for once, and ont c
only, the Egyptian troops were brought to face
the furious onslaught Of the Arabs: mean at
the battle Of Marabiah, four days south OF
Kawa, opposite the southeast side Of the isle Of
Abba, when, in solid square, our little army Of
four thousand FIVE hundred. with six Englisl
officers, beat back the swarms Of Bagarras, LED
on by the desperately gallant chiefs Of the
Mahd, who, like, their Saracen ancestors, in.
attack Trrmt 6lancie.-even though it be
in vahably certain death Ito them.
On the evening Of July IS tn at the hour o
49,
in Central Africa,--I embarked. on sir
months forced leave, on my dahabceah lying
off Gordon's old quarters at Khartoum, wher,
Baron Won scckendorf, Captain Massey anG
myself had been billeted for six weeks on oui
return from the campaign above alluded to-
Hicks Pasha, Colonel Farquhar, Colonel d,
Coetlorgan, Captain Massey, Captain Warner
and Captain Evans came to bid ME farewell
Little did / think it would be the last. wa
very angry with the doctor, as | inwardly fell
| was recovering, although desperately pulled
down and weak. Poor Hickss last words IL
me were, ''Ins,ead OF being angry with III,
doctors, you ought to be excessively obliged tC
them"
'IhffRk 50 foot FGi! FaIft
The ropes are cast OFF. and now, as | droT
the river, the nodding plume-lle foliage 9th,
downy palm,groves of Khartoum IS siIvered b,
the moon, that,
Rising in glorious majesty,
~ length apparent queen
Unveiled her peerless light
furnishing with sheen Of malchless beauty thr
fast lowing river, while here and there stand
out in sharplY-eut relief against the sky tn
graceful curves Of the far-sweeping yards Of tn
Nile boats lying tranquility al anchor. Nj
boats crew consisted Of twelve Arabs, varying
in shade from light olive TO dark brown
Under fresh sou,herly breeze We sped rapid
down the stream. The monolonous sound
something between a creak and a groan--of III
saSiyeh wheels on the bank was from time t
time relivcd by the sharp cry Of" Hhaitt" fror
the ttiS. whose crew responded by a vocifrou
"Haieyf as they slackened sail 10 avoid III
sudden squalls which abound on the Nile. :
Four days after leaving Khauoum arrive
at Berbsr, the point At which was 10 bid fare
well to the Nile and strike of across the desel
to suakim, anything but pleasuTe-,rr
above all in the month ofJuly. Berberhas oite
been described. The town consists Of COLES
ton Of mud huls, sparsely interpreted wit
houses u loitier presensions. While lying onsh
deck Of my dahabeeah, exhausted by the hss
and enfeehled by dysenlary, observed III
singular aeare Of a man watching me from III
bank, lie was clad in Loose oylaH, an
wore fastoo,A, swaihed in tbs ample folds
a silken hsHfsA, the picturesque scarf worn b
; the Arabs as a protection aglins, the burniu
rays Of she san. His girdle vas furnished wi,
, dagger and pislol, and his neither man wa
cncaseii 10 boots and bleechcs. his face vi
tanned, and he WAS .'haardri like the plrd
: The weare' Of this pGfrgraous costume WI
: O'Dsnovan the adventurous Warcouespon'
eni Of the Duly News. whose name h,
recently been before tbs public in eonnectio
: with his piuehy and desperate ride to Mer
in cenirakJs.
{ The lasitme we had me, was on memorial
; occasion. II was al coaslAn,lnopie. AZ
; ODoaovan Was in dnlance vile in the prise
+, Of Gslana Serai al Pera. whittier he had bee
: consigned On charge Of having assaulted u
b sahan. well remsmber passing portion