Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-12
HardshipS of Cnmp-Lilc in the
goudDu.

6,orresrondence London Standard
Here in the soudan we expected an odd
shower OF rain, and the regular three
DAVIS of south wind at intervals Out the
last fortnight has been full of surprises
and we retire 10 our ankaribs at night
unite prepared FOR all emergencies. one
day Will be taken NO by succession OF
furious binding dust-st0rms, and the next
with driving showers OF rain which erect
uollv soak everything not under water
nroof shelter I'm less than ten minutes
About three o'clock the storm begins 10
bloyy and the first barrcades nave 20 pe
erected Of boxes. tent-haps g hoe genus
ornne and ropes. and poles tightened anu
nropoed ND. and after dinner, II me shy
is cIoudv the came storm fatigue mas
IN he performed. while the south Wlnl mas
blown with undated vigor from cav"
to dusk and generally from DUSK 20 uaNH
again. not for the regulation three uay -
but for already almost "A tottnlsht' lue
result Is that weather has become Hi'i
than "a topic Of conversatloh-N y "
rious factor I'm our lives After one oi
the heavy rains, the straW-rooleo anu
walled mkuls are absolutely untenapie'
brings out an intolerably rank ana Ieuu
steo,o and the army orders are tnat
robdv ehaU sleep inside the huts tll they
ara drv. But the smell is not the oniy
inconvenience. for every sort OF ren'lte
and vernin instantly swarms under shei'-
er CONSPICUOUS being the scorpions
ana tarantulas. After the first heavy ram
we killed three scorpions and four tarah-
tulas I'm our tukul In less tnan ten
minutes. and next morning. although my
ankarib stands on two legs two feet nish'
there was q scorpion under my piho"
when / woke. n..
Another great annoyance caused by the
rain is the damage done TO an s'oi 60
such as graine barley BRAN uui ma ma
onions. etc Not being prepared lor
rain. these articles are always lelt lying
exposed I'm their sacks, and When unc'
wetted they fermant in an incredloly
sbert space Of time. Altogether l'e
rain. which is usually looked upon az q"
sfgnol favor from Allah, has been more
- nlaope than otherwise. and the
whole Camp is praying again Tor Org p
,ortb wind. News reached here soon az
ar the earliest storms that the Mulaui
,,elIs contained water enough Tor lo,'D
men. and were running over ana 'no ,
every well and pool between Assuah anu
Aim Hamed was filled II almost made
one wish 10 be an Emir, SO glorious 1''
onnortunitv was II for DerVlsh oasn'
Eonr thousand horse or camel men cou'u'
4, less than a week have raided Assua',
- nv Mace between 1t and HalIa, ana
raturned triumphantly without any pos
eihilitv Of being prevented or lhteiceP'0'
NV the time these lines reach Esyp' o''
their way back from England lhe nlo
ment will have passed ana the oppol
unity been lost, otherwise II Woule
scarcely be judicious to point ouC 'n.
danger TO which the great ralhlan no No
exposed the tail-end or the eNpcul''o''
the railway. and the rronuer to"n3 o.,
~. - nrobahlv the severe blow dealt ar
Ferl<et and the ignorance OF the hnaHl'
corcerning our strength and the dispo-
sitior Of our forces which alone prevent
r,i5 On simple that there is not man
4, cann TO whom it has not suggested
ard commended Itself. The only oppos
in, force would be the brave shelhu
,bluI Aim. with a hundred OF two OF
hts pisbareen and Ababdehs and the IN
eantr,, companies who hold Muradh
,,,oiIs These would be quite poWeries'
against even 1000 Dervishes eNce9t' POS
siblv to hold the fort OF Muraoh' ai't
II n moved with the usual Der'lsl
ooIeritv. a raiding band could 90 pretty
we'll what II pleased with Korosko an,
Assuan. and return unpunlsnel' ~
last this Is what we say as we 81
'ronnd our candlestlcks and watch th'
horrible. fabby-winged flies dashine
Themselves to death in thousands rlshl
nm here in the desert. where they WeI.
never seen before Down by the rlVe'
hank they darkened every light' and lay
nasitivelv half an inch thick on taDie'
and plates: but until the rain. we We're
rec OF them in our desert camp NO"
however. they have appeared as II Joy
magic. whether having feeoiy huttere1
from below or bred In the temporary
mud Of the gullies It would be haru u
tou