The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29

ar - IN isa the latter csFsrsl M .
the ecsdan he accepted e He
- governor general % paxfur.
- Haea the Mahdi arose he fought
tw esven battles With his forces. He
iast forced to surrender. IN his
a4re h said:
the retreat Of the English army
aooaa Wa permitted. after near
month"; Of captivity, . certain
a OF liberty. on condition that I
never leave the Caltrh Aotuliah
Aen nd. ana that I should always re-
mna mis- Immediate neighborhcod az his
snsr IN Cody guaral.
circumstances Induced him to
49, ne closely. As I vas the last iiv-
". ltary governor. he believed. in his
euur ignorance OF the political conii-
european countries that In case
% Escape should be Ia a position,
my more accurate knowledge ct
sntfy. to induce the Egyptian o.
LIZ - governments TO take hostile meas.
ur 3ainst the Soudsn. On the other
hasa y BATTERED his vanity 70 have a. hiS
st Ms former master. one to whom
oI the Western Arab tribes. ana
tnem his own allies In blood, TIE
e-basara. had been subject severe
ene eael ne trusted no one and governed
dsslsncaaly. solely according 10 his own
eeev Seeaeure. Since he Is Of the trfsA "a
tn " &sseha- Raaara chat Is the name an.
psss ~ the nomadic rearers OF horned
81. me belongs to Darfur, he reiieA az
s,er n the Nile valley. only on his
-. - cy blood, the Western Arab
49, 40 armed slaves: while he sought
20 nisa the strength Of the native
. me Nile valley. the dJaaif,n end
O8n1A Nv A,~~ ~,.,-~-A 49,
ry, executions ana the dhpatch
9. 49, capable OF bearing arms afhanst
~ =. laes. 90 that they might ale in bat.
- Stxnroush privations. he has % weak,
e.sess tribes that they are nov com,
y.'S - endure his rule. The greater pare
=. - re9ret that they have been stirred
Ianauctsm or on other grounds to
~ se!nss the former government They
.eeeestand that the eovssnmeot has
cn.y oeeo changed. that religion carved
Oily - nag. - . means for the aetain.
msnS 81 the END desired. They nov long
.! ~ snd Of the tragedy which they havs
sn ~ brought upon the scene.
amer eleven years captivity AID
!. N gaining my freedom. Al
neS al intsfoourse with any one wa
IoIoSeea to ms. I was nevertheless IN
resafion with tribes Of the country
icEaltV Known 10 me. Tor years and on
seveA occaaions I had determined on
nishs sut those participating IN my at
tenlpD were Always deferred by the dan.
ees me undertaking. At the close OF
Isl yeas sent . man to Cairo, and
tnzo ne inteyventien Of the Austrian
29s1 general. Barren fieidler, and Mai.
WinQts. director OF the intelligence de-
paft1ent fer Egypt. he received the nee
soa9 means for my flight out OF tho
mcnv deposited BY my relatives. BY
meas OF large sum secured to him BY
ccntnct In the event OF the succen OF
the undsrtakinE. he gained over people
- Ynture their lives in delivering me.
On night q February -. after the
cailp had gone 70 rest. left tho town
unot ervsd and reached the camAs held
in rpAdinsss IN the stepps. Ny guides,
knoyn( that they had only fsw hourS
starr forced their pace. After an IN.
broiQA ride OF twenty-one hours We had
acconplished 10 miles. but the exhausted
4V4l remained hidden IN the inhosplta~
50 orR mountains. untn my euidcA Who
were Arabs Of This d.strict. succeeded IN
obtalntng other cansls. At flrst II had
been eur intention to make good our as
cape BY travelling as quickly as possible,
but now the only chance of success was
strategtcal mAneuyerinE. - all routes
were closely watched by The Dsrv1shsss
who had overtaken W.
However. we succeeded In crossing the
Nile near Berber. and reaching the Etnai
mountains by a roundabout way. Here
my last guide, an old Arab. fell nj, ana I
was compelled to leave him behind. to-
gather with the only camel which was
stil, II my possession. Row commenced
the worst part OF the whole journey. a.
ha1 to proceed on foot. But the hope
Of freedom enabled me to overcome al
difficulties On March 1s left the
mountains and reached Assuan, the FIRST
settlenent of civilized men: My feelings
nj that moment were indcscrihahic. I
was saved from my enemies. from tho
har A. OF fanatscal despot. and had lefe
behind me n country governed by a1eg
completely from civilization. Behind -
was the Soudan. where 10 many ChE
tians are still kept in bonds or siawy
and where the greater part OF the poHs"
ton mays 10 God for liberation"