. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. an the Sheikhs open up the countrywith their tribes and secure the traderoutes ? They replied that the tribes couldonly do so with the aid of the Britishtroops. It was now that the highly im-proper proclamation, offering 5,000dollars for Osman Digna, dead or alive,was posted up at Suakim, and distri-buted in the country. It ran thus :— I, the British Governor and General, Civil andMilitary, at Suakim, make known that whoever willbring in the rebel Osman, the murderer, who by hislies has caused the blood of the tribes to be spilt atE
. Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan. an the Sheikhs open up the countrywith their tribes and secure the traderoutes ? They replied that the tribes couldonly do so with the aid of the Britishtroops. It was now that the highly im-proper proclamation, offering 5,000dollars for Osman Digna, dead or alive,was posted up at Suakim, and distri-buted in the country. It ran thus :— I, the British Governor and General, Civil andMilitary, at Suakim, make known that whoever willbring in the rebel Osman, the murderer, who by hislies has caused the blood of the tribes to be spilt atEl Teb and Tamanieb, alive or dead, sliall receiveFive Thousand DoUars Reward. An Arab, whose six brothers hadfallen in the last battle, and who wasbroufjht in from the field where he hadlain all night in his blood, said, withbitterness of heart, that Osman was aliar ! The British bullets had not beenturned aside, but had killed thousandsof Haddendowas; and the British werenot the terrible cut-throats and beastshe described them as being. 1. 43 146 GASSELVS HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN, On the 10th the expediency of amarch to Sinkat was under the con-sideration of the General, who had con-centrated the forces at Suakim, and be-lieved that such a movement would im-press the natives, and confirm in theirminds the impression of our victories. Four miles distant from the scene ofthe last fight, Osman was reported to belurking at the head of the Vale of Tama-nieb, mustering fresh forces; but asthe local tribes had lost more than6,000 men, through simple belief in hisfalse statements of miraculous powers,it seemed doubtful if he could gatherenough to face us again in the field,though he had registered a vow to slayevery man, black or white, who did notagree with him. On the morning of the 18th of March,three native messengers, who had beensent into the country with AdmiralHewetts peculiar proclamation, re-turned to Suakim, and reported thatOsman was encamped near Tamaniebwith 2,
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