The story of Africa and its explorers . hich precipitated thedeparture of the beleaguered Governor werein undisguised revolt. All this time, theyseem to have half discredited the story ofGordons death and the fall of Khartoum,and regarded the accounts, hke the subse-quent letters from . the Khedive that reachedthem, as mere foroferies. But in the autumnof 1886 nothinsr of this was known. Emin could not be for very long, and that, from hisisolated position, he could not hold his own,owing to the supply of ammunition this was the state of matters Eminhimself did not conceal, and, aw
The story of Africa and its explorers . hich precipitated thedeparture of the beleaguered Governor werein undisguised revolt. All this time, theyseem to have half discredited the story ofGordons death and the fall of Khartoum,and regarded the accounts, hke the subse-quent letters from . the Khedive that reachedthem, as mere foroferies. But in the autumnof 1886 nothinsr of this was known. Emin could not be for very long, and that, from hisisolated position, he could not hold his own,owing to the supply of ammunition this was the state of matters Eminhimself did not conceal, and, aware of thefatal results attending any renevval of hos-tilities by the Mahdists, he sought everyopportunity to convey to Egypt and to Europea sense of his dangerous position. The burdenof the numerous letters received from him,so long as an outlet for his correspond-ence could be obtained, was an urgent appealfor assistance in the shape of troops or othernecessaries of war, though we cannot gatherfrom any of the Governors communications. {Fi^-j-roTi |- MAKARAKA WAREIORS AND MUSICIANS.(From a Photograph by R. Buchla.) was still a popular hero, at bay in Equatoria,in the midst of a loyal people.* It was felt, however, that Emins resistance * Wingate, Mahdiisra and the Eg-yptian Sudan, , 10:5, Ml, , 293, 326, etc. that he had the slightest desire to leave hisseat of government. It was known that, be-sides his own officers, two travellers had forsome years resided as his guests. Thesewere, we have seen (pp. 26-28), Dr. Junker, 30 THE 8T0BY OF AFRICA. a German engaged in a scientific explorationof the region of the Upper Nile and itstributaries, and Captain (afterwards Major)Casati, an Italian, more or less directly in theemployment of the Egyptian Junker, tired of inaction, resolved to tryto reach the coast. At a very fortunateperiod he made an attempt, and succeededin reaching Uganda, where, having nothingof which he could be robbed, he was allowedto depart
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