Ten years in Equatoria; . .\iaki; wAiiKini:. They affirmed their equality as soldiers, and shook off the dis-honour of slavery. Safety depended on the Egyptian soldiers ; the country was intheir hands, but they abused their power over the populations. 202 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. The northern stations, Rumbek, Ayak, and Bufi, those in the Mam-bettu, and the eastern ones were abandoned; Amadi and Ladoprepared for defence, the Government offices were concentrated at. >[AKRAKA NEGRO. Duiile. At Amadi 1-jOO guns were at hand, and a similar numberhad been distributed among the Makraka and Nil
Ten years in Equatoria; . .\iaki; wAiiKini:. They affirmed their equality as soldiers, and shook off the dis-honour of slavery. Safety depended on the Egyptian soldiers ; the country was intheir hands, but they abused their power over the populations. 202 TEN YEARS IN EQUATORIA. The northern stations, Rumbek, Ayak, and Bufi, those in the Mam-bettu, and the eastern ones were abandoned; Amadi and Ladoprepared for defence, the Government offices were concentrated at. >[AKRAKA NEGRO. Duiile. At Amadi 1-jOO guns were at hand, and a similar numberhad been distributed among the Makraka and Nile stations. On August 18, 1881, the first blood was shed: four soldiers were GRADUAL ABANDONMENT. 20J killed by the Donagla rebels of Lesi, under the command of AliKortkutli, formerly an elejiliant hunter, who was joined by therebels of Kudurma, after their chief, Ibrahim, had been slain nearDugguru, by the people of Abd-el-Ssamath. Several fights took place at intervals, the only battle of import-ance being that of December 8, in which the soldiers of Amadientered the besiegers camp, but were compelled to retire by thearmed intervention of the natives. It was obvious that military action, insufficient to face the everincreasing rebellion, would soon be paralysed, and that Amadiwould surrender to Keremallahs troops. As it was my duty to place my services at the disposal of the
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