Ten years in Equatoria; . autifulplants and intersected by commodious paths, where the every-daymonotony is occasionally relieved by the melodies of a militaryband, consisting principally of negroes. In the year 1827 (1245, Hegira), Mohammed Ali Paslii, firstViceroy of Egypt, conceived the project of conquering the entrusted the undertaking to Ismail Pasha, his son, whostarted with Circassian and Turkish Troops, went up the Nile,reached Shendy, and pitched his camp there, also building a fortfor his own residence. King Nemr (Tiger) was the ruler of thatcountry, and he was requested t
Ten years in Equatoria; . autifulplants and intersected by commodious paths, where the every-daymonotony is occasionally relieved by the melodies of a militaryband, consisting principally of negroes. In the year 1827 (1245, Hegira), Mohammed Ali Paslii, firstViceroy of Egypt, conceived the project of conquering the entrusted the undertaking to Ismail Pasha, his son, whostarted with Circassian and Turkish Troops, went up the Nile,reached Shendy, and pitched his camp there, also building a fortfor his own residence. King Nemr (Tiger) was the ruler of thatcountry, and he was requested to supply eatables, wood, and strawfor the requirements of the troops. The wood and straw were intentionally heaped all round Ismailshabitation; one night a horrible conflagration, ordered by theking, caused the complete destruction of the camp, and the Pashaperished miserably with all his people. The inhabitants of the Soudan were at that time remarkable fortheir savage ferocity ; it is said that in Sennaar, a king, named. A KHARTOUM DANCING GIRL, IBRAHIM PASHA. 13 El-Golman (Ferocious), used to eat grilled human liver, when hedrank his beer. In order to avenge this act of incendiarism, Defterdar PashaAvas despatched with a large number of troops, composed of Baslii-Bazoiiks; he took the road of Assouan, Wady Haifa, and Dongola,completing his journey partly by water, and j^artly by coasting theNile. King Nemr was not to be found ; he had fled to El-Homran,towards the boundaries of Ethiopia. The rejjrisals made by Defterdar were horrible and the murdersnumberless; no mercy was shown, even pregnant women werebarbarously disembowelled: thus by slaughter the Egyptian
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