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"he Camel Corps, shat- tered by the losses at Abu Klea, start- . ed on the evening following the battle rtO march to the Nile. No sooner had darkness fallen than we had every proof of the disadvantages of night marches over an unknown and bushy country. Soon we were wandering, a confused mass of camels, cattle, horses and bewildered infantry. Notwith- standing this unpleasant night we ar- rived next morning at daybreak on the high ground above Metemmeh, and the sun painted us a picture on the plain in front that well repaidpur unpleas- ant vigil. The golden desert stretch- ed before us until it merged into the green dourraâ€"olad valley of the Nile, through which the great river ran like a thread of silver. Far in the distance rose the blue hills, the rammts of the mysterious stream. and the desert at‘ our feet was peopled with the Chivalry of the Soudan. Horsemen ga110ped too and fro, thousands of spearmen wen - ed. their way to intercept us, lanoes Blittered in the sun, and a myriad waving banners 4 spread out to the morning breeze. nngush 1n the Byuda and the East- battle of Toski, within 100 miles of Assouan. It shows us the power of fanaticism when we consider that the Mahdists took Obeid, Khartoum, Kas- sla and Berber, destroyed Hicks, shat- tered the Abyssinian army led by the King himself, and killed that monarch, fought and all but won the battles of Abu Klea and Gubat, to say nothing of Teb, Tamai, Giness and Toski; and if to-day their race is nearly run, they still hold Omdurman, and 20,000 men, armed with every civilized instrument of destruction, accompanied by the English Grenadier Guards, a dozen powerful gunboats, and led by the Sir- dar in person, are thought necessary to give a final blow to their power. Long experience of their tactics has made me consider the Mahdists as a brave, but not a dangerous enemy. Favored as they were in the wars of 1883â€"1887 by the best of luck they were only able to hold their own, while at Abu Klea and Gubat, the flower; of their army, in overpowering num- bers, failed to defeat the little camel corps-an incongruous weak force with- out artillery, a force, indeed, which [was not intended for anything but a dash across an undefended road. The public, even if the Khalifa makes his threatened stand at Omdurman, need have no fear of the result; this, to use .a racing expression, will be a walk- over for the Sirdar and his huge army. I shall be surprised, if he loses many men, especially as the Dervishes are supposed to be behind walls in a strong position, A Dervish in afort is in- deed a fish out of water; to be dan- gerous he must be on his feet: or on his charger, spear in hand; behind a wall, bombarded by modern artillery and howitzers, he cannot be considered an enemy at all to acivilized army. MEMORIES OF GUBAT. It is sad to think that we tshaanev- er see again the charge of the true I Dervishi. I am inclined to think that j the great charge on the Second Bri- ‘ gade at Tamai, which shattered the square, the overwhelming attack. at ' Abu Klea, and, finally. the beautiful 4 advance at Gubat, were the most p1c- g 1 turesque episodes of the Madhists’ bat- tles against__the English. .As‘ long as Soudan. It was during this visit thati he told me of the Mahdi, .of whoml till then I had never heard, and pro- phesied his greatness. est type of riverain Arabs; so Ilaugh~ ed at the idea of his becoming a for- midable enemy or apower. But Min- chetta, even then a disciple, was right, as four years’ campaigning and many , a hard fight taught me. I little. thought that sixteen years later his followers would still be possessors of the Soudan and Khartoum. THE PO‘VER OF FANATICISM. Mohammed Achmed conquered Dar- four and Kordofan, destroyed Hicks and Gordon, held his own against the English in the Byuda. and the East- the W- -w'â€"-â€"â€"_ its groom. Unlike the others, the Duke of Baoxbnrgho is not poverty stricken. Floors Castle, in Roxburghuhire, is hoautnnlly situated at the confluence o! the Teviot 3136. the Twood. near Kano, ing" American â€" girls, and it is ten chances to one that the next great in- ternational marriage will have him for The reigning Duchess of Roxburghe is the mother of the present duke, who is now but 22 years old, having been born on July 25,1876. Before her mar- riage the duchess was Lady Anne Spen- cer-Churchill, daughter of the seventh Duke of Marlborough. Among many other distinctions she is now the aunt of her American grace. Duchess Con- suelo. As the young duke is a cousin of Consuelo, he is more than likely to The Duchess of Portland is an un- tiring charity worker. and her name has headed manyalist of distinguished ’patronesses of bazaars and church soc- ial affairs. While she is seven duch- eases behind the Duchess of Marlbor- ough, she is said .to be the greatest duchess in England. Her popularity is something tremendous. As most will re- member, she was Miss Yorke, and her caflure of the wealthy, good-looking claim was one of the greatest catches ever recorded in the annals of gossip- tattling London town. She is the devoted mother of two children. The Marquis of Titchfield was born in 1893. and Lady Victoria Dorothy in 1890. Royal Peep-Show. and wolves. But for the Mahdi and Osman Digna the names of Kitchener, Hunter, and VVingate might have been unknown. It was Mahdism which gave these gallant and able soldiers their chance. There- fore, I hope that the bloodthirsty but brave Bagaras will not be extermin- ated in their vain attempt to defend an imposters’ tomb. Let us recollect that their only line of retreat is across an unfriendly desert on one side, or by the river on ‘the other, where they would be shut off from water by the gunboats. And they have none of the transport necessary to support even their hard lives in \the desert. Finally, they are brave men. I long to hear that the Khalifa has flung up the sponge, or that the Bagaras, who are by no means fools in their own inter- ests, have thrown him ’to the vultures Sir Herbert Kitchener knows every move on the board in the game he has so successfully played. I only hope that he will spare all the Arabs he can in memory of' the star, medals, promotions and glorious recollections of which Mahdism was the direct. cause. v“‘ “y‘- The charge of the Hadendowas, though more effective, was nothing like so picturesque. Theirs was asudden rush, generally when least expected, for they were as arule hidden, their dark naked bodies almost the color of the bush. General Graham at Tamai charged them with the 42nd Highland- ers, and not successfully. 0n the other hand, as large a body of Arabs at- tacked Sir Redvers Bullers’ force sim- ultaneously with the charge of the Black Watch, and was driven off with- out the loss of a man. TOO MUCH FOR THE DERVISH. Discipline and steadiness were always too much for the Dervish, who is an able adversary against an indifferent leader, and fatal to troops the least out of hand. ,vvvvâ€" ' 0““. *‘v‘ ‘5 it easy to forget the surpassing bra- very of the old Sheik who led his. men into the square at Abu Klea, Amid the storm of battle he rode calmly in front of his men reading his Koran, up to the muzzles of our rifles, and fell actually inside the square. I saw him afterwards, and never saw a face so calm and serene. Let us hope his spirit has entered the Paradise which Mohammed promised, and which this disciple had surely earned. e lay our general, strick- en early in the day, and many wounded comrafles, Witt} only eno :ir glory; the sun- f “Adlah dashed wâ€"v-â€"' '- poor and needy who e‘iist even in the “Garden of England,’ but there isalso a junior branch of the same society. Of this charity of the children the Princess Victoria Eugenie, one of the most charming of the queen's grandchildren, It has been particularly noted in England of late that royalty is taking a more active hand in the providing and distribution of charity funds. A pro- royalist publication sees so much eun- couragement in the flaot that it says: “It is a delightful thing that it is real- ly becoming traditional not only for royalty to be charitable, but also for the very young princessesâ€"princesses even of the second and third genera- tions below her majestyâ€"to be trained up in the practice of good works. 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