AcuriousaccidenthadhappenedtoIsmailPachabythesuddenbreak-upofalargeportionofthesudd，thathadbeenweakenedbycuttingalongbutnarrowchannel。
Theprodigiousraftsofvegetationwerehurriedbeforethestreamlikeice-floes，andthesemasseshavingstruckagainstalineofsixnoggurs，thevesselswereliterallysweptawayandburiedbeneaththegreatrafts，untiltheycapsizedanddisappearedforeverinthedeepchannel。
LateintheeveningIsmailPachatookleaveandreturnedinhissteamertoKhartoum。Wehadenjoyedalongconversation，andIfeltsurethattheSoudanandCentralAfricawouldquicklyfeelthebenefitofIsmailAyoubPacha’sadministration，ashecombinedgreatenergyanddeterminationwithnineyears’experienceoftherequirementsofhisprovince。
On29thJunethenewsteamer，theKhedive，roundedthepointatfullspeedwithourdiahbeeahintow。
AllthepopulationofKhartoumthrongedtothebanksandthenewquaytowitnessthearrivaloftheextraordinarysteamerthattravelledwithoutpaddles，andwhichhadbeenconstructedbytheEnglishmenatIsmailiaGondokoro。
Thetroopswereinorder，andastheKhedivedrewalongsidethequaywewerewarmlywelcomedbyIsmailAyoubPachawiththeusualformalities。
Afewdayslatter，asteamerarrivedfromFashodawiththethreevesselsintowbelongingtoAbouSaood，whichhadattemptedtopassthegovernmentstationwithmorethan600slavesonboard，about100havingdiedofthesmall-poxsinceIhadlefttheBahrGiraffe。Thesmall-poxwasstillragingonboard，thereforethevesselsweretakentothenorthbankoftheBlueNileandplacedinquarantine。
Astheguardpassedbywithprisoners，Irecognizedmyfriendthevakeel，WatHojoly，inirons。TheunfortunatemanhadfoundanewgovernoratFashodainsteadofhisoldacquaintance；thushedidNOT
passfree；asIhadanticipated。
Walkingnexttothevakeel，heavilychained，withhiswristssecuredinablockofwoodsimilartostocks，camethecreamofruffians，Salim-Wat-Howah，nailedatlast。
Thisvillainous-lookingfellowwasafterwardstriedbeforethemedjeldis，ortribunal，andbyoverpoweringevidencehewasfoundguiltyofhavingfirstthreatenedtoattackMajorAbdullahinthegovernmentcampofFatiko；andsecondly，withhavingactuallygiventheorderstofire，andhavingfiredhimself，on2ndAugust，1872，whenwehadbeentreacherouslyattackedbyAbouSaood’scompany。
IspokeinfavourofWatHojoly，ashehadotherwisebehavedwelltowardsthegovernment，andhewassimplycarryingouttheordersofhismaster，AbouSaood。
IthadbeentheusualcustomintheSoudantosparetheemployers，whowerethemostresponsibleparties，buttopunishthesmallfry，suchasvakeels，andthereis，orcaptainsofvessels。
IsmailPachahadmadegreatimprovementsinKhartoum，andhehadcompletedthenewgovernmenthousethathadbeencommencedbyhispredecessor，MoomtazzPacha，whowasalsoamostintelligentCircassian。
Hehadlikewisemadeagreatchangebyconvertingalargeopenspaceintoapublicgarden，whereitwashisintentionthatthemilitarybandshouldplayeveryeveningfortheamusementofthepeople。
SteamirrigationworkswerealsocommencedonthenorthsideoftheBlueNileforthecultivationofcotton。
AfterafewdaysatKhartoumwetookleaveofourgoodfriend，IsmailAyoubPacha，andstartedforCairobysteamer。
Ihadleftmytwoboys，SaatandBellaal，withIsmailPacha，tobeinstructedeitherasmusiciansorsoldiers，thelatterprofessionbeingtheirgreatambition。Therewasalreadyaschoolestablishedfortheeducationofthemoreintelligentnegroboysthatmightbeliberatedfromtheslave-traders。
UponourarrivalatBerber，Ifoundaconsiderableimprovementinthecountry。TheArabswerebeginningtoreturntothefertilebanksoftheriver，andtorebuildtheirsakeeyahsorwater-wheels。ThischangewastheresultofawisereforminstitutedbytheKhedive，individingtheSoudanintoprovinces，eachofwhichwouldbegovernedbyaresponsibleandindependentofficial，insteadofservingunderagovernor-generalatthedistanceofKhartoum。
HusseinKhalifahwasnowthegovernorofBerber。HewasthegreatArabsheikofthedesertwhohadsoablyassistedMr。HigginbothamintransportingthemachineryandsteamersectionsbycamelsfromKoroskotoBerberacrossthegreatNubiandesert，foradistanceofabout400
miles。TheArabsweremuchpleasedathisappointmentasgovernor，ashewasoneoftheirrace。
InstartingfromBerberforSouakim，IhadthegreatmisfortunetolosebydeathoneofmyexcellentEnglishmen，DavidSamson。Hehadbeenailingforsometime，andtheintenseheatofJulywasmorethanhecouldendureinridingacrossthedesert。PoorSamsondiedonthefirstday’smarch，andIhadhisbodyconveyedtoBerber，whereitwasburiedintheCopticcemeterywitheverymarkofrespect。
Thiswasasadterminationafterajourneyofnearlyfouryearsandahalf，whenhewasonthehopefulroadtowardshome。
WewerenearlywreckedduringthevoyagefromSouakimtoSuez，astheengineofthesloop-of-warwasoutofrepair。Wethenchangedtoanothersteamer，whichcarriedawaythecapofherrudderduringaheavyseaandfreshnortherlygale。FortunatelyourEnglishshipwrightswereonboard，andLieutenantBaker，R。N。，knewhiswork；thusweescapeddrowningonacoralreef，whichwouldassuredlyhavebeenourfatehadwebeenlefttotheignoranceoftheofficersandcrew。
WereachedCairoon24thAugustat4。30P。M。On25thIhadthehonourofpresentingmyselftohisHighnesstheKhedive，toexplainthelargechartofhisnewterritorythatIhadannexedinCentralAfrica。
IreceivedfromhisHighnesstheImperialorderoftheOsmanie，2ndclass，asatokenofhisapprobationofmyservices。IhadalreadyhadthehonourtoacceptfromhishandstheorderoftheMedjidie，2ndclass，beforeIhadstarteduponmymission。HisHighnesstheKhedivenowconferreduponLieutenantBakertheorderoftheMedjidie，3rdclass。
IhandedthebotanicalcollectiontohisHighnesstheKhedive，whichhadbeencarefullypreparedthroughoutthejourneybyLadyBaker。
Unfortunatelymorethan300specimensofplantshadbeendestroyedbytheconflagrationatMasindi。Thebotanicalspecimens，togetherwithsamplesofthefibres，skins，andthesaltofthenewterritory，wereorderedtobeforwardedtotheViennaExhibition。
TheKhediveexpressedhisdeterminationtojudgeAbouSaoodbyaspecialtribunal，composedofCherifPacha，NubarPacha，andIsmailPacha，theMinisterofFinance。IhandedseventeendocumentstoNubarPacha，withevidencesworntoupontheKoranbeforewitnesses，andproperlysealedbyWat-el-Mek，Suleiman，thesheiksofthecountry，MajorAbdullah，andothers，againstAbouSaood，charginghimwithvariouscrimes，includingtreasoninhavinggiventheordersthathisFatikocompanyshouldfireatmeandthegovernmenttroops。Itookareceiptfortheseimportantdocuments。
Ihadalsobroughtupseveralofthe”FortyThieves”asviva-vocewitnesses，inadditiontoLieutenantBaker，R。N。，Lieutenant-ColonelAbd-el-Kader，CaptainMohammedDeii，andtwoservants，SuleimanandMohammedHaroon。Thusalltheevidencewasinofficialorder：——
I26thJumayOwal，1289，reportofMajorAbdullahcommandantofFatiko：threateningconductofAbouSaood’svakeelsduringmyabsence。
2。28thJumayOwal，1289，thedeclarationoftheregimentalofficersofFortFatiko。
3。6thOctober，1872，1stShaban，1289，thedeclarationofthevakeelsofAbouSaoodWat-el-MekandSuleiman，thattheyhadactedaccordingtoordersreceivedfromAbouSaood。
4。26thJumayOwal，1289，MajorAbdullah’sdeclarationagainstAbouSaoodandhiscompanyatFatiko。
5。12thJumayOcher，1289，declarationofthechiefsofthecountry，complainingofthekidnappingofwomenandchildren，massacres，&c。，committedbyAbouSaoodandhiscompanies。
6。DeclarationofAbouSaood’smen，containingdeclarationsofMohammed，Wat-el-Mek，andBesheerAchmet，thatAbouSaoodgavetheordertofireatthePachaandthegovernmenttroops。Twolargepapers。
7。29thJumayOwal，1289，letterfromAbouSaoodfromFabbo。
8。29thRebiOwal，1289，MajorAbdullah’sreasonsfornotdetainingSuleiman，andfornotarrestingAbouSaood。
9。2ndJumayAcher，1289，letterfromAbouSaood，Fatiko。
10。29thJumayOwal，1289，orderforconfiscationofFatikoaftertheattackmadeuponthetroops。
11。LetterfromofficersofFabbo。
12。4thRegeb，1289，reportofAbouSaood’sescapewithgovernmentguns，&c。
13。22ndJumayAcher，1289，letterfromvakeelSuleiman，Fabbo。
14。3rdNovember，1872，proces-verbal；declarationofSuleimanandAbouSaood’speople。
15。1stShaban，6thOctober，1873，copyoforderstoWat-el-Mek。
16。Mohammedthedragoman’sdeclaration。
17。Wat-el-Mek’sdeclarationthatheandhispeoplewerealwayspaidbyAbouSaoodinslaves，andthattheconductofthestationswasaccordingtohisorders。AlsothathehadobeyedAbouSaood’sordersinattackingmeatFatiko。
HisHighnesstheKhedivehadthekindnesstoconferpromotionuponmyfaithfulofficer，Lieutenant-ColonelAbd-el-Kader，totherankofkaimakam；andCaptainMohammedDeiitotherankofsaccolassi。HealsograntedarewardtothesoldierswhohadfoughtthebattleofMasindi，andmarchedthrougheightdaysofambuscadestoFoweera。
Agratuityofamonth’spaywasgiventoeveryEnglishengineerandmechanic，andtheystartedforEngland。
AfteradelayofaboutsixweeksinEgypt，hisHighnessaffordedusagraciousandhospitableoccasionoftakingleaveofhimselfandtheyoungprinces，toallofwhomIamindebtedformuchcourtesyandkindness。
CHAPTERXXVII。
CONCLUSION。
Theforegoingchapterswillhaveaffordedasufficientlydistinctviewoftheexpeditiontoenablethepublictoformtheirownopinionofthepositionoftheslavetrade。
ItwillhavebeenseenthatIhadacteddirectlyagainstthatinfamoustrafficfromthecommencementofthework，accordingtotheexplicitinstructionsofmyfirman；atthesametimeIhadmadedueallowancesfortheambiguouspositionofthetradersupontheWhiteNile，whowereactualtenantsofthegovernment。ThusInevervisitedtheinterioroftheircamps，norhadIdisturbedtheirstationsinanyway，butIhadpassedthemaswithoutthepaleofmyjurisdiction；atthesametimeI
gavethevakeelsduewarning，andentirelypreventedthemfrommakinguseoftheriverasthehighwayoftheslavetrade。
In1870，whileIwascampedatTewfikeeyah，Ientirelysuppressedtherivertraffic；butthefactofmyleavingover-takenthreevesselswith700slavesbelongingtoAbouSaoodatthecloseoftheexpedition，onmyreturntowardsKhartoum，mustbeadamningproofofcomplicityonthepartofcertaingovernmentofficials。