This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... to be done. Gascoigne, Trafford, and Wortley were out pretty nearly the whole time; and the first was, as usual, Report Of Gordon's Death. 167 1 The quantity of wood burned by the river steamers was out of all proportion to the work got out of them. It used to be said of the 'Nassif Kheir, ' employed ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ... to be done. Gascoigne, Trafford, and Wortley were out pretty nearly the whole time; and the first was, as usual, Report Of Gordon's Death. 167 1 The quantity of wood burned by the river steamers was out of all proportion to the work got out of them. It used to be said of the 'Nassif Kheir, ' employed on the river between Dongola and Korti, that she burned as much fuel as a line-of-battle ship. indefatigable in his efforts to get work out of the blacks. Some of the Sussex men were also out on picket, and we took every precaution to avoid surprise. During the afternoon a man on the left bank shouted out to us that a camel-man had just passed down with the news that Khartum was taken and Gordon killed. We did not believe it, nor did Khashm el Mus, who said that such reports had been flying about for the last two months. We dined together in high spirits at the prospects of running the blockade next day, and at last meeting General Gordon after his famous siege. We were curious to see the way in which he kept his people together under the stress of actual siege, for we had not found it easy to control our modest force on the two steamers. Jan. 28th.--Started at 6 A.m. My orders were, the 'Bordein' to lead, the 'Talahawiyeh' to conform to her movements; the Sussex men to fire volleys at the embrasures of the batteries, which were also to be engaged by the guns of the steamers; the blacks to fire away as hard as they could; the 'Bordein' to go ahead full speed into Khartum, followed by her consort. Wortley and his signaller, who had a heliostat, were to try and attract Gordon's attention. At 7.30 we passed Jebel Seg et Taib, a steep hill close to the bank of the river, where there had been at one time a battery with guns, to prevent the passage...
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