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ship's anchorage, which has been set apart for the burial 

 of Europeans, of whom a few already rest there. 



May ii. The coffin was brought at sunrise, and 

 very soon all preparations were completed and the 

 mournful ceremony commenced. The Governor of 

 Souakim, Alii Addeen Bey, and all the other officials 

 were present and joined the procession, which included, 

 besides Vivian and Arkwright, Mr. Bock, who has 

 rendered us some special service, the second engineer, 

 and the two engineers of the Egyptian steamer, j 

 ' Samanood' (a troop-ship waiting in harbour for the 

 arrival of the young Prince of Darfour), these being the 

 only Englishmen here, and upon me fell the painful 

 duty of performing the last office for the dead, whilst the 

 crew were formed up in line on either side of us. 



Our utmost thanks are due to Alii Addeen Bey for 

 the promptitude with which he has come to our aid. He 

 has taken all the necessary arrangements for the burial 

 entirely into his own hands, and by having about fifty 

 men at work all night a grave was dug out of a bed 

 of chalk, and walled in by this morning. In fact, 

 though a perfect stranger to us, he has not only given 

 us every assistance in his official capacity, but has also 

 made us* feel that his heart, as that of a true friend, has 

 been in the work, and from which he never rested until, 

 after heading the procession to the grave and remaining 

 there till the service was completed, he shook hands 



