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TEAVELS IN CENTEAL AFEICA. 
“ J. Petherick, Esq., 
“ H.B.M. Consid, Soudan. 
“ Sir, 
‘‘ GONDOKOEO, 
“ March mil, 1863. 
“ The mutiny of the men specially engaged by me in 
Khartoum as escort for my expedition to the sources of the Kile 
has prevented me from attempting a forward movement from 
Gondokoro. 
“ The expedition fitted out for the object above mentioned is 
therefore, frustrated at its very commencement by the mutinous 
refusal of the men to proceed. 
“ These men are, therefore, individually and collectively re- 
sponsible for the outlay of the expedition, which has failed 
through their niutiny. 
“ I, therefore, request you to make known my claim to the 
Egyptian authorities against the men composing my escort, 
they being Egyptian subjects, for whom the Government is 
responsible. 
“The amount of this claim is, for the present moment, £700 
sterling ; from Khartoum to Gondokoro. 
“ In addition to this, I claim for all expenses I have incurred 
from Constantinople to Khartoum, and for those that I shall 
incur from Gondokoro to Alexandria. 
“ I am, 
“ Truly yours, 
“SAMUEL W BAKEK.” 
From being in precisely the same fix with my own more numerous 
escort, I was not only powerless at the time to afford the slightest 
assistance, but had I made the attempt the probability is it would 
have proved disastrous to us both. 
