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TRAVELS IN CENTRAI^ AFRICA. 
cross it; but our sufferings from tlie excessive heat_, diminished 
rations of water,, and the fatigue induced by eighteen hours a day 
in the saddle^ it is out of my power to describe. 
Knowing that my Government held slavery in the greatest 
abhorrence; this Pasha judged that if he could commit me of it; 
both my ruin and his revenge for my opposition to the Werko 
tax would be accomplished. How he set about it the following 
translations of French documents will show : 
“BERBER, 
“ Aiigyst Wi, 1864. 
“ Sir, 
“ We have received the letter you wrote on August 6th, 
to-day, and by which you inform us that during your forced 
sojourn here (at Berber) for want of camels, one of your elephant 
hunters, named Gandil Kast, has arrived here, and has been pre- 
sented to you, and has given you a verbal report of the events 
which have taken place at Khartoum after your departure from 
that city, and you add that as these events appear to he of a very 
grave character when taken in connection with the infamous 
accusations brought against you by His Excellency the Governor- 
General, Moosa Pasha, you request us to have the said servant 
called for the purpose of cross-examining him, and reporting to 
you the result of our interrogation, so that in case of need you 
might, at any future time, be able to enlighten your Consul as 
to the means the Governor- General has resorted to for the pur- 
pose of obtaining false evidence detrimental to your honour from 
your servants. 
In conformity with your wish, we have had before us Gandil 
Kast, the person in question, and the following. Sir, is a faithful 
