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slavery_, their homes destroyed, and plundered of their cattle. He 
said, also, that we should meet boats coming down stream laden 
with slaves; the trafl&c had become universal. 
Monsieur Poncet related the sad fate of Baron Arnheim, a 
German, passionately devoted to the chase. Last year he had 
sojourned with the Kytch tribe to follow his pursuit : his companion 
and a servant, both Europeans, died. On his journey homewards 
he went on shore, a fortnight ago, accompanied by an Arab servant. 
Making their way through the high reeds, a buffalo sprang forth; 
the Baron fired and wounded him, the servant did the same, when 
the buffalo turned upon the Arab ; the quarters were so close, and 
the peril of the man so great, that the Baron, having no time to 
re-load, attacked the beast with the butt-end of his rifle, when the 
buffalo, furiously charging, killed the Baron, whilst the servant 
escaped. Monsieur Poncet requested Petherick to take charge 
of two rifles, and deliver them to his brother, who remained at 
their station : he had brought them thus far, as the country was 
so very disturbed. It was the discharge of these guns which had 
frightened me. The Lady of the Nile formerly belonged to 
Monsieur Vaudet, Sardinian Consul at Khartoum : he was uncle 
of the Brothers Poncet. In 1853 Monsieur Vaudet, accompanied 
by his two nephews, proceeded in this daliahyeh, then called the 
Consulate,^^ to Gondokoro. He had formed an important expe- 
dition, and intended leaving Gondokoro to proceed across Africa 
to Zanzibar. Several of his men had started for the interior, the 
natives carrying their loads, while Monsieur Vaudet remained to 
superintend the disembarkation of the rest of his party. One of 
his men carelessly discharged his gun, wounding a negro. These 
people, believing it to be an intentional shot, immediately rose, and 
attacked all on shore. Sixteen men were killed, and poor Vaudet 
