PEEPAKATIONS POE AN OVEELAND JOUENEY. 171 
July 2Mk . — Two of our boats sailed for Khartoum^ but with a 
very small amount of grain. 
July — Reis Sur KattTs boat, very heavily laden, was ready 
to sail, for Gondokoro, to-day. The rescued children and invalids 
go with rets Sur Katti, the former in charge of an agent. Sheik 
Achmed, who is to deliver the unfortunates to their kindred. The 
elder girls have begged to accompany us on the march. Abder- 
achman^s wives and the mother of the dead baby have also begged 
to go with us, they are so anxious to show their devotion. Poor 
creatures 1 I endeavoured to dissuade them from a journey which I 
was sure would be perilous, but their tears and entreaties forced 
consent. At noon we pulled to the boat, then starting, and bade 
adieu to all. For some time we followed in her wake, with full 
and grateful hearts listening to the joy-song of those whom it had 
been our happiness to rescue from slavery. 
July 27th . — Mussaad and a party of negroes march to Ador, from 
thence to dispatch a detachment of our soldier-men, negroes, and 
goods to the Phol, under the guidance of Jickwi, who again has 
raised the rate of hire, finding that he cannot induce Petherick to 
steal cattle. Our people are discolitented and surly. 
July 2dth . — The men still gloomy, some are even threatening; 
they wish to return to Khartoum. We await anxiously the pro- 
mised porters to enable us to leave ; to our intense chagrin find that 
our letters, &c., have been by mistake carried to Ador, Having 
several tin boxes the same in size, in one of which the papers were 
kept, it has been removed, and one with stores left in its place; 
however, when the negroes return to this place it will be sent for. 
