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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XYIII. 
THE LATEST NEWS FROM KHARTOUM. 
Retreat of the Slaves—Sail from Gondokoro—The Nile cleared of 
its Mystery—The Victoria Source—Ptolemy’s Theory—Affluents 
of the White nile —Action of the Abyssinian Rivers—Slavery 
—Impotence of European Consuls—Central Africa opened to- 
Navigation—Tribes of Central Africa—Vestiges of a Pre- 
Adamite Creation—Sir Roderick Murchison’s Theories con¬ 
firmed—Sir Roderick Murchison’s Address . Page 470—487 
CHAPTER XIX. 
THE BLACK ANTELOPE. 
Antelope-shooting—Arrive at the Xile Dam—Character of the 
Obstruction—Passage through the Dam—The Plague breaks- 
out — Saat smitten by the Plague — Saat dies — Arrival at 
Khartoum—Destruction of the Plague—A Darkness that might 
be felt—Horrible Slave Cargo—Mahommed Her punished— 
Xearly wrecked—Stranded among Cataracts—Start from Berber 
to Souakim—A Row in the Desert—Bravo Zeneb !—Cross the 
Mountains—First View of the Sea—Arrival at Suez—Farewell 
to Africa. Page 488—509- 
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