94 PRISONERS IN THE SOUDAN. and thrown back upon himself and the fidelity of his followers. For ten months, from January to November 1885, did Dr. Junker persevere in his wanderings amongst the Lango, between Anfina’s quarters and Foweira, once a station of the Egyptians; and then, finding all his proceedings futile, he made his way back to Wadelai. At that period the situation may be thus de scribed. The province, after having been for six months relieved of the presence of the Mahdi’s troops, was comparatively quiet. So far as regarded the natives everything was satisfactory; the Bari alone had shown any symptoms of rebellion, and these were promptly suppressed. At Emin’s dis posal there were about 1500 regular troops armed with Remington rifles, the whole of these being negroes, except about forty Egyptians who were specially told off for the artillery; they were commanded by ten Egyptian officers and fifteen Soudanese, and all remained staunch in their allegiance. “ In spite of their utter destitution,” wrote Emin, “in spite of their being without pay and almost without clothes, these soldiers continue dutiful