VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. THE MAIIDI AND GENERAL HICKS PASHA. The Mahdi’s Early Training—His Piety—He claims Power as a Great Sheikh—State of the Soudan—His First Victories—Hicks Pasha —His Difficulties—Intended Soudan Committee—Expedition to Gebelain—Steamers laid up for Want of Fuel—Egyptian Troops object to Outposts—Extract from Hicks’s Despatch about his Skirmish at Marabia—Colonel Farquhar’s Correspondence— Report respecting Yusef Pasha’s March from Fashoda—Destruc tion of his Force for Want of Guards—Mr. O’Donovan—Mr. Power—Difficulties about Water—Disgraceful Reinforcements CHAPTER IV. TOKAR AND SINKAT. Suleiman Pasha—Soudan Fortresses—Defeat of the Egyptians— Mahomed Tahir Pasha—Relief sent to Tokar—-Osman Digma’s Claim to Direct Inspiration—Another Egyptian Reverse CHAPTER V. THE GENDARMERIE. The Gendarmerie — Arrival of General Baker in Egypt—Organization of the Gendarmerie—Arrival of Sir Evelyn Wood to form the Army—The Two Organizations clash—The Sorry Quality of the Egyptian Soldiers—Baker Pasha’s Plans for the Composition of the Force—Gendarmerie for the Provinces—Police for the Towns—Reserve of Turks for Fighting Purposes—Signal Success of Scheme for the First Six Months—Outbreak of Cholera— Army Useless—Cordons entrusted solely to Gendarmerie— Arrival of Mr. Clifford Lloyd, who wishes to change the Gen darmerie into English Policemen—Unsuitability of his Plans to People like the Egyptians—Increase of Crime in Consequence— Appeal for Help in the Soudan—Wood’s Army would not go— The Khedive applies to General Baker Pasha, who reluctantly accepts the Command—Reasons for this Objection—English Authorities in Egypt—Zebehr Pasha—His Son killed by General Gordon, who removed all the Bashi-Bazouks l'AGK 43 GO 69
