Try to understand the contents well, and make it well-known to all the officers and men, that they may be aware of what they are going to do. (Signed) Mehemet Tewfik." In the evening Tigrane Pasha brought to me Nubar Pasha's--the Prime Minister--letter of recall to Emin. It was read to me and then sealed. We stand thus, then; Junker does not think Emin will abandon the Province; the English subscribers to the fund hope he will not, but express nothing; they leave it to Emin to decide; the English Government would prefer that he would retire, as his Province under present circumstances is almost inaccessible, and certainly he, so far removed, is a cause of anxiety. The Khedive sends the above order for Emin to accept of our escort, but says, "You may do as you please. If you decline our proffered aid you are not to expect further assistance from the Government." Nubar Pasha's letter conveys the wishes of the Egyptian Government which are in accordance with those of the English Government, as expressed by Sir Evelyn Baring. _February 3rd._--Left Cairo for Suez. At the station to wish me success were Sir Evelyn and Lady Baring, Generals Stephenson, Grenfell, Valentine Baker, Abbaté Pasha, Professor Schweinfurth and Dr. Junker. The latter and sixty-one soldiers (Soudanese) from Wady Haifa accompanied me. At Zagazig, Surgeon T. H. Parke, now an enrolled member of the Expedition, joined me. At Ismailia our party were increased by Giegler Pasha. At Suez met Mr. James S. Jameson, the naturalist of the Expedition. Mr. Bonny of the Hospital Staff Corps, and Baruti, will arrive to-morrow per _Garonne_ of the Orient line. _February 6th._--Breakfasted with Captain Beyts, Agent of the British India Steam Navigation Company. At 2 P.M. Capt. Beyts embarked with us on board _Rob Roy_, a new steamer just built for him, and we steamed out to the Suez harbour where the _Navarino_ from London is at anchor. At 5 P.M., after friendly wishes from Captain Beyts and my good friend Dr. Junker, to whom I had become greatly attached for the real worth in him, the _Navarino_ sailed for Aden. _February 8th._--Weather grows warm. Ther. Fah. 74° at 8 A.M. in Captain's cabin. My European servant asked me if this was the Red Sea through which we were sailing. "Yes," I replied. "Well, sir, it looks more like a black sea than a red one," was his profound remark. _February 12th._--Reached Aden at 2 A.M. We now change steamers. _Navarino_ proceeds to Bombay. The B.I.S.N. steamer _Oriental_ takes us to Zanzibar. On board the latter steamer we met Major Barttelot. Cabled to Zanzibar following:-- "Mackenzie, Zanzibar. "Your telegram very gratifying. Please engage twenty young lads as officers' servants at lower rate than men. We leave to-day with eight Europeans, sixty-one Soudanese, two Syrians, thirteen Somalis. Provision transport steamer accordingly."