“The Khedive is most gracious and kind. We are His Highness’s most devoted and loyal subjects. We cannot wish to stay here. We hail from Cairo, and we desire nothing better than to visit the land of our breeding again. Far be it from us to wish to stay here. What gain can be obtained here? We are officers and soldiers of His Highness. He has but to command, and we will obey. Those who choose to live among the pagans here will do so. If they are left behind, it is their own fault. We have been deputed by our brothers and friends at Wadelai to ask you to give us only time to embark our families, so that we may assemble together in your camp, and start for home.” They then produced the following document, the translation of which is as follows:-- “To His Excellency the Envoy of our Great Government, Mr. Stanley. “When Selim Bey Mator, commander of the troops of this province, came here and told us of the news of your coming, we were greatly rejoiced to learn of your safe arrival in this Province, and our desire to reach our Government has been greatly augmented, and therefore we hope, with the help of God, to be very soon with you, and to inform you of this we have written this letter. Wadelai. Mabruk Shereef, Lieutenant. Ali el Kurdi, Lieutenant. Noor Abd el bein “ Ahmed Sultan “ Mustapha Ahmed “ Fadl el Mula Bakhit “ Halid Abdallah “ Dais el Bint Abdallah “ Faraj Sid Hamed “ Said Ibrahim “ Mursal Sudan “ Hussein Mohamed, Captain. Murjan Ndeen “ Murjan Idris “ Sabah el Hami “ Mustapha el Adjemi “ Bakhit Mohamed “ Kher Yusuf es Said “ Adeen Ahmed “ Marjan Bakhit “ Ismail Hussein “ Surur Sudan “ Mohamed Abdu “ Abdallah Mauzal “ Halid Majib “ Fadl el Mulla el Emin “ Ahmed Idris “ Ahmed el Dinkani “ Rehan Rashid “ Kadi Ahmed “ Rikas Hamed en Nil “ Said Abd es Sid “ Halil Sid Ahmed “ Bakhit Bergoot, Adjutant Major. Feraj Mohamed “ Bilal Dinkani “ [Illustration: DWARFS AND SOUDANESE, WITH OFFICERS.]