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I see the masts of the vessels! exclaimed the boy Saat. “El hambd el Illah!” (Thank God! ) shouted the men. “Hurrah!” said I; “Three cheers for Old England and the Sources of the Nile! Hurrah!” and my men joined me in the wild, and to their ears savage, English yell. “Now for a salute! Fire away all your powder, if you like, my lads, and let the people know that we’re alive!”<\/p>\n

This was all that was required to complete the happiness of my people, and, loading and firing as fast as possible, we approached near to Gondokoro. Presently we saw the Turkish flag emerge from Gondokoro at about a quarter of a mile distant, followed by a number of the traders’ people, who waited to receive us. On our arrival they immediately approached and fired salutes with ball cartridge, as usual advancing close to us and discharging their guns into the ground at our feet. One of my servants, Mahomet, was riding an ox, and an old friend of his in the crowd happening to recognize him immediately advanced and saluted him by firing his gun into the earth directly beneath the belly of the ox he was riding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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