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I determined upon the Red Sea route to Egypt, instead of passing the horrible Korosko desert during the hot month of August. After some delay I procured camels, and started east for Souakim, where I hoped to procure a steamer to Suez.<\/p>\n

There was no steamer upon our arrival. After waiting in intense heat for about a fortnight, the Egyptian thirty-two-gun steam frigate Ibrahimeya arrived with a regiment of Egyptian troops, under Giaffer Pacha, to quell the mutiny of the black troops at Kassala, twenty days’ march in the interior. Giaffer Pacha most kindly placed the frigate at our disposal to convey us to Suez.<\/p>\n

Orders for sailing had been received; but suddenly a steamer was signalled as arriving. This was a transport, with troops. As she was to return immediately to Suez, I preferred the dirty transport rather than incur a further delay. We started from Souakim, and after five days’ voyage we arrived at Suez. Landing from the steamer, I once more found myself in an English hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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