Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 12, 2025
My men scrambled quickly up the rocks and destroyed the station. "September 30. A few days ago, the soldiers purposely burnt several granaries full of corn, and threatened to kill Sherroom and Morgian, my Bari interpreters, if they should report the act to me, saying, 'If the corn is finished, we shall all go back to Khartoum."
The Soudani officers that had served in Mexico under Marshal Bazaine were Major Abdullah; Captain Morgian Sherriff; Captain Abdullah; Lieutenants Morgian and Ferritch; and several sergeants, corporals, &c. I also included three sailors belonging to my diahbeeah, as they would be useful in the event of boating excursions.
These will remain in his care. "The natives collected were insufficient to convey all the loads. I therefore sent off a division, escorted by Morgian Agha with ten men, to await my arrival at the village of Deang. The sheik, Rahonka, killed a man who attempted to evade the order to carry baggage. "April 10. Rain fell throughout the night, which makes everybody miserable.
My wife and I, with Lieutenant Baker and an advanced guard of five of "The Forty," followed old Lokko, who led the way; and Colonel Abd-el-Kader and Captain Mohammed Deii were with the rear-guard, which drove 1,000 cows and 500 sheep. The cattle were in the charge of the Bari interpreter, Morgian. Our boys and girls all carried loads.
This looked suspicious, as though the troops were to be rendered helpless by the absence of supplies in the event of hostilities. My few Baris consisted of my good interpreter Morgian, together with three other natives, who had been for some years in the employ of Suleiman. I had kept these people with me, as they knew something about the country and the Unyoros.
They were very angry with Morgian, the guide, who, they declared, had purposely misled them. This was not the fact; the man had lost his way in the dark in the endeavour to seek a better path for the gun. However, we were now united, and I ordered the men to breakfast.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking