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Wilson, Col. Sir Charles, 204, 209, 316, 345, 349, 353; voyage to Khartoum, 361-71, 384-5, 440.

Wilson, Mr. (Sir) C. Rivers, 7, 9, 204-5.

Wingate, Major, 507; Col. Sir F. R., defeats Ahmed Fedil and the Khalifa, 592-4.

Wodehouse, Col., 470, 475-9, 483.

Wolseley, Gen. Sir Garnet (Lord), appointed to command British Expedition to Egypt, 110, 131, 152, 156-7, 168, 183, 199, 200, 312-13, 317, 331; on fall of Khartoum, 402-3; embarks for Souakim, 440; advises retention of Dongola, _ibid._; urges "smas.h.i.+ng" of Mahdi, 442.

Wood, Col., at El Teb, 284.

Wood, Gen. Sir Evelyn, 132, 185-7; appointed Sirdar, 226, 317; chief of Wolseley's staff, 387-8.

Yacoub Pasha Sami, 55, 184, 187-8.

Zag-a-zig captured by Bengal Cavalry, 180-1.

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FOOTNOTES:

[1] The exact number of shares was 176,602, and the "mess of pottage"

for which Ismail bartered away his birthright was 3,976,582. The same shares at to-day's prices are worth just 25,077,484.

[2] "Khedives and Pashas," page 172, by C. Moberly Bell.

[3] Cherif, who was as good a sportsman as he was a billiard player, went to his "long rest" at Aix-les-Bains, on the 19th April, 1887.

[4] The Arabs have a proverb, "A dog's tail will never stand straight,"

meaning that evil habits, once acquired, cannot be got rid of.

[5] Ismail landed at Naples, and resided in many places in Europe, princ.i.p.ally in Paris and London, till in December, 1887, he was permitted to settle at Constantinople, where he died in 1895. His body was brought back to Egypt and interred with great ceremony.

[6] Tewfik went to Europe in 1870, but was recalled when he had only got as far as Vienna.

[7] Saddyk was taken by Ismail in his carriage to the Palace at Ghezireh on 14th November, 1876, and was never after seen alive.

[8] "Egypt and the Egyptian Question," by D. Mackenzie Wallace, page 85.

[9] Every reader of Egyptian history will remember that the Mamelukes being in revolt against Mehemet Ali, were by a device induced to meet at the Citadel, where, with the exception of one who escaped by a perilous leap on horseback, they were all put to death.

[10] "Khedives and Pashas," pp. 111-2.

[11] Parliamentary Papers, Egypt, No. 4, 1883, page 88.

[12] It is gratifying to be able to add that, as an acknowledgment of Mr. Cookson's services on this occasion, he received by telegraph an expression of sympathy from Her Majesty's Government.

[13] The actual murderer of Mr. Ribton was Hag Mahomed Ismail, who was subsequently convicted and hanged.

[14] Parliamentary Blue Book, Egypt, No. 16, 1882, page 17.

[15] It is only right to mention that the authenticated cases are less than half the number above given.

[16] Mr. Simon Wolff, the United States Consul-General, was invited by one of his colleagues to flee with the rest, as "there was to be a ma.s.sacre of all the Europeans and Christians." Mr. Wolff, who was a member of the Hebrew community, remarked that he did not see how that would affect him, as he was neither one nor the other, and he remained at his post.

[17] This despatch was not delivered to the Admiral till the following day.

[18] There were, however, two exceptions which deserve to be mentioned.

One was Mr. J. Easton Cornish, the English manager of the Alexandria Water Works, who resolutely refused to desert his post. The other was the Director-General of the Egyptian Postal Administration, the late Halton Pasha, likewise an Englishman, who, having a large number of European employes under his care, determined not to forsake them, and embarked at the last moment with them in a small steamer which remained moored alongside the breakwater during the bombardment.

[19] Although the fact in no way detracts from the gallant conduct of Lord Charles Beresford's exploit, it is necessary to add that the only real injury sustained by the fort was the burning of a small store.

There were several hits on the scarp, but none of the guns were touched.

[20] At the bombardment of Algiers, by Lord Exmouth, the British loss was no less than 128 killed and 690 wounded.

[21] For his conduct on this occasion Mr. Harding received the Victoria Cross.

[22] Mr. John Ninet, in his work, "Arabi Pasha," puts the number of Egyptians killed during the bombardment at 680. General Stone, an American officer, serving as the Khedive's Chief of the Staff, estimates them at 700.

[23] The uncertainty attending the fire of war-s.h.i.+ps in action was recently ill.u.s.trated, though under totally different circ.u.mstances, in the engagement between the American and Spanish fleets at Santiago. On that occasion, out of a total of 8,060 rounds fired from the United States vessels, only 123, or 14 per cent., struck the enemy; whilst out of 47 rounds fired by the 13-inch guns there was not a single hit. The American loss was one man killed and one wounded, against 350 killed and 160 wounded on the Spanish side.

[24] There were 1,731 shot and sh.e.l.l fired from the heavy guns. Of these, 88 were fired from the _Inflexible's_ 80-ton guns. The average number of rounds for the heavy guns of the fleet was a little over 20 for each gun.

At the bombardment of Algiers one s.h.i.+p, H.M.S. _Queen Charlotte_, alone fired 4,462 round shot.

[25] The writer is indebted for much of the following information to the able report of Captain N. L. Walford, R.A.

[26] Report of Lieutenant-Commander Goodrich, U.S.N.

[27] In August, 1882, these two guns were removed to Ramleh for the purpose of firing on the enemy's lines.

[28] The dead were taken along the Boulevard de Rosette to the native hospital, where the bodies were at once interred.

[29] On the 13th the troops removed to Esbet Hors.h.i.+d, 5,000 metres south of Millaha junction on the Cairo railway, so as not to be exposed to the fire of the s.h.i.+ps. On the 14th they moved to Kingi Osman and Kafr Dowar, where they entrenched themselves.

[30] Afterwards Sir Edward Zohrab Pasha K.C.M G.

[31] At the time when the town was a ma.s.s of smouldering ruins, and such shops as existed had been looted, a youthful mids.h.i.+pman of the fleet, ash.o.r.e, on being asked what he thought of Alexandria, replied, "Oh, the place is well enough; the only thing is, _jam_ is so dear."