E.
Eggs, omelettes of turtle’s, 374 ; cheapness
of, in the country near the h ah ad
river, 526.
Egypt, a new, formed beneath the
Mediterranean, by deposits washed
down by the Settite river, 499, 564 ;
revenues of Upper, might be increased
by establishment of Tokroori
colonies, 512 ; arrival on the soil of
Upper, at Rahad river, 524; irrigation
of, 565 et seq. ; and magnificent
possible results to, of irrigation, 568,
571.
Egyptians, conquest of Arab tribes by,
74 ; indifference of, to future wellbeing
of conquered races, 75; changes
in their government of conquered
Arab tribes since Sir S. Baker’s visit
to the country, ib.; government of,
why mistrusted by the Arabs, 76;
taxes, how raised, ib. ; warfare with
Mek Nimmur, 278 et seq. ; 459, 461;
called “ Turks,” by the neighbouring
tribes, 461 ; Mai Gubba, headquarters
of Mek Nimmur, destroyed
by, 444.
Egyptian troops, destroyed by thirst in
crossing the Nubian desert, 12,13 ;
soldier murdered by an Arab, 235;
twenty thousand generally kept in
the Soudan, 560 ; principal stations
of, ib.
Ehetiila, Arab name for the spot of
Sir S. Baker’s encampment, opposite
Sofi, on the Atbara river, 216; description
of encampment at, 206 ;
crossing the river to reach, 205 etseq. ;
charmingly independent life at, 216 ;
shooting and fishing at, extracts
from journal describing, 216 et seq. ;
move from, to Wat el Negur, 248.
El Baggar, black servant given by
Governor of Cassala, renown of, as a
sportsman, 85 ; his selection- of a
riding camel for Lady Baker, 100.
Electricity, in hair and woollen materials,
produced by heat and dryness
of the air, curious effect of, 17.
Elephants, hunting by aggageers, 172 et seq. ; at Wat el Negur, 254 et seq. ; in Tooleet jungle, 289 ;
of a bull, at Ombrega, 304, 305 ;
close and dangerous fight with a
bull, by aggageers, sword in hand,
323; discovery of a herd of, 325 ;
one killed by the “ Baby” rifle,
329 ; seven killed by Sir S. Baker’s
hunting party in one day, 330 ;
hunters chased by one, 435 ; dangerous
encounter with one, 437 et seq. ;
shooting, 478 et seq.; horses used in
hunting them, 172 ; dangers of hunting,
174 ; dead carcases of, found
drowned, 178; eagerness- of the
people over a dead one, 178 ; cunning
of, 250 ; damage done by, to dhurra
fields, ib.; difficulty of tracking, 320 ;
heids of, near the Dinder, never
found so large as were expected, 529;
description of, 531 et seq. ; distinguishing
features of Indian and
African, ib.; measurements of' 532 ;
ear of, used as a mat, ib. ; harmlessness
of, a mistaken idea, 533; African
most dangerous, ib. ; one killed by
sword when shot failed, 327 ; shot in
the_ forehead proved not fatal to
African, ib. ; encounter with, by
aggageers, without fire-arms, 344;
Jali’s leg broken by one, 345 ; flesh
of, disagreeable for food, 341 ; foot
and trunk of, excellent as food, 534 ;
howto make use of the fat of, 535 ;
tusks of, why difficult to obtain an
exact pair, 533.
Elias Bey, governor of Cassala, firman
kissed by, 70 ; visit from, ib.
Emigration of Tokrooris from Darfur,
advantages of encouraging, 512.
Encampment, in the garden of Halleem
Effendi, outside Berber, 18 ; on the
banks of Atbara at Collodobad, 37;
at Cassala among wild fig-trees, 69; on
the Atbara at Goorashee, 98 ; at Sofi,
with a new camp, 149 ; removal of,
to the high plateau on the opposite
bank at Ehetiila, 206, 211; at Wat
el Negur, 248; on an island in the
Settite river, 313, 315 ; at Delladilla,
in the Base country, 372 et seq.;
under tamarind trees, at Ombrega,
444; in Mek Nimmur’s territory,
450 ; on the banks of the Salaam
river, 466.
England, power of, in protecting tho
Abyssinian territory, 560.
Etiquette, Arab, 112.
European acquaintances made by Sir
S. Baker in Africa almost all dead,
371 ; goods sold at bazaar, at Kata-
riff, 271 ; pleasure of meeting with,
at Gallabat, 503.
Exodus, yearly, Arabs’ enjoyment of, 110.
Expedition to explore the Nile tributaries
and Base country, commencement
of, 4 ; launch into the Nubian
desert, 5; route across the desert, 6, et seq. ; halt at Moorahd, 11 ; dreadful
route fromKoroskoto AbouHammed,
15; sight of the Nile, ib. ; start from
Abou Hammed, 16 ; -route along the
margin of the Nile, ib. ; arrival at
the town of Berber, 17 ; hospitable
reception by the governor and
Halleem Effendi, 18 et seq. ; a week’s
rest in the gardens, 21 ; visit to Lady
Baker of Turkishladies, 22 ; start from
Berber to Atbara river, 25 ; trouble
with thè dragoman, and amusing
scenes in consequence, 28 et seq. ; arrival
at junction of the Atbara with the
Nile, 30 ; crossing the dry bed of the
Atbara, 31 ; appearance of the river,
32 ; start on the route along the
margin, ib. ; intense heat during the
march, 35 ; comfort of travelling
along the banks of a river in the
desert, 36 ; arrival at the large pool
of Collodobad, ib. ; encampment
at Collodobad, 37 ; hippopotamus-
shooting at Collodobad, 41 et seq. ;
fishing 44 et seq. ; shooting gazelles,
47, 49 ; nearly suffocated by a whirlwind,
51 ; crocodile-shooting, ib. ;
sudden seq. change on the Atbara, 52 et ; start from Collodobad, 54 ;
route along the margin of Atbara
continued, 55 et seq. ; pyramidical
hills at Gozerajup, 59 ; change
of route, Atbara river left, 59 ; arrival
at limits of Nubian desert, 61 ; arrival
at Soojalup, 62 ; fertility of the
country, ib. ; abundance of game, ib. 63 ; halt in the flooded country,
on account of illness of Lady Baker, 66 ; visit of crowds of Arabs round
the camp fires, 67 ; Sir S. Baker gets
fame as a physician, 68 ; arrival at Cassala,
69 ; hospitality of Malem Geor-
gis, a Greek merchant, 70 ; residence
at Cassala., ib. ; description of, and
country near, 73 et seq. ; information
acquired concerning Basé tribe,
their rumoured ferocity, 80, 81 ;
start from Cassala, crossing the Gash
river, 85 ; march to rejoin the Atbara,
ib. et seq. ; arrival at valley of
Atbara, 89 ; descent to the river,
90 ; encampment on the banks, 92 ;
violent deluge of rain, ib. ; crocodile
shooting, 95 et seq. ; encampment at
Goorashee, 98 ; procuring hygeens or
riding camels, 100 et seq. ; start from
Goorashee, 102 ; halt on account of a
coming storm, 104 ; discovery of
scorpions, 104, 106 ; continuation of
smeqa.rch along Atbara river, 106 et ; commencement of rainy season,
107 ; its effect on the country, ib. ;
meeting with natives migrating to
the north, ib. ; arrival at the camp
of Sheik Abou Sinn, the great Arab
patriarch, 110 ; visit from the sheik,
110 et seq. ; an Arab welcome, 113 et seq. ; arrival at head-quarters of
Sheik Atalan Wat Said, and hospitable
reception by, 136, 137; information
obtained about Mek Nimmur,
the Leopard King, 138 ; arrival at
the junction of the Settite with the
Atbara, 136; escorted to Sofi,.by
Atalan Wat Said, 141 ; meeting with
Florian the German, 142 ; permanent
encampment at Sofi, 149 si seq,; meeting with Hamran Arab
sword-hunters, or aggageers, 167;
engagement with some, to join the
hunting party, ib. et seq.; exploits of
the sword-hunters, 171, 173 et seq.;
extracts from journal describing Sir
S. Baker’s life at Sofi, 175 et seq. ;
cross to opposite side of river, and"
encampment at Ehdtilla, 205, 206, et seq. ; life at Ehetiila, extracts
from journal, descriptive of, 216 et seq. ; excursion from Ehetiila for
shooting, 216 et seq. ; fishing near
the mouth of the Till, 220 et seq. ;
remove to Wat el Negur, 248 ; preparations
made for hunting expedition
in the Base country, 274, 284;
purchase and engagement of a slave
woman, 274 ; engagement of
Tokrooris or Mahometan negroes,
274 ; discussions with Sheik Wat el
Negur on women, 262 et seq. ; with
Eakeers, 267 ; shooting and hunting
sweiqth. the Arab sword-hunters, 288 et ; encampment on an island in the
Settite river, 313, 315 ; hunting of
elephants, buffaloes, rhinoceros, lions,
in the Base country, 288 et seq. (see Hunting); hippopotamus harpooning,
335 et seq. ; encampment at
Delladilla forest, 372; start along
the upward course of the Royan,
432 ; encampment at Ombrega, 444 ;
arrival and stay in Mek Nimmnr’ster-
ritory, 451 et seq. ; visit of minstrels
to the camp, 453 ; arrival at Salaam
and Angrab rivers, 465, 466; shooting
in the country round, 467 et seq. ;
march again to the Atbara, 497; reach
it where it issues from the hills, 498 ■;
last look of it from Toganai village,
499 ; exploration of Atbara completed,
500 ; leave the village of Toganai
and arrive at Gallabat, market-
town, 501; encampment at, and
meeting with Europeans, 502, 503 ;
a stroll through the market, 503 ;
march from Gallabat to the river
Rahad, 517 et seq. ; death of two
horses at Roumele, 521 ; exhausting
march from Roumele to Rahad river,
and monotony of the country on the
route, ib. ; extreme thirst of the
men, 522 ; reach the banks of the
Rahad, ib. ; route along the banks,