Yon Heuglin, 54S ; most difficult of
all animals to stalk, 476
Mahomet, the dragoman, peculiar character
of, 26; influence of hardships on
his temper, 27 ; feigns deafness, 28 ;
his paroxysms of rage, 28, 29 ; family
pride of, 83, 84 ; his wife, ib. ; bitten
by a scorpion, 104 ; fear of crossing
the river, 206 ; fury at his relative’s
flight, 208 ; dangerous illness of,
209 ; interprets for Sir S. Baker,
275 ; his terror of the lions, 316 ;
his terror of the Basé, 317, 390 ;
reassuring avowal to Lady Baker of
his military tactics, 390 ; deserts the
party, 426 ; impertinence of, ib.
Mai Gubba, head-quarters of Mek
Nimmur, 141 ; destruction of, by
Egyptian troops, 444.
Malem Georgis, Greek merchant at
Cassala, hospitality of, 71 ; ferryboat
across Atbara river, belonging
to, 92 ; cotton farm of, at Goorashee,
93.
Manchester, goods from, sold at Kata-
riff bazaar, 271.
Marabou stork, plucking of, 257 ; feed
with vultures, 492 ; peculiarities of,
494 ; very numerous beside the Nile
tributaries, 496.
March, proper seq. arrangement of, 133 et ; pleasures of, 134 ; exhausting,
from Bouméle to Bahad river, 522 ;
food suitable for, 536 et seq.
Mareotis, Lake, made use of by ancient
Egyptians as a reservoir, 565.
Maria Theresa, favourite coin among
Arabs, 175 ; regret of Sir S. Baker in
parting with one, 455.
Market, of Katariff, 270 et seq. ; of
Gallabat, 501.
Masara (Sarah) a slave hired at Sofi,
214 ; good character of, 215 ; affection
for her daughter, ib.
Ma Serdi stream, 465.
Mat, elephant’s ear used as, 532.
Matrimony among Arabs, how conducted,
124 et seq.
Meat, dried, usefulness of, 536 ; preserving,
541.
Mehemet Ali Pasha, conquest by, of
Hadendowa Arab tribe, 62 ; erection
by, of barrage between Cairo and
Alexandria, 565.
Mek Nimmur, chief of Shendy, meaning
of name, 139, 140 ; Ismael Pasha’s
extortionate demand from, 139 ;
revenge of, 140 ; territory given to,
by king of Abyssinia, ib.
Mek Nimmur, son of Mek Nimmur,
chief of Shendy, continual raids made
b y ,. against the Egyptian frontier,
138, 141 ; desire of Sir S. Baker to
obtain an introduction to, 248 ; sudden
invasion by, 278 ; several tribes
friendly to, 279 ; warlike tactics of, ib. ; situation of his territory, 281;
invitation sent by, to Sir S. Baker, ib. ; friendship of, with Theodore,
king of Abyssinia, 280, 444 ; villages
belonging to, destroyed by Egyptians,
ib. ; retreats to the mountains, ib. ; meeting with a party of his men
on a foray, 446 ; encampment on the
district of, 450, 451 ; lawlessness of
the society there, how caused, 451 ;
civilities of, to Sir S. Baker, 452,
459; conversation with, and request
of, to Sir. S. Baker, 459 ; desire of,
to be at peace with Egyptian government,
ib. ; cautions Sir S. Baker
against drinking the water in the
district, 460; present sent to, failure
of, 461 ; polite behaviour of, on the
occasion, 462; departure from the
territory of, 464; proposals of, rejected
by Moosa Pasha, 559.
Melons, withered, found in Nubian
desert, hitter taste of, 8 ; medicinal
use of, by Arabs, ib. ; bed of, destroyed
by hippopotamus, 38.
Menagerie, at the English consulate at
Khartoum, 557 et seq.
Metemma (see Gallabat), signification
of term, 508.
Michel Georgis,. Greek merchant,
nephew of Malem Georgis, hospitable
reception by, at Katariff, 270.
Migration of birds, 233'; of people, 110; a village deserted in consequence
of, 526.
Milk, abundance of camels’, 108 ; Arab
way of preparing and using, excellent
effect of, on delicate patients, 108 ;
carried by women, in baskets, 182.
Mimosas, appearance of, 102; magical
growth of the buds of, how accounted
for, 55; hooked thorns of, 102;
kittar bush, the worst species of,
103; use of fibre and bark, 178;
fruit of, 179.
Mini, old Arab camel-driver, robbery
of dollars by, 514; how discovered,
514 et seq.
Mina, species of bird, black, colonies
of 224.
Minerals, gold in the sand of Atbara,
98; gold mines at FazogU, ib. ;
large quantities of valuable, to be
found through Abyssinian mountains,
451; lead found in the ravines, 461.
Minstrels, visits from, while encamping
in Mek Nimmur’s territory, 453,
456; subject of their song, 454;
payment expected by, 455.
Mii-age, Egyptian troops destroyed by
following a, in the Nubian desert,
Missionaries, two German, met at Gallabat,
504; opinion regarding the
inexpediency of present work of, in
Abyssinia, ib. et seq. ; illness of one,
506.
Moorahd, sufferings of men and camels
on the route to, 9, 10 ; bitterness of
water at, 5 ; description of the
mournful appearance of 9; “ camel’s
grave” at, ib. ; crows attracted to, 10; heat of, ib. et seq.-, dreadful
route from, to Ahou Hammed, 12,
Moosa, an old-fortune-teller, his power
of frightening the Tokrooris, 348.
Moosa Pasha, Governor-General of the
Soudan, rejection of Mek Nimmur’s
overtures by, 559 ; declares his intention
of giving Abyssinians a lesson,
ib. ; acknowledges England’s
power as a protector, 560 ; starts to
drive the Abyssinians from Gallabat, ib.
Mosquitos and other insects, miserable
night caused by, 217.
Music, character of Arab, 203 ; love
of, ib. ; at Mek Nimmur’s encampment,
453 et seq.
Musk, obtained from crocodiles, 96 ;
in favour with Arab women, 119.
Mystery of the Nile, a clue obtained
to, 53; dispelled, 564.
N.
N a e b tjk B u s h e s (Mamnus lotus),
arbour of, 230; jungles of, how
produced in the Settite valley, 313 ;
an island covered with, 313 ; fruit
of, useful preserved, 368.
Nahoot Guddahi, - mountain, unmistakable
landmark, 483.
Nails, rusty, used in making ink.
528. ° ’
Names, common, in Arabia, 26.
Natron, water impregnated with.
449.
Nellut (A. Strepsiceros), a kind of
antelope, killing of, 377, 467 ; horns
of, finest seen, 467.
Night, in the desert, charms of, 9, 36 ;
thunderstorm during, 105 ; alarm by
sudden rising of the Atbara during,
- 51 et seq. ; a miserable, 217 ; temperature
of, 185, 561,
Nile, hills on the banks of, 1 ; vestiges
of ancient forts on either side, 2 ;
appearance of, at Korosko, 4 ; commencement
of search for sources of,
4 ; departure from, 6 ; return to, 15;
slow rising of, 2 1 ; course of, through
the desert, marked by fiinges of
bushes, 29; clue obtained to the
mystery of, 53, 564; tributaries of,
280 \ connexion between varieties of
fish and reptiles in, 375 ; sudden rise
of, caused by mountain drainage,
400 ; .effect on, of other river torrents,
468, 475 ; no attempt made to
secure a supply of water from, for all
seasons, 564 ; method in which the
slaeqn.d might he irrigated by, 565 et ; possible future blessing of, to
the country, 568.
Nomadic habits of Arabs, 128 ; food
suited for, 537.
Nubia, Arab tribes of, 115.
Nubian desert, route across, from Ko-
rosko, 5 ; solitude of, 6 ; volcanic
hills in, ib. ■; route through, to
Moorahd, ib. et seq. ; wave-like appearance
of, 7 ; charm of the night
in, 9 ; Egyptian troops lost in, by
following a mirage, 12, 13 ; farthest
limit o £, reached and passed, 61 ;
frontier of, marked by the landmark
of Gozerajup, ib. ■ dreariness of, 60;
present daily life in, a mirror of the
past, 131.
O.
O l d T e s t a m e n t , similarity of descriptions
in, to present life among the
Arabs, 126, 129 ; great interest of,
studying while searching in the East,
130 et seq.
Olivine, crystals of, found in basalt,
401.
Ombréga, name, “ mother of the thorn, ’ ’
301 ; beautiful situation of, ib. -,
bivouac at, ib. ; camp robbed durino-
the night by a leopard, 302 ; second
arrival at, and bivouac under tamarind
trees, 444 ; meeting with party
of Mek Nimmur’s men on a foray a t
446 et seq.
Onions, best substitute for meat, mode
of cooking, 89.
Ostriches, attempt to shoot, 404; in
the English Consulate at Khartoum,
556.
Owat, Sheik of the. Hamran tribe,
281.
Oysters, numerous in beds of Atbara
and Settite rivers, 233 ; lime made
from shells of, 424.
Oxen, prices of, 526.
Ox-hides, purchase of, for coverlets for
bivouac, 517.