The Cairo telegrams alluded to in the Diaries have not been handed over to me.
H. W. Gordon.
[POSITION OF THE STEAMERS,]
December 14, 1884.
| Abbas | Lost with Col. Stewart. |
| Bordeen | Metemma, took down Journal VI. |
| Chabeen | In dock, Kartoum. |
| Fascher | Captured at Berber by Arabs. |
| Husseinyeh | Sunk off Omdurman. |
| Ismailia | At Kartoum. |
| Mahomet Ali | Captured up Blue Nile by Arabs. |
| Mansowrah | Metemma or Shendy. |
| Monsuhania | Captured at Berber by Arabs. |
| Saphia | Metemma or Shendy. |
| Talataween | —Ditto——ditto. |
| Towfikia | —Ditto——ditto. |
| Zubair | Kartoum. |
Resumé—
| Lost | 5 | |
| At Kartoum | 3 | —1 in dock. |
| At Metemma waiting for Lord Wolseley | 5 | |
| — | ||
| 13 |