Upon the Pasha asking them, they all replied they were willing to follow their master to the end of the world, excepting one, Seroor.
The Pasha, pointing out Seroor, said, “That is the chief conspirator in my household.”
“Oh, it will only take one cartridge to settle his business.”
“But I hope, for God’s sake, that you will try him first, and not take my word for it.”
“Undoubtedly, my dear Pasha. We invariably give such people a fair trial.”
Seroor was placed under guard with three others whom the Pasha pointed out.
“Now, Pasha, this business having been satisfactorily ended, will you be good enough to tell these officers that the tricks of Wadelai must absolutely cease here, and that in future they are under my command. If I discover any treacherous tricks I shall be compelled to exterminate them utterly. No Mahdist, Arabist, or rebel can breathe in my camp. Those who behave themselves and are obedient to orders will suffer no harm from their fellows or from us. My duty is to lead them to Egypt, and until they arrive in Cairo I will not leave them. Whatever I can do to make them comfortable I will do, but for sedition, and theft of arms, there is only death.”
| Muster of Emin Pasha’s Followers, April 5th, 1889. | ||||||||
| Name. | Loads. | Wives. | Children. | Men. | Women. | Infants. | Total of People. | |
| Emin Pasha, Governor | 51 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 42 | ||
| Captain Casati, traveller | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |||
| Signor Marco, merchant | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | |
| Vita Hassan, apothecary | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Osman Effendi Latif, Vakeel | ||||||||
| His mother | ||||||||
| " Abdul Rahman, his son, 17 years | ||||||||
| " Achmed " 10 " | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |
| " Rejab " 5 " | ||||||||
| " Sadi-eddeen " 4 " | ||||||||
| Ayoub Effendi (absent), clerk | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Achmet Effendi Ibrahim, captain | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Abdul Wahid Effendi, captain | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Ibrahim Effendi | 1 | |||||||
| Assinaka, clerk | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||||
| Ali Agha Shamruk, captain | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Rushdi Effendi, clerk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Ibrahim Effendi Telbass, lieutenant | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Abu Zehr Achmed | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Ali Effendi, captain | ||||||||
| Mohammed, his son, 14 years | ||||||||
| Ibrahim " 11 " | 20 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | ||
| Abdul Hamed " 6 " | ||||||||
| Mohammed Mutlook, soldier | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Awash Effendi, major | 17 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Hamdam, soldier | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Mohammed el Arabi, soldier | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Sulieman Effendi, 1st lieutenant | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Faratch Ago, lieutenant | 20 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | ||
| Mohammed Sulieman, soldier | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Bakheet, soldier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Azra Effendi, clerk | ||||||||
| His mother | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Rafael Effendi, clerk | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Wasuf Effendi, clerk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Michael Effendi (deceased) | ||||||||
| His children— | ||||||||
| Awab boy, 6 years | ||||||||
| Bushara" 4 " | ||||||||
| Girghis " 2 " | ||||||||
| Fullah girl, 7 " | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |||
| Mustafia " 10 " | ||||||||
| Mushtara " 4 " | ||||||||
| Hamma " 2 " | ||||||||
| Beheri " 4 " | ||||||||
| Abrian Effendi, clerk | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |
| Awad Effendi, clerk | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Abdul Fettah (deceased) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Mohammed Kher, clerk | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Ibrahim Effendi, lieutenant | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Mohammed Effendi Emin, soldier | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Hamid Mohammed, soldier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Yusuf Effendi | ||||||||
| Mohammed, his son, 12 years | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 32 | ||
| Kahlil " 11 " | ||||||||
| Ibrahim, his brother | ||||||||
| Rajah Effendi, Pasha’s secretary | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Arif Effendi, Pasha’s clerk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Mabu, soldier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Merjan, soldier | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Children of Mohammed Osman— | ||||||||
| Ismail, son, 12 years | ||||||||
| Bukra, girl, 13 " | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| Fatima " 10 " | ||||||||
| Kur, sergeant | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Feruzi, trumpeter | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Seeroor Adam, soldier | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Ahmed Effendi Reif, storekeeper | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Ahmed Effendi Ibrahim, clerk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Abu Scherag, soldier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Basili Effendi | ||||||||
| Toma Effendi three Coptic brothers, clerks | ||||||||
| Daoud Effendi and two sisters,captains | 11 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||
| Awari, soldier | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Farag Hashin, soldier | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Fathel Mullah, soldier | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Ibrahim, soldier | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Shukri Aga (absent), captain | ||||||||
| His children— | ||||||||
| Achmed, his son, 13 years | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | |
| Juma " 12 " | ||||||||
| Adam " 14 " | ||||||||
| Matyera, interpreter | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 397 | 82 | 69 | 126 | 182 | 36 | 551 | [11] | |
The Pasha translated, and the Arabs bowed their assent, and through the Vakeel and two captains, vowed that they would obey their father religiously.
“Good,” I replied; “and now that I assume command, I want to have a list of your names and exact number of your families, and carriers will be allotted to you according to your number, and on the fifth day we leave.”