come to Shendi and
take them." To which it is said they answered, "Come."[29] On hearing,
however, of the rapid march of the Pasha, and of his arrival in Berber,
the chief of Shendi, on whose support it seems Shouus had calculated,
was frightened, and sent his son, bearing some valuable presents, to the
Pasha, to notify his submission, and to receive his orders. The terror
and confusion this step, on the part of one of the most powerful allies
of Sennaar, will occasion to the latter, will probably prevent the
necessity of a battle to ensure its submission. A part of the remnant of
the once powerful Mamalukes of Egypt, who had fled before the Pasha to
Shendi,[30] on his arrival in Berber have surrendered themselves to the
protection of the Pasha Ismael. They have been treated by him with great
kindness, and were presented with a thousand piasters each, to bear
their expenses to Cairo, to which place they have departed, with the
assurance of passing the remainder of their lives in tranquility in
Egypt, under the protection and favor of Mehemmed Ali. They had gone
from the camp before my arrival. I was informed that these Mamalukes
were in possession of many slaves and fine horses, which will turn to
good account in Egypt. A small remnant of the Mamalukes at Shendi, under
the direction of a refractory Bey, have fled to the countries on the
Bahar el Abiud, where they will probably perish miserably. The Divan
Effendi, who has been sent to Shendi to arrange the terms of peace
with the Malek of that country, had orders to assure this Bey and his
followers there, of the same favor and protection already accorded to
their comrades, who had already departed for Egypt, but without success.
It is not to be doubted, however, that the remnant of the once powerful
Mamalukes, who have surrendered themselves to the compassion and
protection of the Viceroy, will receive both from him; whose humanity
has been interested in their behalf since their power is gone, and their
number reduced to a few individuals, who, doubtless, will be happy to
live tranquilly in the country these unfortunate fugitives continually
sigh after, and whose sovereignty they have lost by their own
misconduct.[31]

17th. I passed over in the canja of the Pasha, to the east side of the
river, to visit the capital of Berber, which is nearly opposite to our
camp. On reaching the bank, it is a walk of half an hour through immense
fields of durra, to come to the road tha