CHAPTER VII.

FATHER OHRWALDER'S VIEWS OF GORDON'S MISSION.

Ohrwalder describes his treatment at the hands of various masters--The Nubas surrender and afterwards desert--News from Khartum--The capture of the English mail--Its arrival at the Mahdi's camp--The Mahdi decides to advance on Khartum--Brief review of events in Khartum and Berber--Ohrwalder's views on Gordon's mission--The Mahdi sets out for Khartum--Mohammed Ali Pasha's defeat and death--Colonel Stewart, Mr. Power, and others leave Khartum in ss. "Abbas"--Description of their wreck and treacherous murder 114