Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan (1885) (14761084586)

Identifier: cassellshistoryo00gran (find matches)
Title: Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Grant, James, 1822-1887
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Publisher: London Cassel
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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46 CAS SELLS ELS TOBY OF THE WAR IX THE SOIWAN. entirely from Egypt, as it would be along time before the state of order andtranquillity would be restored whichprevailed before the commencement ofArabis agitation to secure Egypt forthe Egyptians. And now, on the 5th of October,there occurred an event which causedsome excitement and much commentamong religious parties in the BritishIsles—the Procession of the HolyCarpet, and the departure of the Pil-grimage to the tomb of the Prophet atMecca, on which occasion the Britishtroops presented arms, while the RoyalArtillery fired a salute of twenty-oneguns. Some people at home urgedthat this was like bowing down to theimage set up by Nebuchadnezzar;while others averred, that to respect thereligion of the natives was but justand proper. Be that as it may, early on themorning of the 5th the troops gotunder arms, commanded by Sir EvelynWood, and formed a great hollowsquare in the Place Mehemet Ali.There a vast concourse of Cairenes wasassembl