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N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
  • Abbas, steamer, ii. 144;
  • Abd-el-Kader, ii. 100, 102, 119.
  • Abdulgassin, ii. 32.
  • Abdullah, the present Khalifa, ii. 98, 102.
  • Abdurrahman, ii. 45, 68.
  • Abou Hamid, ii. 144.
  • Abou Klea, ii. 163;
    • battle of, 164;
    • loss at, ibid., 166.
  • Abouna, an, ii. 33.
  • Abou Kru, ii. 164;
  • Abou Sammat, ii. 29.
  • Abou Saoud, i. 149.
  • Abyssinia, the expedition to, i. 131; ii. 5, 32, 35, 70 passim.
  • Academy, Royal Military, i. 5, 6, 7.
  • Adye, Sir John, i. 137.
  • Afghanistan, ii. 45, 68, 69, 70.
  • Alagos, i. 40.
  • Albert Lake, i. 155, 156.
  • Alexandropol, i. 35.
  • Alla-ed-Din, ii. 102.
  • Alma, i. 8, 16.
  • Amoy, i. 72.
  • Anderson, W. C., i. 41.
  • Anfina, i. 158.
  • Ani, i. 37, 118-122, 125, 128, 137;
  • his suggestion, 139, 140, 147, 153.
  • Culloden, i. 3.
  • Cumberland, Duke of, i. 3.
  • Cuzzi, ii. 143.
  • Cyprus, ii. 125.
    • Danube, i. 136-7.
    • Dara, ii. 10-12, 14, 27, 104.
    • Dar Djumna, ii. 145.
    • Dardanelles, i. 15.
    • Darfour, i. 143-4; ii. 9-11, 17, 30-31, 113.
    • Davidson, Capt., i. 85.
    • De Norman, i. 45.
    • Debbeh, ii. 161.
    • Debra Tabor, ii. 34.
    • Dem Idris, ii. 27.
    • Dem Suleiman, ii. 28.
    • Dent, Mr H., i. 108.
    • Derby, Earl of, ii. 23.
    • Devonshire, Duke of, first moves to render Gordon assistance, ii. 156;
      • his preparations for an expedition, ii. 156-7.
    • Dilke, Sir C., ii. 96, 117, 121.
    • Dongola, ii. 98, 139, 157, 159, 160, 161.
    • Donnelly, General J., i. 22; ii. 66.
    • Dubaga, i. 160.
    • Duem, i. 103.
    • Duncan, Colonel, ii. 143-4.
    • Durand, Sir M., ii. 47.
    • Earle, Major-General, ii. 158-9.
    • Eastern Question, the, ii. 40-42.
    • Eden, Garden of, ii. 74.
    • Egerton, Mr, ii. 147, 155.
    • El Obeid, ii. 101, 103.
    • Elphinstone, Sir Howard, ii. 72.
    • Empress-Regents, the, i. 123, 133.
    • Enderby, Elizabeth, Gordon's mot 3-4.
      • See also Mrs Gordon.
    • Enderby, Mr George, i. 94.
    • England, her hesitating policy, ii. 8;
      • power of, 73.
    • Equator, the, ii. 140, 147.
    • Equatorial Province, the, i. 18;
    • his views of money, ibid.;
    • acts with Lesseps, 19;
    • meets with foreign opposition, 20;
    • scene with Lesseps, 21;
    • scene with Major Evelyn Baring, ibid.;
    • Gordon's financial proposal, 22;
    • last scenes with Khedive, 23;
    • Gordon's bold offer, ibid.;
    • financial episode cost Gordon £800, 24;
    • his way of living, ibid.;
    • leaves Cairo and visits Harrar, 25;
    • his finance in the Soudan, 25-6;
    • deals with Suleiman, 26 et seq.;
    • takes the field in person, 30;
    • clears out Shaka, 31;
    • again summoned to Cairo, ibid.;
    • proclaims Tewfik, ibid.;
    • returns to Cairo, 32;
    • entrusted with mission to Abyssinia, ibid.;
    • receives letter from King John, 33;
    • called "Sultan of the Soudan," ibid.;
    • enters Abyssinia, 34;
    • goes to Debra Tabor, ibid.;
    • interview with King John, ibid.;
    • prevented returning to Soudan, 35;
    • his opinion of Abyssinia, ibid.;
    • Khedive's neglect of, 36;
    • called "mad," ibid.;
    • his work in the Soudan, 36-7;
    • goes to Switzerland, 38;
    • his opinion of wives, 38;
    • first meeting with King of the Belgians, 39;
    • offered Cape command, 40;
    • his memorandum on Eastern Question, 40-2;
    • accepts Private Secretaryship to Lord Ripon, 42;
    • regrets it, 43;
    • interview with Prince of Wales, ibid.;
    • his letters about it, 44;
    • views on Indian topics, ibid.;
    • sudden resignation, ibid.;
    • the Yakoob Khan incident, 45-8;
    • invited to China, 49;
    • full history of that invitation, 49-50;
    • letter from Li Hung Chang, 49;
    • his telegrams to War Office, 50-1;
    • leaves for China, 51;
    • announces his intentions, 52;
    • what he discovered on arrival in China, 53;
    • ignores British Minister, ibid.;
    • stays with Li Hung Chang, 55;
    • his reply to German Minister, 56;
    • his letter on Li, 57;
    • his advice to China, 58-61;
    • baffles intrigues and secures peace, 59;
    • further passages with War Office, 60;
    • on the Franco-Chinese war, 61, 62;
    • on the Opium Question, 63-4;
    • arrives at Aden, 65;
    • his Central African letters, ibid.;
    • visits Ireland, 65-6;
    • letter on Irish Question in Times, 66-7;
    • letter on Candahar, 68-70;
    • opinion of Abyssinians, 70;
    • his article on irregular warfare, 70-1;
    • offers Cape Government his services for Basutoland, 71;
    • takes Sir Howard Elphinstone's place in the Mauritius, 72;
    • his work there, 72-3;
    • views of England's power, 73;
    • views on coaling stations, ibid.;
    • visits Seychelles, 54, 55.
    • Hartington, Marquis of, ii. 96.
      • See Devonshire.
    • Hassan Helmi, ii. 11.
    • Havelock, reference to, ii. 161, 172.
    • Heang Yung, i. 71.
    • Hensall, M., ii. 145.
    • Herbin, M., ii. 144-46.
    • Hicks, Colonel, ii. 102, 103, 109.
    • Hienfung, Emperor, i. 47.
    • Hill, Dr Birkbeck, ii. 11, 47, 65.
    • Holland, Capt., i. 57-60.
    • Holy Land, the, ii. 89-91.
    • Hoo Wang, i. 74, 119.
    • Hoonan, i. 67, 68.
    • Hope, Admiral, i. 45, 49, 57.
    • Hukumdaria, the, ii. 136.
    • Hung-tsiuen, i. 62,
      • see Tien Wang.
    • Huntly family, the, i. 2, 3.
    • Husseinyeh, ii. 148, 149.
    • Hwaiking, i. 69.
    • Hwangho, the, i. 69.
    • Hyson, steamer, i. 81, 83-87, 90-92, 94, 95.
    • Jaalin tribe, ii. 164.
    • Jaffa, ii. 89.
    • Jakdul, ii. 161-3;
      • splendid force at, 163, 172.
    • James, Sir H., i. 32.
    • Jebel Gedir, ii. 100.
    • Jebel Masa, ii. 54-55, 62.
    • Russian Army, Gordon's opinion of, i. 28.
    • Russian Convent at Jerusalem, ii. 90.
    • Said Pasha, ii. 102.
    • San Diego, ii. 74.
    • San Tajin, i. 81-82, 95-97, 113, 116.
    • Sankolinsin, i. 70.
    • Santals, the, ii. 147-148.
    • Saphia, ii. 147.
    • Saubat, i. 148.
    • Sauer, Mr, ii. 82;
      • betrays Gordon, 83;
      • his treachery, ibid.;
      • his misrepresentation, 84-85.
    • Scanlan, Mr T., ii. 81-82, 88.
    • Schweinfurth, Dr, i. 142-143, 156.
    • Scotia, ii. 76.
    • Sebastopol, i. 16-17, 28-30.
    • Sennaar, ii. 134, 151.
    • Seton, Sir Bruce, ii. 43.
    • Seward, Mr, i. 93.
    • Seychelles, ii. 72, 74.
    • Shabloka, ii. 167.
    • Shaka, ii. 12, 14, 27, 31.
    • Shanghai, i. 49-50-55;
      • Triad rising at, i. 72;
      • loss of Chinese city, i. 73.
    • Shekan, ii. 104.
    • Shendy, ii. 17, 143, 145-147, 158.
    • Shereef Said Hakim, ii. 6.
    • Siaon Edin, i. 85-86.
    • Simmons, Sir Lintorn, i. 33, 41.
    • Siuen-hoa, i. 48.
    • Slatin Pasha, i. 162; ii. 12-13, 16, 104-105, 166, 168-169;
      • his epitaph on Gordon, ii. 170.
    • Slave Trade, i. 148-149, 152-153;
      • proposed regulations, ii. 7;
      • Convention, ii. 8.
    • Smith, Sir Harry, ii. 86.
    • Snake flags, the, i. 136.
    • Soady, Captain, i. 5.
    • Soochow, i. 74-75, 78, 84-87, 91, 94-98, 93 passim.
    • Ward, i. 54-57.
    • Watson, Colonel Charles, i. 148; ii. 96, 128-30, 165.
    • Watson, Mrs, ii. 96, 165.
    • Willes, Capt., i. 51, 52.
    • Wilson, Sir Charles, succeeds to the command, ii. 165;
      • his book "Korti to Khartoum," ibid.;
      • not to be made a scapegoat, 166;
      • the letter in his charge, ibid.;
      • sails for Khartoum, 167;
      • under hot fire, ibid.;
      • wrecked, ibid.;
      • rescued by Lord C. Beresford, ibid.;
      • the letter in his charge, ibid.;
      • comparatively small measure of his responsibility, 172.
    • Wittgenstein, Prince F. von, i. 102.
    • Wokong, i. 94.
    • Wolseley, Lord, ii. 95, 96, 121, 125, 138;
      • receives message from Gordon, 151;
      • his letter of 24th July, 157;
      • largely responsible for Khartoum mission, ibid.;
      • his address to the soldiers, 158;
      • his view of the expedition, 159;
      • receives full news of Gordon's desperate situation, 160;
      • his grand and deliberate plan, 161;
      • perfect but for--Time, ibid.;
      • will risk nothing, 162;
      • his instructions to Sir Herbert Stewart, ibid.;
      • sole responsibility of, 171;
      • ties Stewart's hands, ibid.;
      • the real person responsible for death of Gordon and failure of expedition, 172.
    • Wongepoo, i. 57.
    • Wongkadza, i. 50, 56.
    • Wood, Sir Evelyn, ii. 125.
    • Woolwich Common, i. 1.
    • Wouchang, i. 68.
    • Wou Sankwei, i. 67, 122.
    • Wuliungchow, i. 94, 95.
    • Wurantai, i. 64, 66.
    • Wusieh, i. 94, 95, 113, 116.
    • Yakoob Khan, ii. 44-49, 68.
    • Yalpukh, i. 32.
    • Yangchow, i. 69.
    • Yellow Jacket Order, its origin, i. 122.
    • Yesing, i. 114, 115.
    • Yungan, i. 66.
    • Yusuf Pasha, ii. 101.


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