'Correspondence with the Grand Sherif of Mecca' [‎7v] (14/16)

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Firsth/. —I'ho amount of 50,000 pounds in gold for the monthly pay of
the troops levied, and other things the necessity o{ : which needs no
explanation. We beg you to send it with all possible haste.
Secondly. —20,000 sacks of rice, 15,000 sacks of flour, 3,000 sacks of
barley, 150 sacks of coffee, 150 sacks of sugar, 5,000 rifles of the modern
pattern and the necessary ammunition, and 100 boxes of the two sample
cartridges (enclosed) and of Martini Henry cartridges and " Aza," that is
of those of the rifles of the factory An East India Company trading post. of St. Etienne in France for the use of
those two kinds of rifles of our tribes, it would not be amiss to send
500 boxes of both kinds.
Thirdly. -We think it better that the place of deposit of all these things
should be Port Sudan.
Pourthly.—~As the above provisions and munitions are not needed until
the beginning of the movement (of which we will inform you oflicially), they
should remain at the above place, and when we need them we will inform
the Governor there of the places to which they may be conveyed and of the
in termediaries who will carry orders for receiving them.
h'if tidy. —The money required should be sent at once to the Governor
of Port Sudan, and a confidential agent will be sent by us to receive it
either all at once or in two instalments, according as he is able, and this
t ) is the (secret) sign to be recognised for accepting the man.
Sixthly. —Our envoy who will receive the money shall be sent to Port
Sudan in three weeks time, that is to say, he will be there on the Fifth of
1 9th March. Jamad Awal 1 , with a letter from us
addressed to A1 Khawaga Klias Effendi
saying that he (Elias) will pay him, in accordance with the letter, the rent
of our properties, and the signature will be clear in our name, but we
will instruct him to ask for the Governor of the place, whom you will
apprise of this persons arrival. After perusal of letter, the money should
be given to him on condition that no discussion whatever is to be made
with him of any question concerning us. We beg you most emphatically
iiOt to tell him anything, keeping this affair secret, and he should be treated
apparently as if he were nothing out of the way.
Let it not be thought that our appointment of another man results from
lack of confidence in bearer; it is only to avoid waste of time, for we are
appointing him to a task elsewhere. At the same time we beg yon not
embark or send him in a steamer, or ollicially, the means already arranged
being sufficient.
Seventhly. —Our representative, bearer of the present letter, has been
definitely instructed to ensure the arrival of this, and 1 think that his
mission this time is finished since 1 the condition of things is known both in
general and in detail, and there is no need for sending anyone else. In case 4
of need for sending information, it will come from us ; yet, as our next
representative will reach you after three weeks, you may prepare instruc
tions for him to take back. ^ et let him be treated simply in appearance.
hJighthly. —Let the British Government consider this military expen
diture in accordance with the books which will be furnished it, explaining
how the money has been spent.
To conclude, my best and numberless salutations beyond all increase.
(I nsigned.)
14 Rabi al A kliar.
(18th February lOlb.)
19. On separate sheet.
1. They (the Turks) order us to expedite tlu journey of a group of
Germans to the coasts of Africa (I think the shores of the Ped Sea) and we
replied consenting with all readiness. .We await their letter. Upon their
arrival here we will inform you by some secret means, explaining what is
necessary about their journey and its destination.