Fatikowasinnorthlatitude3degrees01minutes，and165milesfromheadquarters。HadIattemptedtoreleasesomethousandslavesfromthedifferentstations，Ishouldhaverequiredalargemilitaryforcetohaveoccupiedthosestations，andtohavedrivenoutthewholeoftheslave-huntersbodily。
Iftheslaveshadbeenreleased，itwouldhavebeenimpossibletohavereturnedthemtotheirhomes，astheyhadbeencollectedfromeveryquarterofthecompassandfromgreatdistances。IfIhadkeptthem，I
couldnothaveprocuredfoodforsolargeanumber：asthestationscontainedseveralthousand。
Underthecircumstances，Itookthewisercourseofnon-interferencewiththestockinhand，butIissuedthemostsevereordersrespectingthefutureconductofAbouSaood’scompanies。Iarrangedtoleaveadetachmentof100men，underthecommandofMajorAbdullah，toformastationadjoiningthatofAbouSaoodinFatiko，togetherwiththeheavierbaggageandthegreaterportionoftheammunition。
Thegovernmentwouldbethusrepresentedbyamostrespectableandcivilizedofficer，whowouldgiveconfidenceandprotectiontothecountry；asIconcludedthattheprestigeoftheKhedivewouldbesufficienttoestablishorderamonghissubjects，bytherepresentationofoneofhisofficersandadetachmentof100troops。