April 12, 1878 steamed northwards to Nu’man Island.
13 ,, reached El-Muwaylah (Sharm Yaharr).
18 ,, left El-Muwaylah, night at sea.
19 ,, in Gulf of Suez.
20 ,, reached Suez.
22 ,, reached Cairo.
Appendix II.
EXPENSES OF THE EXPEDITION TO MIDIAN, commanded by
Captain R. F.
Burton,
H.B.M. Consul, Trieste.
Cairo, November 1, 1877.
L s. d.
Sum received from Egyptian Finance 1977 12 0
Amounts Paid out by Order of Captain Burton.
L s. d.
Hotel bills for five persons (thirty-six days)
149 6 9
Advanced to members of Expedition up to date
(May 3rd)[EN#87]
74 12 3
Cost of provisions for journey to Midian,
fourteen persons
314 8 9
Cost of tools, chemicals, instruments,
canteen, etc.
185 19 0
Medicine chest from Dr. Lowe
10 10 0
Journey to Suez from Cairo, December 6th, 1878:—
Hotel bill for eleven persons (three
days) 33 3 6
Tobacco for presents to Bedawin
6 8 0
Sundries
13 10 6
Telegrams and post service
3 9 0
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L791
7 9
El-Muwaylah, December 16th, to return, February 13th:—
Journey to north[EN#88]
316 14 3
Post service
14 8 0
Cost of sheep[EN#89]
32 14 0
Sundries[EN#90]
20 7 7
Five foot-soldiers’ salaries
7 4 0
Eastern journey to the Hisma[EN#91]
187 6 6
Post service
3 8 0
Cost of sheep[EN#92]
11 19 0
Sundries
5 11 0
Sambuk from Suez, as per contract
9 4 0
Soldiers from fort
3 0 0
Journey to Sharr[EN#93]
44 11 6
Cost of sheep[EN#94]
3 4 0
Thirty pairs of boots for soldiers[EN#95]
6 0 0
Sundries
1 0 0
Journey to south[EN#96]
92 13 0
Cost of sheep[EN#97]
15 16 0
Post service
2 0 0
Sundries[EN#98]
18 3 6
Special payments:—
Sayyid ’Abd el-Rahim Effendi
