The rest, pending such offers as they might receive in the future, decided to remain at Atbara.

At Berber their lot would have been a hard one, for they would have been exposed to the hatred and spite of the Jaalin women there, whose husbands had been massacred at Metemmeh.
Fatma, with two attendants only, accompanied Macdonald's brigade to Berber.

On arriving outside the town, the force encamped.

Next day the Sirdar, with his staff and General Hunter, came up; and, on the following morning, made a triumphant entry into the town, followed by the Soudanese brigade.
Berber was prepared to do honour to the occasion.

Flags waved, coloured cloths and women's garments hung from the windows, and the whole population lined the streets, and received the conquerors with cries of welcome and triumph.