THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. iSr 



which was fent before them to the queen, Sabel Wcnghcl, 

 then in a ftrong-hold of the province of Tigre, and with her 

 Degdeafmati (which, in common difcom-fe, is called Kofma- 

 ti) Robel. This was the perfon of that name who had met 

 Don Roderigo in his jom-ncy to find the king, and who was 

 now governor of the province. The queen received the 

 Moorifli general's head with great demonftrations of joy, 

 confidering it as an early pledge of future victories. 



In the mean time, Don Stephen dc Gama, captain cfe 

 the fleet, began to inrol the men deilincd to march to joiit 

 Claudius. Four hundred and fifty mufquetecrs was tlio 

 number granted by the king to Bermudes ; but an ardent 

 defire o£ glory had feized all the Portuguefe, and cvc^ 

 ry one ftrove to be in the nomination for that emcrprifc. 

 All that Don Stephen could do was to choofe meaof the 

 lirfl: rank for the ofiicers ; and thcfe, of necefiity, having 

 many fervants whom they carried with them, greatly, by 

 this means, encreafed the number beyond the 450. Don 

 Chriftopher de Gama, Don Stephen's youngeft brother, a 

 nobleman of great hopes, was cholen . to command this 

 fmall army of heroes. 



A VERY great murm.uring, neverthclefs, prevailed among 

 thofe that were refufed, which was fcarcely kept in due 

 bounds by the prefence and authority of the governor Don 

 Stephen himfelf. And from this honourable emulation, and 

 the difcontentthefe brave foldiers who were left behind flievv- 

 ed, the bay where the galley rode in the harbour of Mafuali^ 

 on board which this coimcil was held, is called to this day 

 Bahia dos jlgravados, the Bay of Wronged, or Injured People, 

 fometimes mifinterpretcd the Bay of ike Sick. 



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