THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 



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This day we met feveral caravans going to Tigre, a cer- 

 tain fign of Michael's victory ; alfo vaft flocks of cattle driven 

 from the rebellious provinces, which were to pafture on La- 

 malmon, and had been purchafed from the army. Not only 

 the country was now more cultivated, but the people were 

 cleanlier, better dreffed, and apparently better fed, than 

 thofe in the other parts we had left behind us. Indeed, from 

 Shimbra Zuggan hither, there was not a foot, excepting the 

 path on which we trode, that was not fown with fome grain 

 or other. 



On the 14th, at feven o'clock in the morning, we continu- 

 ed our journey. At ten minutes paft feven, we had five vil- 

 lages of Tamamo three miles on "our left ; our road was 

 through gentle rifing hills, all pafture ground. At half paft 

 feven, the village of Woggora was three miles on our right; 

 and at eight, the church of St George a mile on our left, 

 with a village of the fame name near it ; and, ten minutes 

 after, Angaba Mariam, a church dedicated to the virgin, fo 

 called from the fmall territory Angaba, which we are now 

 entering. At fifty minutes part eight, we came to five vil- 

 lages called Angaba, at fmall diftances from each other. 

 At nine o'clock we came to Koffogue, and entered a fmall 

 diftridt of that name. The church is on a hill furrounded 

 with trees. On our left are five villages all called Koffo- 

 gue, and as it were on a line^the fartheft at 3 miles diftance ; 

 near ten we came to the church of ArgifF, in the midft of 

 many ruined villages. Threejniles on our left hand are 

 feveral others, called Appano. 



After having fuffered, with infinite patience and perfe- 



verance, the hardfhips and danger of this long and painful 



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