THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 3»9 



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CHAP. III. 



J&f King encamps at Lamgue—Tranfaaions there— Pafes the Nile, and 

 encamps at Derdera—The Author follows the King. 



ON the 1 2th of May we heard the king had marched to 

 Tedda. MefTengers from Begemder-, and from Gufho of 

 Amharai had been conftantly palling to and from his maje- 

 fty, prefling Ras Michael to take the field as foon as pof- 

 fible, to prevent the utter deflru&ion of the Agows, which 

 Fafil every day was driving to accomplish. They put him, 

 moreover* in mind, that the rains were begun ; that, in Fafil's 

 country, they were already fufficient to fwell the many ri- 

 vers they had to pafs before they arrived at Bine ; they de- 

 fired him to refled, that, with the armies they were bring- 

 ing to his afMance, it was more neceflary to fave time than 

 flay for a number of troops ; laftly, that it was abfolutely 

 ufelefs to wait for any reinforcement from Tigre, but that 

 he mould rather march by tmfras, Foggora, and Dara, crofs 

 the Nile where it comes out of the lake; while they, with 



their 



