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metans, on the eaft fide of the river, and there exhibits afcene 

 that requires more fancy, and the defcription of a more poeti- 

 cal pen than mine, alt hough the imprefiion the fight of it made 

 upon me will certainly never be removed but with life. 



The courfe of the river is now S. E. ; in that direction it 

 wafhes the weftern part of Begemder and Amhara on the 

 right; the river then inclofes the province of Gojam, fo that, in 

 the circle that it makes in returning towards its fource, that 

 province remains always on the right. 



From both fides, the Nile receives a number of tributary 

 flreams, the Muga, Gammala, Abea, Afwan, and Mafhillo, 

 from the mountains of Gojam ; and the Bafhilo, Boha, and 

 Geefhem from thofe of Begemder and Amhara ; it then pann- 

 es below Walaka. The river now has a courfe near the fouth- 

 ward, paflesUpper and Lower bhoa. From thefe countries, on 

 the eaft of the Nile, come the great rivers Samba, Jemma, Ro- 

 ma, with fome others, and the Temii, Gult, and Tzul from the 

 high country of the Agows, and Amid Amidto the northward. 

 From Shoa the Nile winds to the S. W. to the W. N. \V. nearly 

 inclofing all the fouth of Gojam. Immediately adjoining to 

 it, turning Hill more northerly, is the province ot Bizamo, 

 bordering on the river Yabous, which, coming from the 

 fouthwai d, and terminating this province, falls into the Nile. 



The Nile, now turned aim oft due north, approaches its 

 fource fo as to be diflant from it only about 62 miles ; it is 

 here very deep and rapid, and is only fordable at certain 

 feafons of the year. The Galla, however, when they in- 

 vade Abyflinia, crofs it at all times without difficulty, either 

 by lwimming, or on goats fkins blown up like bladders : 

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