26 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



houfe of Ayto Welleta Michael, at DegwafTa, after entering 

 into a country fomething more pleafant and cultivated than 

 the former. The village of DegwafTa is but fmall ; it had 

 alfo been burnt in the late war ; it is pleafantly fituated on 

 a hill fouth of the lake, about 3 miles diftance, and is fur- 

 rounded with large wanzey-trees ; we were but ill-received 

 at this village, notwithflanding the promifes of the mafter 

 of it at the pafTage of the Abay, and we found thefe people 

 fcarcely more hofpitable than at Googue. T his village is a 

 little out of the road, to the right. We had travelled this 

 day five hours, and a half, or little more than ten miles. 



On the 15th of November, from DegwafTa we- entered 

 Gonzala, immediately bordering upon it : heavy rain pre- 

 vented our fetting out till noon. Gonzala is full of villages, 

 and belongs to the queen- mother. At a quarter after one we 

 pafTed a large marfh, in the midfl of which runs a fmall ri- 

 ver which here falls into the lake. We refled here half an 

 hour ; and, at three quarters pafl one, we entered the great 

 road which we had pafTed to the left in going to DegwafTa. 

 At two o'clock we came fliil to a dilHndter view of the 

 lake, as alfo where the river enters and goes out; it appears 

 here to enter at S. W. and go out at N. E, and is dillant about 

 eight or nine miles. At three quarters pafl two, we arrived 

 at Dingleber, having this day travelled only two hours and 

 a half, or five miles. 



On the i6th we left Dingleber at fcven o'clock in the 

 morning ; it was very hot; and, a little before we came to 

 Mefcalaxos, in a flripe of land, or peninfula, which runs out 

 into the lake, we halted a fhort time under the fliade of 



. . fome. 



