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tinued our joiu'iiey,. and at a quarter pafl two arrived at Ke- 

 mona. 



On the 19th of November, at feven in the morning, we 

 left Kemona, and going conftantly without flopping by 

 Chergue and Azazo, I fent my fcrvants and baggage on to 

 Abba Samuel at Gondar, v/here they arrived at one o'clock 

 afternoon, and finillied our long-projeded expedition, or 

 journey, to the fountains of the Nile, having, in our re- 

 turn home, made as it were the chord of the arch of our 

 former journey, or about ninety-three miles, with which 

 we found our points, as fettled by obfervation, did very 

 nearly agree. 



Two things chiefly oc<:upied my mind, and prevented me- 

 from accompanying my. fervants and baggage into Gondar. 

 The fird was my defire of inllantly knowing the flate of - 

 Ozoro Efther's health : the fecond v/as, to avoid Fafil, till I 

 knew a little more about Ras Michael and the king. Ta- 

 king one fervant along with me, I left my people at Azazo, 

 and turning to the left, up a very craggy, ftccp mountain, I 

 made the utmoil diligence I could till I arrived at the gate 

 of Kofcam, near two o'clock, without having met any one 

 from Faiil, who was encamped oppofite to Gondar, on the 

 Kahha, on the fide of the hill,fo that 1 had pafled obliquely 

 behind him. He had, however, feen or heard of the arrival ' 

 of my fervants at Gondar, and had fent for me to wait up- 

 on him in his camp ; and, when he was informed I had 

 gnne forward to Kofcam, it was faid he had uttered fome 

 words of difcontent, 



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