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flood in large deep pool^ ; the banks were covered with tall 

 green grafs ; the taile of the water foul, and earthy. At 

 twelve vv^e paiTcd the river Terkwa ; and going north, about 

 an hour after we came to the Dongola,running eaft and weft; 

 and an hour after that to Jibbel Myrat river, which, running 

 eaft and weft, was once the boundary between Sennaar and 

 Abyffinia. Hiftory does not tell us when thefe boundaries 

 were altered, or upon what occafion. It was probably upon 

 the firft invafion that new ones were fettled. It fliould feem 

 that the Abyffinians had then the better of Nubia ; for a 

 large acceffion of territory was ceded by the latter to 

 the former. A few minutes after we came to the river 

 Woodo, larger than the laft. It has a rocky bottom, and 

 is full of fmall filli of a brownidi and fdver colour. Where 

 we crolTed, it runs from weft to eaft, and falls into the An- 

 grab. There we pafTed the night, not without alarms, as 

 frefh foot-fteps in the fand were very plainly difcovercd, 

 which, by the length of the foot, and the largenefs of the 

 heels, our people pronounced were furelyShangalla ; but 

 nothing difaftrous appeared all night. 



On the 17th, before feven in the morning we were agalil 

 upon our journey, our diredion N. and N. W. winding to 

 due Weft. Andoval mountain ftood W. N. W. diftant from 

 us four miles. At forty minutes paft eight, going due weft, 

 Andoval mountain lay to the north of us ; and AwafTa 

 mountains to the fouth. This is a ridge which, coming from 

 the north, ftretches fouth to Dabda, and Abra Amba. An- 

 doval mountain is a fmall pointed peck, which conftitutes 

 the north end of them. We halted here a few minutes, 

 and refumed our route to the weftward, and N. W. till we 



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