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The foretelling the fign feemed not at all to pleafe the 

 Shekh, who appeared very much difconcerted with the fup- 

 pofed invifibility of melTengers. I got up, having puflied 

 my defign juil far enough. I then Ihook hands with the 

 Shekh, faying, " I am glad to fee you don't want camels, 

 alluding to the number I faw come with the Jehaina ; get 

 your bouza made, and your provifions ready, you'll have 

 flrangers with you foon." He faid only, " (Ullah Kerim!") 

 /. e. God is merciful ; which was echoed by every mouth in 

 the room. I faluted particularly the Shekh of the Jehaina, 

 who had feen me at Ras el Feel, and I then went out of the 

 room, leaving them all there, and going home very chear- 

 ful, began to prepare for leaving Teawa, which v/e were fa- 

 tisfied was now near at hand. 



On the 14th, in the morning, the Moullah and flierriffe, 

 with the Shekh of Bey la's fervant, and the old Kaiya Soli- 

 man, came to fee our clocks and watches. They fat upon 

 benches at the door and drank coffee, not caring to enter 

 the houfe, I fuppofe, for fear of being defiled. As the old 

 Kaiya was there, it was almoft impoHible to fpeak concern- 

 ing our affairs, all was about our religion, and the manner 

 in which a Derviili lived. All at once, a fervant behind cried 

 out, " News from Sennaar !" and, prefently after, we faw 

 three men ; one of whom was my fervant, whom I fent to 

 Sennaar with the Daveina, who delivered to me a letter from 

 Hagi Belal, informing me, that Mahomet Abou Calec, and 

 Shekh Adelan, were both at a diftance from Sennaar, at the 

 head of armies, and the king in the capital almoft alone, 

 under great apprehenfions ; but as no mifchief had yet hap- 

 pened, and the king had no force, it was hoped things might 

 be made up. He added, that he thought it better to wait a 

 ?s little. 



