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told me, Sennaar was but a bad place for white people; but 

 promifed to fend recommendations in my favour, both to 

 Adelan and the king's women, by Adelan's fervant, who 

 was to conduct us. 



When I returned to the Shekh, the emerfion was far ad- 

 vanced, and they all feemed to be regaining their compo- 

 fure, though ftrong marks of furprife remained in their 

 countenances. After a little converfation, turning chiefly 

 upon Hagiuge Magiuge, and their filly flories about them, 

 which I fhall not repeat, I took my leave, and went home, 

 renewing my affurances that all was forgotten. 



At night, the flave came and brought a clean cotton 

 cloth. I fent a piece of thin India yellow fatin, andfixhand- 

 fome crimfon and green handkerchiefs, to the beautiful 

 Aifcach ; and, to the bell of my power, difcharged all our 

 obligations to thofe that were our friends and had been 

 kind to us. 



In a country fo defert, and exceedingly poor as Teawa, 

 binder fuch a government, it is not to be expelled that trade 

 of any kind fhould flourilh ; yet there is a miferable ma- 

 nufacT:ure of coarfe cotton cloths of the fize of large towels, 

 juft enough to go round the middle, which pafs current, 

 like fpecie, all over Atbara : They are called Dimoor, and 

 are ufed in place of fmall filver money. The Mahalac, a 

 very bad copper coin, pafTes for fmaller matters ; fo that the 

 currency of Teawa Hands thus : — 



20 Mahalac, i Crufh, 

 12 Crufh, I Metical, 



4 Metical, i Vakia. 



The 



