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that is not known. Mahomet Abou Kalec had this g;overii- 

 nient, and with him about looo black horfe, armed with 

 coats of mail, with whom he maintained hirafelf at this 

 time independent of the king. It is a frontier neareft to 

 Dar-Fowr, a black flate flill more barbarous, if poffible, 

 than Sennaar, and by them it often has been taken from 

 Sennaar, and again retaken. 



The third government is Fazuclo, bounded by the river 

 El-aice on the weft, and the Nile on the eaft, and the moun- 

 tains of Fazuclo, where are the great catara<5ls, on the fouth. 

 Thefe are part of the large cha,in of mountains of Dyre and 

 Tegla, which reach fo far weftward into the continent, from 

 whence comes the chief fupply both of gold and flaves 

 which conftitute the riches of this country ; for the greateft 

 part of the revenue of Fazucl6 is gold ; and the pcrfon that 

 commands it is not a Funge, but the fame native prince from 

 whom the array of Sennaar conquered it. This feems to be 

 a very remarkable piece of policy in this barbarous nation, 

 which muft have fucceeded, as they conftantly adhere to it, 

 of making the prince of the ftate they have conquered their 

 lieutenant in the government of his own country after- 

 wards. Such was the cafe with Dongola, whofc Mek they 

 continue ; alfo with Wed Ageeb, prince of the Arabs, whom 

 tliey fubdued ; and fuch was the cafe with Fazuclo, Wed 

 Aboud, Jibbel Moia, and other petty ftates, all of which 

 they conquered, but did not change their prince. 



The forces at Sennaar, immediately 'around the capital, 



confift of about 14,000 Nuba, who fight naked, having no 



other armour but a fliort javelin and a round fliield, very 



bad troops, as I fuppofe ; about 1800 horfe, all black, mount- 



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