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India, where it all at lafl centers. If the wakea of Abyffi- 

 Txian gold fells at i6 patakas, the Sennaar gold iells at the 

 fame place for 22 parakas. The ivory fells at i^ oz. * per 

 rotol at Cairo, which is about 25 per cent lighter than the 

 rotol of Mocha. Men-flaves, at a medium, may be about 

 a wakea per head at Sennaar. There are women, however, 

 who fell for 13 or 14 wakeas. What their peculiar excel- 

 lencies may be, which fo far alters the price, 1 cannot tell, on- 

 ly they arc preferred by rich people, both Turks and Moors, 

 to the Arab, Circaflian, and Georgian women, during the 

 warm months in fummer. 



The Daveina Arabs, who are great hunters, carry the 

 ivory to Abyffinia, where they are not in fear. But no ca- 

 ravan comes now from Sudan f to Sennaar, nor from Abyf- 

 fmia or Cairo. The violence of the Arabs, and the faithlefs- 

 nefs of the government of Sennaar, have ihut them up on 

 every fide but that of Jidda, whether they go once a-yearby 

 Suakem. 



The wakea of Sennaar, by which they fell gold, civet, 

 fcented oils, &c. confifts of 10 drums; 10 of thefe wakeas 

 jnake a rotol. This wakea at tiennaar is accounted the 

 fame as that of Maliiah and Cairo. It is equal to 7 drams 

 57 grains troy weight. 



1 Rotol 10 Wakeas. 

 fi Wakea 10 Drams. 



But 



* Ounce of gold is here meant. 

 • t Nigritia, or the black countries on both fides of the- Niger. 



