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which was overgrown with fine grafs, and which even the 

 mukitude of cattle that thronged upon it feemed not ca- 

 pable of confuming. At three quarters pafl fix in the even- 

 ing we came to a large village called Wed Medinai, clofe 

 upon the fide of the river, which here having made a large 

 turn, comes again from the S. E. This town or village be- 

 longs to a Fakir, who received us very hofpitably. 



On the 14th, at fix in the morning we fet out from Wed 

 Medinai in a diredlion N. W. and at three quarters pad eight 

 arrived at the village Beroulc. We then entered a thick 

 wood, and thence into a very extenfive and cultivated plain, 

 fown with dora and bammia ; a plant .which makes a prin- 

 cipal article in their food all over the fouthern part of the 

 kingdom of Sennaar, which is defcribed, and the figure of 

 it publilhed, by Profper Alpinus* At a quarter paft eleven 

 we arrived at Azazo, about a mile and a half diftant from 

 the Nile. The corn feemed here much more forward than 

 that at Sennaar, and in feveral places it was in the ear. It 

 Tained copioufly in the night of the 14th, but before this 

 there had been a very dry fcafon, and very great fcarcity 

 the preceding year. At ten minutes pafl: four in the after- 

 jioon we left Azazo, our journey, like that of the day be- 

 fore, partly through thick woods, and partly through plains 

 fown with dora. Our direcflion was nearly north, and the 

 3-iver about two miles and a half difl:ant, nearly parallel to 

 the road wc went. At fix we came to a fmall village called 

 :Sidi Ail el GenowL 



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