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—it being in fact nothing but the Abai of Abyssinia, alled by the Gon- 
gas Abbaya. Dr. Beke next discusses the subject of the Maleg—a 
river which was crossed by Fernandes, in 1613, on his way to Guarea 3 
and shows that the route taken by the Jesuit missionary has been alto- 
gether misunderstood by Bruce. Leaving the Abai, the Doctor next 
takes up the Dedhesa; and enumerates its tributaries on both sides,— 
as he had done with the other great rivers, the Takazie and the Abai. 
Having thus exhausted the hydrographic basin of the Blue River, the 
course 
of the White River, enters into a comparison of the two great arms of 
the Nile—the White and Blue Rivers: and, after minutely examining 
the evidence, both ancient and modern, on the subject, concludes in 
these words: ** Thus, whether we consider the relative magnitude of 
the two rivers, the direction of their respective beds, or the volume 
their waters—whether we regard the opinions of the ancient geogre 
phers, or those of modern travellers, or of natives acquainted with both 
streams (for the evidence of such as only know one is of course inad- 
missable) the result is the same. In all and every of these points of 
view, the Bahr el Abiadh, or White River, is the principal stream-— 
and the Bahr el Azrek, the subordinate or affluent.” 
The author now took up the White River, or main stream of the 
Nile. Our knowledge of the upper course of this river has been ob- 
tained from the exploring expeditions ordered by the present ruler 
gypt. On its right bank it receives, in about the 9 parallel, @ 
large river called the Telfi or Sobat,—which Dr. Beke identifies eos" 
ieb and he then enters into a minute detail of the affluents © 
this river on both sides. Among these, it will be sufficient to allude to 
the Barovand Bako, which join it on the right side, and the various 
streams bearing the common name of Gibbi, which fall into it on the 
