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The king, though perfe&ly informed of the part that: 

 the whole province of Damot had taken in the rebellion of 

 Jfaac, as alfo great part of the Agows, but moft of all that 

 tribe called Zeegam, yet had fo well difiembled, that moll 

 of them believed he was ignorant of their fault, and all of 

 them, that he had no thoughts of punching them, for he 

 had returned through Damot, after the defeat of Ifaac, 

 without fhewing any mark of anger, or fuffering his troops 

 to commit the fmalleft hoftility. He now palled in th6 

 fame peaceable manner through the country of Zeegam, 

 intending to attack the Shangalla of Geefa and Wum- 

 barea. 



These two tribes are little known. Like the other Shan- 

 galla they are Pagans, but worfhip tfre Nile and a certain 

 tree, and have a language peculiar to themfelves. They 

 are woolly- headed, and of the cleepeft black ; very tall and 

 ilrong, ftraighter and better-made about the legs and joints 

 than the other blacks ; their foreheads narrow, their cheek- 

 bones high, their nofes flat, with wide mouths, and very 

 fmall eyes. With all this they have an air of chearfulnefs 

 and gaiety which renders them more agreeable than other 

 blacks. Their women are very amorous, and fell at a much 

 greater price than other blacks of the fex. 



This country is bounded on the fouth by Metchakel; on 

 the weft by the Nile ; the eaft by Serako, part of Guefgue 

 and Kuara; and, on the north, by Belay, Guba, and the Ha- 

 midge * of Sennaar. They make very frequent inroads, 



and 



* A Aame of the black Pagans bordering on Sennaar to the £bu*h-weit. 



