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we refted. At ten minutes paft one we fet out again, thro” 
the thickeft and moft impenetrable woods I ever faw; and’: 
at half paft four we encamped about two miles weft of Am- 
ba Daid, a {mall village of elephant hunters, often deftroy- 
ed by the Shangalla, but now lately rebuilt, and ftrength-. 
ened by Agageers and their families under protection of 
Ayto Confu. We went not to the village, for the fake of a 
fmall brook which we had found here, running north, and: 
falling into the Angrab. 
On the 16th, at half after feven in the morning we re-- 
fumed our journey, going weftward; about an hour and a: 
half afterwards we arrived at the Germa, a large river which: 
runs N. N. W. and falls imto the Angrab ; and a quarter- 
after nine we pafled the Germa, and going N. W. through. | 
the very thickeft woods, came to Dabdo, a hill almoft de-. 
ferted, its inhabitants having been fo frequently deftroyed: 
_ by the Pagan Shangalla. 
AT twenty minutes paft ten, ftill going through the: 
thickeft woods, and ground all opened by-the heat of the> 
fun, we found, in a graffy marfh, a pretty abundant fpring - 
of foul water. This is the refort of the. hunters of the. 
elephant, as alfo of their rivals and enemies the Shangalla;- 
and here much human. blood has been fhed by people- 
whofe occupation and intention, when they went from: 
home, were that of flaying the wild beafts only. The Baafa. 
or Dobena Shangalla, poffefs the country. which lies about: 
four days journey N. E. from this.. 
Ar a quarter paft eleven we came to the river Terkwa;, 
which, Gs running N. W. falls into the An arabs ; it then. 
ftood: 
