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ftood in large deep pools; the banks were covered with tall 
green grafs; the tafte of the-water foul, and earthy. At 
twelve we paffed the river Terkwa; and going north, about 
an hour after-we came tothe Dongola,running eaft and weft; 
and an hour after that to Jibbel Myrat river, which, running 
eaft and weft, was once the boundary between Sennaar and 
Abyffinia. Hiftory does not tell us when thefe boundaries 
were altered, or upon what occafion. It was probably upon 
the firft invafion that new ones were fettled. Tt fhould feem 
that the Abyflinians had then. the better of Nubia; fora 
large acceffion of territory was ceded by the latter to 
the former. A few minutes after we came to the river 
Woodo, larger than the laft. It has a rocky bottom, and 
is full of fmall fith of a brownifh and filver colour. Where 
we croffed, it runs from weft to eaft, and fails into the An- 
grab. There we pafled the night, not without alarms, as 
freth foot-fteps in the fand were very plainly difcovered, 
which, by the length of the foot, and the largenefs of the 
heels, our people pronounced were furely Shangalla ; but 
nothing difaftrous appeared all night. 
On the 17th, before feven in the morning we were again 
upon our journey, our direction N. and N. W. winding to 
due Weft. Andoval mountain ftood W. N. W. diftant. from 
us four miles. At forty minutes paft eight, going due weft, 
Andoval mountain lay to the north of us; and Awafla 
_ mountains to the fouth. This is a ridge which, coming from 
the north, ftretches fouth to Dabda, and Abra Amba. An- 
doval mountain is a {mall pointed peek, which conftitutes 
the north end of them, We halted here a few minutes, 
and refumed our route to the weltward, and N. W. till we 
2 Rre came 
