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‘told me, Sennaar was but a bad place for white people; but 
promifed to fend recommendations in my favour, both to 
Adelan and the king’s- women, by Adelan’s fervant, who 
was to conduct us. 
WueEn I returned to the Shekh, the emerfion was far ad- 
vanced, and they all feemed to be regaining their compo- 
fure, though ftrong marks of furprife remained in their 
countenances. After a little converfation, turning chiefly 
upon Hagiuge Magiuge, and their filly ftories about them, 
which I fhall not repeat, I took my leave, and went home, 
renewing my aflurances that all was forgotten. 
Ar night, the flave came and brought a clean cotton 
cloth. I fent a piece of thin India yellow fatin, and fix hand- 
fome crimfon and green handkerchiefs, to the beautiful 
Aifcach ; and, to the beft of my power, difcharged all our 
obligations to thofe that were our friends and had been 
kind to us. 
In a country fo defert, and exceedingly poor as Teawa, 
under fuch a government, it is not to be expected that trade 
of any kind fhould flourifh ; yet there is a miferable ma- 
nufacture of coarfe cotton cloths of the fize of large towels, 
juft enough to go round the middle, which pafs current, 
like fpecie, all over Atbara: They are called Dimoor, and 
are ufed in place of fmall filver money. The Mahalac, a 
very bad copper coin, pafles for {maller matters; fo that the 
currency of Teawa ftands thus :— 
20 Mahalac, 1 Crufh, 
12 Crufh, 1 Metical, 
4° Metical,* «-1 Vakia: Dit 
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