THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Ary. 
there had been another, but not fo great, on the day thé 
Daveina burnt Imgededema,. with above thirty other villa- 
ges, and difperfed or deftroyed about two thoufand inhabi- 
tants of Atbara.. 
_ Ir was now the time to give the Shekh a prefent, and’ 
Ehad prepared one for him, fuch as he very well deferved ;. 
but no intreaty, nor any means I could ufe, could prevail 
upon him to accept of the mereft trifle. On the contrary, 
he folemnly fwore,. that if I importuned him further he 
would get upon his horfe and go into the country. All. 
that he defired, and that too as a favour, was, that, when I 
had refted at Sennaar, he might come and confult me fur- 
ther as to his complaints, for which he promifed He fhould: 
bring a recompence with him. We then fettled to give his- 
prefent to the Moullah, with which he was very well plea- 
fed, and which he took without any of thofe. difficul- 
ties the Shekh of. Beyla had ftarted: when it was offered to» 
him.. 
Att being friends now, and contented, the day was: 
given to repofe and joy. The king’s fervant came. and told 
me, by way of fecret, that we could not do lefs to pleafe the 
Shekh than ftay with him a week at Beyla,.and I believe 
it would not have difpleafed him. but after fo much co- 
ming and going, fo much occafion for talk relative to me,. 
I-was refolved to follow Hagi Belal’s advice, and prefs on to: 
Sennaar before affairs there were in a defperate fituation,or> 
fome {cheme of: mifchief fhould be contrived by Fidele.. 
One thing Shekh ‘Adelan’s fervant told us, that he had, by 
his mafter’s orders, taken from Fidele the prefent I had. 
given him, though he had already made it up into a gown,. 
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