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that is not known. -Mahomet Abou Kalec had this govern- 
ment, and with him about rooo black horfe, armed with 
coats of mail, with whom he maintained himfelf at this: 
time independent of the king. It is a frontier neareft to 
Dar-Fowr, a black ftate ftill more barbarous, if poflible, 
than Sennaar, and by them it often has been taken from 
Sennaar, and again retaken. 
Tue third government is Fazuclo, bounded by the river 
El-aice on the weft, and the Nile on the eaft, and the moun- 
tains of Faguclo, where are the great cataracts, on the fourth. 
Thefe are part of the large chain of mountains of Dyre and 
Tegla, which reach fo far weftward into the continent, from 
whence comes the chief fupply both of gold and flaves 
which conftitute the riches of this country ; for the greateft 
parc of the revenue of Fazuclo is goid;, and the perfon that 
commands it is not a Funge, but the fame native prince from 
whom the army of Sennaar conquered it. This feems to be 
a very remarkable piece of policy in this barbarous nation, 
which muft have fucceeded, as they conftantly adhere to it, 
of making the prince of the flate they have conquered their 
lieutenant in the government of his own country after- 
wards. Such was the cafe with Dongola, whofe Mek they. 
continue ; alfo with Wed Ageeb, prince of the Arabs, whom 
they fubdued; and fuch was the cafe with Fazuclo, Wed 
Aboud, Jibbel Moia, and other petty ftates, all of which 
they conquered, but did not change their prince. 
Tue forces at Sennaar, immediately around the capital, 
confift of about 14,000 Nuba, who fight naked, having no 
ether armour but a fhort javelin and a round fhield, very 
bad troops, as I fuppofe ; about 1800 horfe, all black, mount- 
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