500 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
CHAP. X.. 
Journey from Sennaar: to. Chendi.. “es 
; FTER leaving Sennaar I: was overtaken on the road by: 
a black flave, who at firft:gave me fome apprehen= 
fion, as I was alone with only. one: Barbarian, a Nubian fer-- 
vant, by the fide of my camel, and was going flowly.. Up~ 
on inquiry I found him to be fent from Hag Belal, with: 
a bafket containing fome green tea-and fugar, and four bot-- 
tles of rack, in return for my letter. I fent back the mef-- 
fenger, and gave the care of the bafket to my own fervants; 
and, about ten o’clock in the evening of the sth of Seprem= 
ber, we all met.together joyfully. at Soliman.. 
Brrore my departure from Sennaar I had prevailed on: 
2 Fakir, or Mahometan monk, fervant-to Adelan, to write a: 
| letter: 
