THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. got 
Tetter to his mafter, unknown to any other perfon what- 
ever, to let him know my apprehenfions of the king, and 
that, in the uncertainty. how far his occupations might o- 
blige him to move from Shaddly, my way was directly for 
Herbagi, and requefting that he would give me fuch re- 
‘commendations to Wed Ageeb as fhould put me in fafety 
from the king’s perfecution, and infure me protection and. 
good reception in.Atbara. I begged:him, in the moft feri- 
ous manner, to confider, however flightly he had thought 
of the king of Abyfiinia’s recommendatory letters, he would 
not treat thofe of the regency of Cairo, and of the fherriffe: 
of Mecca, in:the fame manner; that my nation:was highly. 
refpected in both places ; and’that it was known, by letters: 
written from. Sennaar, that I actually was. arrived there 3. 
that they fhould take care therefore, and not by ill-ufage of 
me expofe their merchants, either at Mecca or Cairo, to a. 
fevere retaliation that would immediately follow the re-- 
ceiving bad news of me, or no news at all. My faithful 
Soliman, who >was :now.\to leave me, was charged to carry 
the anfwers. they fhould choofe to return to the letters I. 
brought from:Abyffinia, and I fent him that very night, to- 
gether-with the ‘Fakir, to Adelan at Shaddly, fully inftructed 
with every particular of. ill-ufage I had received. from the 
king, of which he had been an eye-witnefs.. 
ALTHOUGH my fervants, as well as Hagi Belal, and every 
ene at Sennaar but the Fakir and Soliman, did imagine I 
was going to Shaddly, yet their own fears, or rather good: 
fenfe, had convinced them that it was better to proceed at: 
ence for Atbara than ever.again to be entangled \between 
Adelan and the king.. Sennaar fat heavy upon all their. 
Spirits, fo that-1 had fcarce difmounted from my camel,, 
and i 
