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which was overgrown with fine grafs, and which even the 
multitude of cattle that thronged upon it feemed not ca- 
pable of confuming. At three quarters paft fix in the even- 
ing we came to a large village called Wed Medinai, clofe 
upon the fide of the river, which here having made a large 
turn, comes again from the S, E. This town or village be- 
longs to a Fakir, who received us very hofpitably. 
On the 14th, at fix in the morning we fet out from Wed 
Medinai in a direction N. W. and at three quarters paft eight 
arrived at the village Beroule. We then entered a thick 
wood, and thence into a very extenfive and cultivated plain, 
fowa with dora and bammia; a plant which makes a prin- 
cipal article in their food all over the fouthern part of the 
kingdom of Sennaar, which is defcribed, and the figure of 
it publifhed, by Profper Alpinus*. At a quarter paft eleven 
we arrived at Azazo, about a mile and a half diftant from 
the Nile. Thecorn feemed here much more forward than 
that at Sennaar, and in feveral places it was in the ear. It 
rained copioufly in the night of the 14th, but before this 
there had been a very dry feafon, and very great fcarcity 
the preceding year. At ten minutes paft four in the after- 
noon we left Azazo, our journey, like that of the day be- 
fore, partly through thick woods, and partly through plains 
fown with dora, Our direction was nearly north, and the 
river about two miles and a half diftant, nearly parallel to 
the road we went. Atfix we came to a {mall village called 
Sidi Ali el Genow1 
Vo. IV, . wig B08 On 
* Vid. Profper Alpin. cap. 27. page 44, tom, 2. 
