506. | J GRAVELS (nOcDISsCOvER 
On the 16th, at half patt fix in the morning we left Sidé 
Ali el Genowi, and a few minutes after pafled two vil 
lages on our left along the-river fide, not fifty yards from 
the water, after which we went through the village of El . 
Menfy. The next to this were two tombs of Fakirs, nothing 
different from the former ones. At a quarter paft:ten we 
arrived at Herbagi, a large and pleafant village, but thinly ins 
habited, placed on a dry, gravelly foil. The people told us,, 
that the greateft part of the townfmen were at fome diftance- 
looking after their farms. Herbagi is the feat of Wed. 
Ageeb, hereditary prince of the Arabs, now fubject to the: 
government of Sennaar, whofe lieutenant he is according 
to treaty. He raifes the tribute, and pays it to the Mek,,. 
or his minifters, from all thofe Arabs that live in the diftant- 
parts of the kingdom, as far as the Red Sea, who: do not. 
pafs by Sennaar to the fands, in the feafon. of the fly ; for: 
thefe, as I have mentioned, are taxed by the chief minifter,. 
or the perfon who hath the command of the troops of that 
capital. The revenue arifing from this is.very. large, and: 
more than all the reft put together. The Refaa, one tribe: 
of Arabs who had compounded at this time with Shekh. 
Adelan, were faid to poflefs 200,000 fhe-camels, every one: 
of which, at a medium, was worth half an ounce of gold,. 
each ounce being about ten crowns. The tribute then which: 
that Arab paid was 100,000 ounces of gold, or 1,000,0c00dollars: 
or250,000], There were at leaftten of thefe tribes with which: 
Adelan was to: account, and/:at leaft fix times that number 
that fell to the fhare of Wed Ageeb, whofe compofition is the: 
fame as that paid to Sennaar, befides whatever extraordinary: 
fum he impofes for himfelf. There is alfo.a tax upon the: 
male camels; but this is {mall in comparifon of the others, . 
and the young ones pay no duty, till they are three years old.. 
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