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by the river fide. At half paft twelve we alighted on a fpot. 
of grafs.. Takaki from this diftance will be twenty-four 
miles, between the points N. W. and N. N. W. and from Ta- 
- kaki to Dongola ten fhort days journeys, I fuppofe 180 miles 
at moft.. We are now in the territory of the Bifhareen, but 
they were all retired to the mountains, a high even ridge, 
that is fomething above two days diftance from us, and runs 
parallel to our courfe, on the right hand of us, all the way 
into Egypt. 
Ar half paft eight we alighted in a fandy plain without 
trees or grafs. Our camels, we found, were too heavily 
loaded, but we comforted ourfelves that this fault would be 
mended every day by the ufe we made of our provifions ; 
however, it was very much againft them that they were 
obliged to pafs this whole night without eating. This 
place is called Umboia. We left Umboia, ftill ftretching 
_farther into the defertatN. E. At nine we faw a hill called. 
Affero-baybe, with two pointed tops N. of us, which may 
be about twelve or fourteen miles diftant, perhaps more. 
This is the next Hybeer’s mark, by which he directs his 
courfe. On the eaftis Ebenaat, another fharp-pointed rock, 
about ten miles diftant. All this day, and the evening be- 
fore,our road has been through ftony, gravelly ground, with- 
out herb or tree. Large pieces of agate and jafper, mixt 
with many beautiful pieces of marble, appear everywhere 
on the ground. 
_ » At twoo’clock in the afternoon we came to Waadi Amour, 
where we alighted, after we had gone fix hours this day 
with great diligence. Waadi Amour has a few. trees and 
fhrubs, but fcarce enough to afford any fhade, or night's". 
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