THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 381 
look into the ftreet. There appears to have never been any 
embrafures for cannon, and the four fides of this wall are 
above an Englifh mile and a half in length. 
Tue mountain, or hill, ox which the town is fituated, is: 
furrounded on every fide by a deep valley, which has three 
outlets; the one to the fouth to Dembea, Maitfha, and the 
Agows; the fecond to the north-weft towards Sennaar, over 
the high mountain Debra Tzai, or the Mountain of the Sun,, 
at the root of which Kofcam, the palace of the Iteghé, is 
fituated, and the low countries of Walkayt and Waldubba; 
the third is to the north to Woggora, over the high moun- 
tain Lamalmon, and fo on through Tigré to the Red. Sea. The 
river Kahha, coming from the Mountain of the Sun, or De- 
bra Tzai, runs through the valley, and covers all the fouth. 
of the town ; the Angrab, falling from Woggora, furrounds 
it onthe N.N.E. Thefe rivers join at the bottom of the 
hill, about a quarter of a mile fouth of the town. 
IMMEDIATELY upon the bank oppofite to Gondar, on the 
other fide of the river, is a large town of Mahometans of a- 
bout a thoufand houfes. Thefe are all active and laborious 
people; great part of them are employed in taking care of 
the king’s and nobility’s baggage and field-equipage, both: 
when they take the field and when they return from it. 
They pitch and ftrike their tents with furprifing facility 
and expedition; they load and conduct the mules and the 
baggage, and are formed into a body under proper offi- 
eers, but never fuffered, nor do they. chufe, to. fight on: 
either fide. 
GonDAR,, 
