THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 389 
CHAP, Il. 
The King encamps at Lamgué-—Tranfattions there—Paffes the Nile, and. 
encamps at Derdera—The Author follows the. King. 
N the 12th of May we heard the king had marched to: 
Tedda. Meffengers from Begemder, and from Gufho of 
Amhara, had been conftantly paffing to and from his maje- 
fty, prefling Ras Michael to take the field as foon as pof- 
fible, to-prevent the utter deftruction of the Agows, which: 
Fafil every day was ftriving to accomplith.. They put him, 
moreover, in mind, that the rains were begun; that, in Fafil’s: 
country, they were. already fufficient to fwell the many ri-- 
vers they had.to pafs before they arrived at Bure; they de- 
fired him-to reflect, that, with the armies they were bring- 
ing to his affiftance, it was more neceflary.to fave time than 
ftay for a number of troops; laftly, that it was abfolutely 
ufelefs to wait for any reinforcement from Tigre, but that 
he fhould rather march by Emfras, Foggora, and Dara, crofs- 
the Nile where. it. comes.out of. the lake;. while they, with: 
their- 
