1-2, 
MASSOWAH. 
The people are extremely civil, and seem perfectly happy. The 
soldiers have each three dollars per month, which proves that that 
sum is adequate to maintaining a family. Many fruit and veget- 
ables, I have no doubt, would grow here. I saw none of the former, 
and of the latter only a species of Solanum. From the highest to 
the lowest they are importunate beggars, and, from my experience, 
I can add, occasionally thieves. The usual price of a house is one 
dollar per month ; yet my landlord was ever asking for something, 
and seemed hardly satisfied with the ten dollars which I gave him 
for the twenty-six days I had occupied his house. I saw several 
Abyssinians, and had much conversation with tbem respecting 
their country. The account that they gave me was found after- 
wards by Mr. Salt to be in many respects inaccurate, and must be 
uninteresting to the public, as I shall have the satisfaction to give, 
in a future part of my travels, the observations which were made 
by him and two other gentlemen, during a residence of several 
months with the Ras Welleta Selasse, in the province of Tigre. 
June 19. — At five in the morning I escaped in the Captain's boat 
from all my beggars, except from Abou Yusuff, and the Banian, 
who determined to attend me to the ship, which had already quitted 
the harbour. The land breeze was fresher than usual, and a con- 
siderable swell came from the northward, but the Captain continued 
his course, and it was two hours before we overtook him, when the 
sun was already extremely powerful. I gavethe Banian a shawl, in 
return for many little presents he had made me, though I knew that 
he had handsomely profited by purchasing every article I w^anted 
for my table. He had been extremely attentive, and deserved a 
reward. He had some difference with the Captain before he left 
