Browne's jouRNEt. 
borders on Darfur on the S. E., is reckoned a 
more powerful kingdom than Begarmee, and ex- 
tends twenty journeys from N. to S., and fifteen 
from E. to W. The capital of Bergoo is termed 
Wara. The inhabitants are rigid Mahometans, 
and have a mortal aversion to Christians. One 
day's journey from Wara lie eight large mountains, 
the inhabitants of each of which speak a different 
language ; their religion is Mahometan ; they are 
brave warriors, and increase the armies of Bergoo. 
The natives of Bergoo lay waste the countries on 
which they make war, by sudden incursions, and 
never proceed to the field accompanied by their 
women, like the inhabitants of Darfur and other 
states. 
On the S. W., S., and S. E., Darfir, Bergoo, 
and Begarmee, are bounded, and in many places 
intersected, by Pagan tribes, that inhabit woody 
and mountainous districts, who sometimes submit 
to their more powerful neighbours, but more fre- 
quently assert their independence. Some of these 
Pagan tribes are represented as formidable warriors, 
who never retreat from the combat. They fight 
with poisoned arrows and ignited spears, which the 
women heat to redness in fires, which they kindle 
behind the warriors ; and with these they supply 
them, as their weapons cool. These tribes are 
chiefly of two descriptions ; of which the one 
have woolly hair, and exhibit the true features of 
