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 THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 631

This fample of the difficulties, or rather impoffibility of the voyage into Abyilinia by Nubia, difcouraged the count ; and much reafon had he to be thankful that his attempt had not ended among the Kennoufs at Succoot. He there- fore changed his plan, and reiblved to enter Abyffinia by a voyage round the Cape into the Indian Ocean, through the Straits of Babelmandeb into the Red Sea, and fo to Ma- fuah. In this voyage he began to make ufe of his Spanilh commiffion, and, having taken two Englifh fhips, under protection of a neutral fort in the Ifle of May, he was met there fome days after by commodore Barnet, who made all his mips prizes, and fent the count home paflenger in a. Portuguefe fhip to Lifbon,

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