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all ilitched mofl dexteroufly, ftrongly greafed, and then laid over thick on the outfide with warm tar, and need conftant care and infpe^tion. About nine o'clock we went to the Shckh, and entered prefently upon bufinefs. I engaged to pacify Yafine, whofe fervants, upon my meflage, came to town to fee me depart, and were kindly received and cloathed by the Shekh. A large breakfafl was ordered; Fi- dele and I, with Yafine's fervants, ate together of feveral very good diflies. The two holy men, and another ftran- ger equally holy, ate together out of a feparate plate ; af-' ter which we all flood up, and faid the prayer of peace, and I took my leave. We all then went out together into the market-place, and eight camels were ordered down to my houfe, with people to wait upon them.

The girbas, which lay filled and foaking at the river- fide, were ready to be loaded upon our camels. A fervant of the Kaiya held my horfc, which had been taken from me by Fidele foon after my arriving at Teawa, but which was now reflored me. My fervant who came from Sen-- naar had indeed told me that no horfes would live there ; that thofe that were neceflary for the troops of the govern- ment were all kept at a diflance from Sennaar, and main- tained at Aira, or places in the fand at a fmall diflance, but free from the plague of the fly. The Shekh made no ob- fervation upon this. I faid, The horfe is a very excellent one, and I will now fhew him to you. I fent for a fhort double- barrelled gun, threw off my burnoofe, and mounting the horfe, made him do every thing he was capable of, put- ting him to his full fpeed, firing to right and left on each fide of him.

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