4o6 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER
told me, Sennaar was but a bad place for white people; but promifed to fend recommendations in my favour, both to Adelan and the king's women, by Adelan's fervant, who was to conduct us.
When I returned to the Shekh, the emerfion was far ad- vanced, and they all feemed to be regaining their compo- fure, though ftrong marks of furprife remained in their countenances. After a little converfation, turning chiefly upon Hagiuge Magiuge, and their filly flories about them, which I fhall not repeat, I took my leave, and went home, renewing my affurances that all was forgotten.
At night, the flave came and brought a clean cotton cloth. I fent a piece of thin India yellow fatin, andfixhand- fome crimfon and green handkerchiefs, to the beautiful Aifcach ; and, to the bell of my power, difcharged all our obligations to thofe that were our friends and had been kind to us.
In a country fo defert, and exceedingly poor as Teawa, binder fuch a government, it is not to be expelled that trade of any kind fhould flourilh ; yet there is a miferable ma- nufacT:ure of coarfe cotton cloths of the fize of large towels, juft enough to go round the middle, which pafs current, like fpecie, all over Atbara : They are called Dimoor, and are ufed in place of fmall filver money. The Mahalac, a very bad copper coin, pafTes for fmaller matters ; fo that the currency of Teawa Hands thus : —
20 Mahalac, i Crufh, 12 Crufh, I Metical,
4 Metical, i Vakia.
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