Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773/Volume 4
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TRAVELS
TO DISCOVER THE
SOURCE OF THE NILE,
In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773.
IN FIVE VOLUMES.
BY JAMES BRUCE OF KINNAIRD, ESQ. F. R. S.
VOL. IV.
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Sola potest Libye turbam præstare molorum, |
| Lucan. lib. ix. |
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED BY J. RUTHVEN,
FOR G. G. J. AND J. ROBINSON, PATERNOSTER-ROW,
LONDON.
MDCCXC.
CONTENTS
OF THE
FOURTH VOLUME.
| BOOK VII.
Return from the Source of the Nile to Gondar—Transactions there—Battle of Serbraxos, and its Consequences—The Author prepares to leave Abyssinia. | ||
| CHAP. I. | ||
| Return from the Source of the Nile by Maisha—Come to the House of Welled Amlac—Reception there—Pass the Nile at Delakus—Arrive at Gondar, | 1 | |
| CHAP. II. | ||
| Fasil's insidious Behaviour—Arrival at Gondar—King passes the Tacazzé—Iteghé and Socinios fly from Gondar, | 30 | |
| CHAP. III. | ||
| The Author joins the Army at Mariam-Ohba—Reception there—Universal Terror on the Approach of the Army—Several great Men of the Rebels apprehended and executed—Great Hardness of the King's Heart, | 54 | |
| CHAP. IV. | ||
| The King promises Leave to the Author to depart—Receives a Reinforcement from Shoa—Amiable Carriage of Amha Yasous—Striking Contrest between him and a Prince of the Galla—Bad State of the King's Affairs, | 87 | |
| CHAP. V. | ||
| Rebel Army approaches Gondar—King marches out of Gondar—Takes Post at Serbraxos—The Author returns to Gondar with Confu, wounded, | 110 | |
| CHAP. VI. | ||
| Michael attempts to enter Begemder—First Battle of Serbraxos—The Rebels offer Battle to the King in the Plain—Armies separated by a violent Storm, | 138 | |
| CHAP. VII. | ||
| King offers Battle to the Rebels in the Plain—Description of the second Battle of Serbraxos—Rash Conduct, and narrow Escape of the King—Both Armies keep the Ground, | 159 | |
| CHAP. VIII. | ||
| King rewards his Officers—The Author again persecuted by Guebra Mascal—Great Displeasure of the King—The Author and Guebra Mascal are reconciled and rewarded—Third Battle of Serbraxos, | 181 | |
| CHAP IX. | ||
| Interview with Gusho in his Tent—Conversation and Interesting Intelligence there—Return to the Camp—King's Army returns to Gondar—Great Confusion in that Night's March, | 204 | |
| CHAP. X. | ||
| Rebel Army invests Gondar—King's troops deliver up their Arms—The Murderers of Joas put to death—Gusho made Ras—Ras Michael carried away Prisoner by Powussen—Iteghè returns to Koscam—Fasil arrives at Gondar—King acknowledged by all Parties—Bad Conduct of Gusho—Obliged to fly but is taken and put in Irons, | 229 | |
| CHAP. XI. | ||
| The Author obtains Liberty to return Home—Takes Leave of the Iteghé at Koscam—Last Interview with the Monks, | 249 | |
| BOOK VIII.
The Author returns by Senaar through Nubia and the Great Desert—Arrives at Alexandria, and after at Marseilles. | ||
| CHAP. I. | ||
| Journey from Gondar to Tcherkin, | 271 | |
| CHAP. II. | ||
| Reception at Tcherkin by Ozoro Esther, &c.—Hunting of the Elephant, Rhinoceros, and Buffalo, | 293 | |
| CHAP. III. | ||
| From Tcherkin to Hor-Cacamot in Ras el Feel—Account of it—Transactions there, | 313 | |
| CHAP. IV. | ||
| From Hor-Cacamot to Teawa, Capital of Atbara, | 333 | |
| CHAP. V. | ||
| Transactions at Teawa—Attempts of the Shekh to detain the Author there—Administers Medicines to him and his Wives—Various Conversations with him, and Instances of his Treachery, | 355 | |
| CHAP. VI. | ||
| Transactions at Teawa continued—A Moullah and Sherriffe arrive from Beyla—News from Ras el Feel and Sennaar—An Eclipse of the Moon—Leave Teawa, | 384 | |
| CHAP. VII. | ||
| Arrival at Beyla—Friendly reception there, and after, amongst the Nuba—Arrival at Sennaar, | 408 | |
| CHAP. VIII. | ||
| Conversation with the King—With Shekh Adelan—Interview with the King's Ladies, &c. | 429 | |
| CHAP. IX. | ||
| Conversations with Achmet—History and Government of Sennaar—Heat—Diseases—Trade of that Country—The Author's distressed Situation—Leaves Sennaar, | 455 | |
| CHAP. X. | ||
| Journey from Sennaar to Chendi, | 500 | |
| CHAP. XI. | ||
| Reception at Chendi by Sittina—Conversations with her—Enter the Desert—Pillars of moving Sand—The Simoom—Latitude of Chiggre, | 529 | |
| CHAP. XII. | ||
| Distress in the Desert—Meet with Arabs—Camels die—Baggage abandoned—Come to Syene, | 562 | |
| CHAP. XIII. | ||
| Kind Reception at Assouan—Arrival at Cairo—Transactions with the Bey there—Land at Marseilles, | 602 | |