TRAVELS
TO DISCOVER
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.
BOOK VIII.
The author returns by sennaar through nubia and the great desert--arrives at alexandria and after at marseilles
CHAP. I.
Journey from Gondar to Tcherkin.
THE palace of Koscam is situated upon the south side of Debra Tzai; the name signifies the Mountain of the Sun. The palace consists of a square tower of three storeys, with a flat parapet roof, or terrace, and battlements about it. The court of guard, or head-quarters of the garrison of Koscam, is kept here; immediately below this is the principal gate or entrance towards Gondar. It is surround-
