T he foretelling the'fign feemed not at all to pleafe the
Shekh, who appeared very much difconcerted with thè fup-
pofed invifibility o f meffengers, I got up, having pufhed
my defign juft far enough. I then fhook hands with the
Shekh, faying, “ I am glad to fee you don’t want camels,
alluding to the number I faw come with the Jehaina; get
your bouza made, and your provifions ready, you 11 have
ftrangers with you foon.” He faid only, “ (Ullah Kerim!” )
i. e. God is merciful ; which was echoed by every mouth in
•the room. I faluted particularly the Shekh o f the Jehaina,
who had feen me at Ras el Feel, and I then went out o f the
room, leaving them all there, and going home very chear-
fu l, began to prepare for leaving Teawa, which we were fa-
tisfied was now near at hand.
On the 14th, in the morning, the Moullah and iherrifle,
with the Shekh o f Beyla’s fervant, and the old Kaiya Soli-
man, came to fee our clocks and watches. They-fat upon
benches at th'e door and drank coffee, not caring to enter
the houfe, I fuppofe, for fear o f being defiled. As the old
Xaiya was there, it was almoft impoffible to fpeak concernin
g our affairs, all was about our religion, and the manner
in which a Derviih lived. All at once, a fervant behind cried
out, “ News from Sennaar!” and, prefently after, we faw
three men ; one o f whom was my fervant, whom I fènt to
Sennaar with the Daveina, who delivered to me a letter from
Hagi Belai, informing me, that Mahomet Abou Calec, and
Shekh Adelan, were both at a diftance from Sennaar, at the
head o f armies, and the k in g in the' capital almoft alone,
under great apprehenfions ; but as no mifchief had yet happened,
and the k in g had no force, it was hoped things m ight
be made up. He added, that he thought it better to wait a
3 little,
Ettle, to get a fervant o f Adelan to accompany the kin g’s*
than to truft to that one alone. Having communicated the
contents o f my letter to Shekh Fidele, and received his congratulations,
they all left me, and went to the Shekh to h ear
what further news were brought' to him. What I told h im
was confirmed ; and the Shekh having no longer any option,
declared his refolution to obey without further delay,,
and defired us to get ready for our journey.
It was told us, however, foon after, that the k in g ’s fervant
who had arrived, whofe name was Mahomet, was a
great friend o f Shekh Fidele, and the ufual one fent to him
at Teawa; and that he was a great drunkard, and reprobate.
On the contrary, Adelan’s fervant, though young, was a
very gentle, fober perfon, a flave that had been given to A-
delan b y the Shekh o f Beyla ; and he was very urgent for
us to depart. We foon faw the confequence o f this difference
o f manners ; and that Shekh Fidele had not relinquilh-
ed his view to the piaftres, -For having tutored the k in g ’s
fervant all night, and gained him to his mtereft,, he had,,
early in the morning o f the 15th, declared that he was not
to ftir from Teawa for a fortnight, and he was ordered to
get the camels from fome diftance in Atbara, the place I
do not remember. This difpleafed Adelan’s fervant much,
who declared before the alïèmbly, that he was determined
to fet out the next day, that he knew not the orders the
k in g had given, but he kn ew his matters orders; and that
i f the Shekh did not furnifli him with camels, oroppofed
our fetting out, he would take him with him to Adelan a t
Aira, or, upon his refufal to go, denounce him a rebel, and
his matter’s enemy, and leave him to what would be the
confequence,. Upon this bold fpeech,, every body left the
Shekh: