The slaves who have usurped the government reside in _Terfeia_, on the opposite side of the river. Between them and the people of the city have been perpetual skirmishes for the last six years. (1794). The Bahr-el-abiad suffers the same periodical increase and diminution as the Nile in Egypt. _From Sennaar to Gondâr._ From Terfeia to Rhad E.N.E. 1 From Rhad to Dender E. 1 From Dender to Béla S.E. 1 From Béla to Teawa 1 Rhad is on the banks of a river of the same name. After passing Béla, the traveller leaves the river, and proceeds by a mountainous road to Teawa. The soil in the neighbourhood of Teawa is clay, and the town is built of that material. The people of the place use for bread the Mahriek, (white maize,) which grows there luxuriantly. From Teawa to Râs el fîl S.E. 1¼ From Râs el fîl to Gondâr E.S.E. 7 The officer who governs Râs el fîl is appointed by the king of Habbesh.—Inhabitants of Râs el fîl called _Giberti_. _Road from Sennaar to Swakem._ From Sennaar to Teawa 4 From Teawa to Atbara, a town on that river E. 1 From Atbara to Hallanga N. 2 The people of Hallanga are Mohammedans, but use not the Arabic language generally. They are of an olive complexion. The _Mahriek_ in their neighbourhood is said to grow so large, that the stem at bottom is seen of the size of a man’s wrist. From Hallanga to Swakem N.E. 12 During great part of the way the road is mountainous and rocky. The space between the two last places is uncultivated, and inhabited only by wandering Arabs. These are of two races, Bijjé and Okoot. Both of them breed camels in great number, sheep, &c. Swakem is situated on an island, in which the governor and principal persons reside: but the greater number live on the main land. _Road from Sennaar to Mahas._ From Sennaar to Herbajé N. ¼W. 3 From Herbajé to Halfeia N. 5 At Halfeia is the confluence of the Bahr-el-abiad and Bahr el asrek. From Halfeia to Chendi } { 3 } { From Chendi to Birbîr } N. { 3 } { From Birbîr to Shaikié } { 3 From Shaikié to Dongola N.W. 2