Departure from the Ruins. — Numerous Villages, one called
Meroueer. — Shendy. — Fortified House of the Melek. —
Insignificance of the present Capitals of Ethiopia. —
Population of Shendy. — Bazaar. — Prices of Camels,
Slaves, &c. — Manner of transacting Business. — Women of
Shendy. — Slave System. — Power of the ancient Meleks. —
Their Wives. — Army of the Pasha. — Death of Ismael
Pasha. — Metammah. — The Katshef of that Place, and his
Court. — Katshef of Shendy 86