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US down with fuperior force, when King Bardus 

 came up, and affauked their rear with his troops, 

 who came into adion with a (hout which rended 

 the air. Upon this a panic terror feized thefe bar- 

 barians, who had been fluflied with the hope of fur- 

 rounding us, but: were themfelves furrounded. 

 They deferted*^ their ranks in confufion, and fled 

 toward the fhore of the Sea, in the hope of regain- 

 ing their barks, which had now confiderably ad- 

 vanced up the ftream. A dreadful carnage enfued, 

 and many prifoners were taken. 



The combat being finifhed, I faid to Cephas : 

 The Gauls are indebted for their vidory, to the 

 counfel which you gave the King; for my parr, to 

 you I owe the prefervation of my honour. I had 

 folicited a pod which I knew not how to fill ; I 

 o'ught to have exhibited an example of valour to 

 thofe who were under my command ; but was in- 

 capable of doing it, when your prefence re-kindled 

 a fenfe of duty. I ima'gined that the initiations of 

 Egypt had fortified me againft all apprehenfion of 

 danger; but it is eafy to be brave amidft con- 

 Aids, out of which you are fure of efcaping. Ce- 

 phas thus replied : " O Amafis I there is more for- 

 ** titude in confeffing a fault, than there is weak- 

 " nefs in committing it. It is Hercules who has 

 *' given us the vidory ; but, aUcr him, it was fur- 

 *' prize which robbed our enemies of courage, and 



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