so TKATTELS TO DISCOVER 



in the province of the conjurer, who aiTured Amano, his 

 mafterjthat if he did remain below, and wait for Amda Sion, 

 in Hadea, that prince would come down to him, and in one. 

 battle lofe his kingdom and his life. 



The king, whofe principal view was to prevent the con- 

 jundion of the confederates, and, if poiTible, to fight them 

 feparately, did not flay till his whole army was alTembled,, 

 but, as foon as he got together a body of troops fufficient 

 to make head againft any one of the rebels, he fent that body 

 immediately on the fervice it was deftined for, in order to 

 difappoint the general combination. 



A LARGE number of horfe and foot (whofe poft was in: 

 the van- of the royal army when the king marched at the 

 head of it) was the firll ready, and, without delay, was fent 

 againft Amano into Hadea, under the command of the 

 general of the cavalry. This officer e3tecn:ted the fervice 

 on which he was fent with the greateft diligence poilible,. 

 having the beft horfes, and ftrongeft and moft active men 

 in the army ; by long marches, he came upon the king 

 of Hadea, furprifed him before his troops were all affem- 

 bled, gave him an entire defeat, and made him prifoner.. 

 However ill the conjurer had provided for the king's fafety, 

 he fecms to have been more attentive to his own ; great fearch 

 was made for him by order of Amda Sion, but he was not to 

 be found, having very early, upon the firft fight of the king's 

 troops, fled and hid himfelf in Ifat. 



The next detachment was fent againft Saber-eddin in 

 Fatigar. The governor of Amhara commanded this, with 



orders. 



