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Sertza Denghel then returned with his army into Dem- 

 bea,where, finding the mihtia of that province much dilaffec- 

 tedbjcommunicationwiththe Moorilh foldiers fettled among 

 them from Gragne's time to this day, and that moft of them 

 had in their hearts forfaken the Chrillian rehgion, and were 

 all ready to fail in their allegiance, he aflembled the great- 

 eft part of them without their arms, and, furrounding them 

 with his foldiers, cut them to pieces, to the number of 

 3000 men. 



In the 13th year of his reign, Mahomet king of Adel 

 marched out of his own country wath the view of joining 

 the Baflia and Baharnagafh. But the king, ever watchful 

 over the motions of his enemies, furprifed the Baharna- 

 o-afli before his jundion either with Mahomet or the ba- 

 flia, and defeated or difperfed his army, obliging him to 

 ily in difguife, with the utmoft danger of being taken pri- 

 foner, to hide himfelf with the baflia at Dobarwa. He 

 then appointed Darguta, governor of Tigre, an old and ex- 

 perienced officer, giving him the charge of the province, 

 and to watch the baflia ; and, leaving with him his wound- 

 ed, (and in their place taking fome frefli foldiers from Dar- 

 guta) he, by forced marches, endeavoured to meet Maho- 

 met, who had not heard of his vicT:ory over Ifaac ; and be- 

 ing informed that the king of Adel was encamped on the 

 hither fide of the river Wali, having paffed it to join Ifaac, 

 the king, by a fudden movement, crofled the river, and 

 came oppofite to Mahomet's quarters, who was then ftriking 

 his tents, having juft heard of the fate of the Baharnagafli. 

 Mahomet and his whole army were ftruck with a panic at 

 this unexpected appearance of the king on the oppofite fide 

 of the river, wliich had cut off his retreat to Adel. Fearing, 



however, 



