274 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



valry amounted to 530 men only, befides a fmall reinforce- 

 ment brought by Emana Chriftos, governor of Amhara. 



It was at Aibo the king turned off the road to Tigre to- 

 wards Begemder, and that day encamped at Wainadega. 

 From Wainadega he advanced to Davada ; and, crofling the 

 Reb, he turned off by the way of Zang, and encamped at 

 Kattame. He then proceeded to Tzame, and arrived at Ha- 

 der. At this place fome fpies informed him that an advan- 

 ced party of the Galla Marawa were Urongly lodged in a 

 hill not far off. Upon receiving this notice, Socinios order- 

 ed his army to refrefli themfelves, to extinguifli all lights^ 

 and march with as little noife as poflible. 



While it was fcarce dawn of day, a flrong detachment of 

 the king's army furrounded the hill where tlie Galla were, 

 and found there a. fmall number of thefe favages placed 

 like piquets to give the alarm and prevent furprife. Ele- 

 ven Galla were llain, and their heads cut off and carried to 

 the king, the firft fruits of his expedition. 



Resolving to profit by this early advantage, Socinios fol- 

 lowed with all diligence, and came in fight of the army of 

 the enemy, without their having taken the fmalleft alarm. 

 They were lying clofely and fecurely in their huts that they 

 had made. A large ravine full of trees and ftumps divided 

 the two armies, and in part concealed them from each a- 

 ther. The king ordered Emana Chriftos, and Abeton Wel- 

 leta Chriftos, to pafs the ravine with the horfe, and fall up- 

 on the Galla fuddenly, throwing the heads of thofe of the 

 advanced guard they had cut off on the ground towards 

 them. 



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