658- TRAVELS TO DISCOVER. 



tions Vv-ere made by his command, undei: Palambaras Sc-^ 

 lafTe, and other ofRcers, to harrafs the Shepherds, whom he 

 conquered ahnoft down to Suakem. His ravages, however, 

 had been confined to the pcninfula of Atbara, an'd liad not 

 ever paflcd to the eaftward uf the Tacazze, but he had im- 

 poveriilied all that country. After this, by his orders, the 

 Baharnagafh, and other officers, entered that divifion called 

 Derkin, between the Mareb and the Atbara, and, ftill fur- 

 ther, between the Mareb and the mountains, in a part of it 

 called Aj am. hi this country Haffine Wed Ageeb was de- 

 feated by the Baharnagafli with great flaughter ; and the 

 Shekh of Jibbel Mufa, one of the moft powerful of the Shep- 

 herds, was taken prifoner by Palambaras Selaffe, witliout 

 refiftance, and carried, with his wife, his family, and cattle, 

 in triumph to Gondar, where, having fworn allegiance to 

 the king, he was kindly treated, and fent home with pre- 

 fents, and every thing that had been taken from him. 



This year, bein^ the 24th of Yafous's reign, he was ta- 

 ken ill, and died on the 21ft day of June 1753, after a very 

 /liort iilnefs. As he was but a young man, and of a flrong 

 conititution, there was fome fufpicion he died by poifon gi- 

 ven him by the queen's relations, who were defirous to fe- 

 cure another minority rather than ferve under a king-, 

 who, by every acftion, fliewed he was no longer to be led or 

 governed by any, but leaft of all by them. 



Y A sous was married very young to a lady of noble family 

 in Amhara, by whom he had two fons, Adigo and Aylo, 

 But their mother pretending to a Ihare of her hulband's go- 

 vernment, and to introduce her friends at court, fo hurt 

 Wclleta Georgis the Itcghe, or queen-regent, that flie pre- 



vailoci. 



