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has not appeared yet, probably out of delicacy to Ozoro 

 Efther, fear of Ras Michael, and refpedt to the character of 

 Mariam Barea, whofe memory is ilill dear to his country. 

 But the whole was often, at my defire, repeated to me 

 by Kefla Yafous, and his officers who were there, whom 

 he ufed to quellion about any circumftance he did not 

 himfelf remember, or was abfent from ; for he was a fcru- 

 pulous lover of truth ; and nothing pleafed him fo much as 

 the thought that I was writing his hiftory to be read in my 

 country, although he had not the fmalleft idea of England 

 or its fitTiatioru 



As for the converfation before the battle, it was ofteA 

 told me by Ayto Aylo and Ayto Engedan, fons of Kafmati 

 Elhte, who were with the Ras when he delivered the mef- 

 fage to the king, and were kept by him from engaging 

 that day in refpedt to Mariam Barea, who was married to 

 their aunt Ozoro Efther. 



The king and Lubo fent Woofheka to their friends a- 

 mong the Woollo, who delivered up the unfortunate Mari- 

 am Barea, with twelve of his officers who had taken refuge 

 with him. Mariam Barea was brought before the king in 

 his tent, covered with blood that had flowed from his 

 wound ; his hands tied behind his back, and thus thrown 

 violently with his face to the ground. A general murmur 

 which followed fliewed the fentiments of the fpedlators at 

 fo woful a' fight ; and the horror of it feemed to have fei- 

 zed the king fo entirely as to deprive him of all other fen- 

 timents. 



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