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As foon as the fun became hot, Falil's wild Galla poured 

 into the plain, and they had now occupied the greateft part 

 of it, which was not large enough to contain his whole 

 army, when their fkirmifliing began by their driving 

 Powuiren before them, who fled apparently in great confu- 

 fion, crofTed tlic brook, and joined the horfe, and formed 

 nearly between the churches. The Galla, defirous to purfue, 

 were impeded by the great ftones, fo that they were in a 

 crowd at the paflage of the brook. 



Ayto Welleta Gabriel, facTior to Ozoro Efther, was in- 

 toxicated with liquor, but he was a brave man, very active 

 and llrong, and of a good underftanding, though, ac- 

 cording to a cuilom among them, he, at' times, to divert 

 the Ras, played the part of a buffoon. In this charadler, 

 with his mufquet only in his hand, he, though on foot, 

 fkirmiflied in the middle of a party of PowufTen's horfe. 

 When they turned to fly, Welleta Gabriel found it con- 

 venient to do fo likewifc, and he crofl"ed the brook with- 

 out looking behind him. Upon turning round, he law 

 the Galla halt, as if in council, in the bed of the rivulet, and 

 taking up his gun as a bravado, he levelled at the crowd, 

 and had the fortune to hit the principal man among them, 

 who fell dead among the feet of the horfes. 



A SMALL paufe enfued ; the cry of the Zibib ! the Zibib ! 

 immediately began, and a downright confufion and flight 

 followed. The Galla, already upon the plain, turned upon 

 thofe coming out of the valley, and thefe again upon their 

 companions behind them. The cry of Zibib Ali* ! Zibib 



Vol. II. 4 X Ali ! 



They have the grape along with them. 



