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of ordnance," continued I, fhewing him a large blunderbufs, 

 " a cannon, that will fweep fifty fuch fellows as you to eter- 

 nity in a moment. This mail take the care of them, and 

 we mall take the care of you ; but join you mall not till 

 we are at Debra Toon." 



The young man that carried the gun, the cafe of which 

 had never been off, defired leave to fpeak with his father, 

 as they now began to look upon themfelves as prifoners. 

 The converfation lafled about five minutes ; and our bag- 

 gage was now on the way, when the Shum faid, he would 

 make a propofal : — " Since I had no merchandife, and was 

 going to Ras Michael, he would accept of the red cloth, its 

 value being about a crown, provided we fwore to make 

 no complaint of him at Gondar, nor fpeak of what had hap- 

 pened at Debra Toon ; while he likewife would fwear, af- 

 ter having joined his fervants, that he would not again pafs 

 that river." Peace was concluded upon thefe terms. I gave 

 him a piece of red Surat cotton cloth, and added fome co- 

 hol, incenfe, and beads for his wives. I gave to the young 

 man that carried the gun two firings of bugles to adorn 

 his legs, for which he feemed mofl wonderfully grateful. 

 The Shum returned, not with a very placid countenance ; 

 his horfemen joined him in the middle of the flream, and 

 away they went foberly together, and in filence. 



Hauza was from this S. E. eight miles diftant. Its moun- 

 tains, of fo many uncommon forms, had a very romantic 

 appearance. At one o'clock we alighted at the foot of one 

 of the higheft, called Debra Toon, about half way between 

 the mountain and village of that name, which was on the 

 fide of the hill about a mile N.W. Still further to, the N. W. 



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