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The king had been paft about a quartet of a mile, v£heri 

 Kefla Yafbtis came from him with 'orders to the Ras, or ra- 

 ther, as I believe, to receive orders from him. He brought 

 with him a young nobleman, Ayto Engedan, who, by his 

 drefs, having his-' upper garment twifted in a particular 

 manner about his waift, fhewed that he was carrier of a 

 fpecial mefTage from the king. The crowd by this time 

 had fliut us quite out, and made a circle round the Ras, in 

 which we were not included. We were upon the point of 

 going away, when Kefla Yafous, who had feen Francis, faid 

 to him, " I think Engedan has the king's command for you, 

 you muft not depart without leave." And, foon after, we 

 underftood that the king's orders were to obtain leave from 

 the Ras, to bring me, with Engedan, near, and in fight of 

 him, without letting me know, or introducing me to him. 

 In anfwer to this, the Ras had faid, " I dont know him; 

 will people like him think this right ? Afk Petros ; or why 

 mould not the king call upon him and fpeak to him ; he 

 has letters to him as well as to me, and he will be obliged to 

 fee him to-morrow." 



Engedan went away on a gallop to join the king, and we 

 proceeded after him, nor did we receive any other meffage 

 either from the king or the Ras. We returned to Kofcam, 

 very little pleafed with the reception we had met with. All 

 the town was in a hurry and confufion ; 30,000 men were 

 encamped upon the Kahha; and the firft horrid fcene Mi- 

 chael exhibited there, was caufing the eyes of twelve of the 

 chiefs of the Galla, whom he had taken prifoners, to be 

 pulled out, and the unfortunate fufferers turned out to the 

 fields, to be devoured at night by the hysena. Two of thefe 



, I took 



