THE SOURCE OV THE NILE. 373" 



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Battle of Banja — Con/piracy agalnjl Michael— The Author retires fr 

 Emfras — Defcription ofGoitdar y Emfras, and Lake Ti-ana. 



AFTER Fafil's defeat atFagkta, and the affront he recei- 

 ved at Affoa in the heart of his own country, he had 

 continued his route to Bure, a diltricT^of the Agows, where 

 was his conftant refidence. After this he had crofted the. 

 Nile into the country of Bizamo, and Boro de Gago had ta- 

 ken up his refidence at Bare, when Michael returned to 

 Gondar ; but no fooner had he heard of his arrival in thofe 

 parts than lie marched with a number of horfe, and forced 

 Ki& rival to. retire to Gojam. 



The Agows were all loyalifls in their hearts, had been 

 forced to join Fafd, but, immediately after his defeat, had de- 

 clared for Michael. The firft thing, therefore, Falil did, when 

 returned to Bare, was to attack the Agows on every hde ; a 

 double advantage was furc to follow this vielory, the fa- 

 miihing his enemies at Gondar, and converting i'o rich a. 

 territory to his own ufe, by extirpating the Agows, and lay- 

 ing 



