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of which he was governor, and had taken the high road to 

 join the forces of Begemder. 



Netcho, a near relation of the old queen, arrived from 

 Kuara juft as we were fitting down to dinner. He had 

 about 50 horfe and 200 foot, all bad troops, and ill armed ; 

 he was, however, a refpeclable, tried veteran, who having 

 had many opportunities of becoming rich, gave the whole 

 to his foldiers, and thofe of his dependents that lived with 

 him ; on which account he was extremely beloved, and it 

 was hoped that, if the iffue of this campaign was favourable, 

 Ras Michael would make him governor of Kuara, in room 

 of Coque Abou Barea, a man of a very different character, 

 who had intruded himlelf into that province by the power 

 of Falil, and after maintained himfelf in it by open rebellion. 



The mules that had hitherto carried my quadrant and te- 

 lefcopes being bad, I had luckily kept them behind, in 

 hopes that either Adigo or Netcho would fupply me with 

 better ; and I had now placed them upon the frefh mules I 

 had obtained, and had not lent them on with the fervants, 

 and we were then taking a friendly glafs. It was, I fuppofe, 

 about noon, when we law our fervants coming back, and 

 Strates alfo among the reft, flriprof every thing that he had, 

 except a cotton night-cap, which he wore on his head. 

 The fervants fwam over the Gomara immediately, nor 

 was Strates interrupted, but palTed at the ford. They told 

 us that Gulho and Powuflen were in rebellion againft the 

 king, and or federated with fcafil, that they were advancing 

 to cut offthe Pas's reheat to Gondar, and that Guebra 

 Meliedin, and Confu, Powuilen's Pit-Auraiis, had fallen in 

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