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after four or five of his people had flocked about him, 

 they galloped all off acrofs the plain of Foggora towards 

 Lebec. 



Netcho had paffed the Gomara clofe after me, crying up- 

 on me to let him go firft, but Adigo declared his resolution 

 to go no farther. He hated Ras Michael ; was a companion 

 of Powuffen and Gulho, as well as a neighbour, and wifh- 

 ed for a revolution with all his heart. He, therefore, re- 

 turned to Emfras and Karoota, and with him I fent five of 

 my Servants, deiiring him to efcort my quadrant, clock, and 

 t cQpfe's into the iiland of Mitraha, and deliver them to 

 Tecia Georgis, the king's Servant, governor of that iiland. 

 Adigo, being left alone by the Servants, could not be per- 

 fuaded but Some great treaSure was hid in thofe boxes. He, 

 there 'ore, carried them to his houSe, and uSed the Servants 

 well, but opened and examined every one of the packages. 

 Surprised to find nothing but iron and nifty braSs, he cloSed 

 them again, and delivered them Safely to Tecla Georgis,. 

 there to be kept for that campaign. 



Delivered now from the embarrafTment of my baggage 

 by the induftry of Guebra Mehedin, and of my cafes and 

 boxes by my own inclination, we Set out with Netcho to 

 take up our quarters with Negade Ras Mahomet at Da- 

 ra, where we arrived in the afternoon, having picked up 

 one of our mules in the way, with a couple of carpets and 

 Some kitchen furniture upon it, all the reft being carried 

 off. 



The object which now firft prefented itfelf, and called our 

 attention, was Strates in a night-cap, in other refpects perfect- 



