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ligence than I in every article but this lair, frefli news ha- 

 ving arrived the night before by way of Delakus. He laid, 

 the rebellion of Gufho and PowufTen was certain ; that the 

 King and Ras knew every circumftance of it, and that 

 Gourt-ohha was the place appointed with Fafil to meet and 

 cut them off; he had not heard of Woodage Afahel's march, 

 but feemed to give full credit to it ; he faid it was certain, 

 likewife, that Fafil had advanced towards Maitiha ; but 

 where his quarters were he did not know, probably they 

 were not at a great diftance, He complained violently of 

 his march, and of the number of beafts which they had loft; 

 he wifhed alfo that Fafil would be induced to give battle 

 where they were encamped, as his horfe would probably be 

 of little ufe to him among fo many torrents and rivers, and 

 mult fuffer confiderably in their advancing hither. 



I asked him whither they were now marching? He faid, 

 that, as foon as the news of the confpiracy were known, a 

 council was held, where it was the general opinion they 

 mould proceed, brifkly forward, and attack Fafil alone at 

 Bure, then turn to Gondar to meet the other two ; but then 

 they had it upon the very bell authority that great rain had 

 fallen to the fouthward ; that the rivers, which were fo 

 frequent in that part of the country, were moftly impaffable, 

 fo there would be great danger in meeting Fafil with an 

 army fpent and fatigued with the difficulty of the roads. It 

 was, therefore, determined, and the Ras was decidedly of 

 that opinion, that they mould keep their army entire for a 

 better day, and immediately crofs the Nile, and march back 

 to Gondar ; that they had accordingly wheeled about, and 

 that day was the firft of their proceeding, which had been in- 

 terrupted by the accident of the firing. Kefla Yafous of- 

 fered 



