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CHAP. VI. 



Whig's Army retreats towards Gondar — Memorable Pafage of the Nile-— 

 Dangerous Situation of the Army — Retreat of Kef a Yafous — Battle 

 of Limjour — Unexpccled Peace with Fa/il — Arrival at Gondar. 



IT was on the 26th of May, early in the morning, that 

 the army marched towards the Nile. In the after- 

 noon we encamped, between two and three, on the banks 

 of the river Coga, the church Abbo being fomething more 

 than half a mile to the .north-weft of us. 



Next morning, the 27th, we left the river Coga, march- 

 ing down upon the Nile ; we palled the church of Mariam- 

 Net, as they call the church of St Anne. Here the fupe- 

 rior, attended by about fifty of his monks, came in proceflion 

 to welcome Ras Michael; but he, it feems, had received 

 fome intelligence of ill-offices the people of this quarter 

 had done to the Agows by Fafil's direction ; he therefore 

 1 ordered 



