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At Dinglcber I overtook my fervants, who were difpofed 

 to flop there for that night. They had been very much op- 

 prefled by troops of wild Galla, who never having feen 

 white men, could not refrain indulging a troublefome cu- 

 riofity, without indeed doing any harm, or mewing any 

 ligns of infolence ; this, however, did not hinder my fer- 

 vants from being terrified, as neither I nor any protector 

 was near them. I refolved to avoid the like inconvenience 

 by proceeding further, as I knew the next day the main 

 body of thefe ravages would be up with us at Dingleber ; 

 and I rather wifhed to be at the point where our two roads 

 feparated, than pafs a whole day in fuch company. It is true, 

 I was under no fort of apprehenfion, for I perceived Fafil's 

 horfe driven before us commanded all necefTary refpecl, 

 and Zor Woldo had no occafion to exert himfelf at all. 



At four o'clock in the afternoon we left Dingleber, and 

 at fcven palled a great river ; at eight in the evening we 

 crofTed two inconfiderable ftreams, and came to a collection 

 of fmall villages, called DegwafTa : here we entered into fome 

 narrow defiles between mountains, covered to the very top 

 with herbage, and brufhwood ; it was a delightful night, 

 and we were refolved to make the moil of it. On every fide 

 of us we heard Guinea fowls, of which the woods here are 

 full. At half part nine we halted a little, juft leaving the 

 narrow pafTes, and entering upon the plain. The diftrict is 

 called Sankraber. I found myielf exceedingly fatigued, and 

 Ilept a good half hour upon the ground. 



At half pad ten we began our journey anew, palling im- 

 mediately the fmall village of Wainadega, famous for the 

 decifivc battle fought between king Claudius and the Moor 

 4 Gragne, 



