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This fample of the difficulties, or rather impoffibility of 

 the voyage into Abyilinia by Nubia, difcouraged the count ; 

 and much reafon had he to be thankful that his attempt 

 had not ended among the Kennoufs at Succoot. He there- 

 fore changed his plan, and reiblved to enter Abyffinia by a 

 voyage round the Cape into the Indian Ocean, through 

 the Straits of Babelmandeb into the Red Sea, and fo to Ma- 

 fuah. In this voyage he began to make ufe of his Spanilh 

 commiffion, and, having taken two Englifh fhips, under 

 protection of a neutral fort in the Ifle of May, he was met 

 there fome days after by commodore Barnet, who made all 

 his mips prizes, and fent the count home paflenger in a. 

 Portuguefe fhip to Lifbon, 



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