FIRST BATTLE. 



Explanation. 



1. King's palace and high walls furround- 

 ing it. 



2. Aflioa, public place where the troops 

 afTemble, and gun-pov\'djr is fold, and 

 ■where public executions are made, 



3. Hamar Noh, Noah's Ark, a church. 



4. A clofe quarter over a precipice on the 

 Weft, to which the merchants carry 

 their effe-fb upon fiidden revolutions, 

 efpccially thoie that have flour and 

 provilions. 



J. Abbo, where the Romifhpriefts were 

 ftoned and lye unburicd. 



6. Debra Dcrhan, famous church upon* 

 rile highefl part of the hill over tin; 

 Angrab. 



7. Riggobce Ber, or Pigeons Pafs, a rocky 

 part of the town, fortified in time of 

 troubles. 



8. Abbo, great ftreet, called from the 

 church and faint of that name. 



9. INIahometan town on the river Kaha. 



10. King's palace on the river Kaha. 

 I r. Brook of St Raphael. 



1 2. The river Angrab. 



A The centre ccmmanded by the king 

 and Guebra Chriftos encamped on the 

 South of the hill Serbraxos. 



B Ras Michael, who leads the van, en- 

 camped upon the South-Eaft, and high- 

 eft part of the hill. 



C Kefla Yafous, who commands the rear 

 encamped upon the North-Well. 



D Ras Michael march'ng from his camp 

 at Serbraxos, is flopt at the mouth of 

 the valley, and engages Powufl'en and 

 the troops of Begemder at E. 



E The rebel troops of Begemder engag- 

 ing Rss Michael. 



F Ayto Engcd.;ii with a thoufand men 

 marches from the King's camp to rein- 

 force Michael at the mouth of the val- 

 ley. 



G PowufTen's camp at Correva. 



H A -inforcement m..r;hes from Pow- 

 ui; I's camp, and joins the rebels tn- 

 . , :.\ with Michael at E. 



I Ras Michael beat back into the valley, 

 retires under cover of his mufketry at 

 K and L, which ftop the rebels ad- 

 vancing. 



M Kefla Yafous^ joins the king, marches 

 to the head of the valley, wheels to- 

 the right, and faces to the weftward. 



N The king's horfe upon the ford of 

 the ISIariam facing weftward. 



00 Two bodies of the king's muflcetry 

 placed to defend the ford of the Ma- 

 riam. 



P Ayabdar's army encamped. 



Q_Q^ Ayabdnr's army marches from 

 the camp, and halts a fmall diflance 

 from the king's horfe at NN, but 

 retreats to SS without attacking them. 

 All but the Edjow Galla, who remain 

 at T, and sre all cut to pieces by the 

 king's horfe, and the muikctry on the 

 hiU. 



