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to return without lofs of time, and before the enemy knew 

 the calamity that had befallen them, 



Ayto Te«fos now became a little more humble, retreated 

 to the fouth end of the long hill, till being joined, next day 

 the 23d, by his neighbours, Samuel Mammo of Tzegade, 

 and Heraclius of Walkayt, who had a very large force, 

 he again removed nearer us, about half a mile farrher 

 than his firll pofuion, and extended his camp quite acrofs 

 the valley, from the foot of the hill to the river Mariam, 

 keeping his head-quarters on the top of the long, even hill, 

 fo often mentioned. Mammo and Heraclius had pafl'ed by 

 Gondar, and, being much fuperior in number, had taken 

 Sanuda, Ayto Confu, and Ayto Engedan prifoners, and, 

 though the two lafl were wounded, carried them to Guflio's 

 camp. 



I NEED not trouble the reader with the attention fliewed 

 me upon my accident ; all that was great and noble at court, 

 from the king downwards, feemed to be as fenfible of it as 

 if it had happened to one of their own family ; the Ras 

 very particularly fo; and I mull: own, above all, Guebra Maf- 

 cal fhewed himfelf a fmcere convert, by a concern and 

 friendfhip that had every mark of lincerity. Ozoro Eilher 

 was feveral times the next day at my tent, and with her 

 the beautiful Tecla Mariam, whofe fympathy and kindnefs 

 would more than have compenfated a greater misfortune ; 

 for, laving that it had occalioned an inflammation in my 

 eyes, the hurt was of the flightell kind. 



Many pec pie came to-day from the feveral camps with 

 propofals of peace, which ended in nothing, though it w as 



vifible 



