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was shouting for me to come, whilst one of his 

 slaves was hastily saddling my mule also. I could 

 not make out what was the matter, hut as the word 

 "Galla" was in the mouth of every one, I suspected 

 that an attack had "been made upon the stores 

 during the night by those marauders, and began to 

 be afraid that I had calculated too surely upon their 

 being safe when at Dinnomalee. 



Getting myself ready as quickly as possible, I was 

 soon galloping along the road, following Ohmed Me- 

 dina. We stayed not a moment at Dinnomalee, but 

 a look satisfied my greatest anxiety ; for the stores 

 were all safe, and I cared for nothing else, so with 

 a mind much easier, I called out to Ohmed Medina, 

 for the first time, to ask what, and where the dis- 

 turbance was. He only turned his face towards 

 me, as he called out " Dophan," and " Galla," 

 urging his mule on as he spoke, as if he wished he 

 had wings to fly at once to the little town of half- 

 civilized Wahamas, we had passed yesterday on this 

 side of Kokki. We overtook, and gradually left 

 behind us, all the Hy Soumaulee, who, in a far-a- 

 part, straggling line, were hastening to the rescue. 

 As Ave came up to each of these, a vain attempt was 

 made to keep alongside of us, but our pace was too 

 good, and we entered alone the small densely-wooded 

 valley, then along the deep ravine, and at length 

 pulled up on the camping ground we had left yes- 

 terday morning, when the leading camels of the 

 Hy Soumaulee Kafilah came in sight, and where 



