62 MEET DEMETRIUS 



the Fahtah again was joined in; and so terminated 

 the business of welcoming the return of the parties 

 home. 



Some three or four days previous to our starting, 

 a kafila from Abyssinia came in, and with it arrived 

 two Greeks, who had long been residing at the 

 court of Salie Selassie, the Negus, or King of Shoa. 

 Their names were Demetrius and Joannes ; whilst 

 in Abyssinia they had professed Christianity, but 

 now found it convenient to be very devout Mahome- 

 dans, and called themselves, the former, Hadjji 

 Mahomed, the latter, Hadjji Yoseph. They were 

 in no very good condition, having been robbed on 

 this side the Hawash, by one of the tribes of the 

 Dankalli people living near that river. They re- 

 ported also, that three discharged Indian servants 

 of Capt. Harris's were killed at the same time, and 

 accounted for their own escape by their being 

 Mahomedans. They farther informed us that only 

 one-half of the stores last sent up had reached Shoa, 

 the rest having been plundered by the Bedouins. 

 All the English party had, however, arrived in 

 safety. They begged to be given a passage to 

 Aden, and also for any article of clothing we might 

 have to spare. 



Our interview with these men took place in the 

 usual court of audience, before the Sultaun, Isaak, and 

 Cassim; and Mr. Cruttenden having in the meantime 

 sent his servant for two shirts, Cassim, to prevent any 

 dispute between the two men, very gravely undertook 



