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and boys in company. Five Bedouins from the 

 Hy Soumaulee tribe, who had been transacting some 

 business in Tajourah, also accompanied us, and 

 offered for five dollars each to be my personal 

 guard on the road, and the rumours of intended 

 attacks, and the evident anticipation of such by 

 Ohmed Mahomed, made me agree to the proposal. 

 Garahmee, Moosa Gra, Adam Burrah, Moomen, 

 and Ommah Suis were accordingly enlisted into my 

 service. 



It must be observed, that in the first instance in Ta- 

 jourah, these men had been passed off to Mr. Crutten- 

 den as being part of the escort often men which had 

 been agreed upon should be provided, and for which 

 Mr. Cruttenden had paid twenty-five dollars per 

 man to Izaak and Cassim. I now learnt that 

 besides the owners of the camels themselves, none 

 had been so engaged to defend the property of the 

 Mission, and that these Bedouins belonged to us no 

 farther than I chose to engage them, and feeling 

 the necessity of the case, I did not hesitate in 

 coming to a conclusion upon the subject, protesting 

 at the same time against the deception practised 

 upon Mr. Cruttenden. 



Subsequent events proved how greatly I was 

 obliged to these men- and their tribe for the protec- 

 tion they afforded me, and without their assistance 

 I feel assured I could never have delivered the 

 stores safe in Shoa, or have brought also along with 

 me a quantity of other property belonging to the 



