THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. r 4 i 



upon the Mooriui army, and, throwing them into diforder, 

 drove them back upon Betwudet, who, with his frefh troops, 

 forced them again back to the king. Seeing no hopes of 

 relief, they difperfed to the mountains, and were flaugh- 

 tered, and hunted like wild beafts by the peafants, or driven 

 to perifrr with thirfl and hunger. About 12,000 of the Ma- 

 hometan army are faid to have been flain upon the field* 

 with no very considerable lofs on the fide of the conquer- 

 ors. The green Standard of Mahomet was taken, as alfo 

 the black velvet tent embroidered with gold ; which laft, we 

 fhall fee, the king gave to the Porruguefe ambaiTador fome 

 time afterwards, to confecrate and fay mafs in. A vail num- 

 ber of cattle was taken, and with them much rich mer- 

 chandife of the Indies. Nor did the king content himfelf 

 with what he had got in battle. He advanced and encamp* 

 ed at a place where was held the firil market of Adel*. The 

 next day he proceeded to a town where was a houfe of the 

 king, and, going up to the door, and finding it locked, he 

 ftruck the door with his lance, and nobody anfwering,, he 

 prohibited, the foldiers from plundering it, and retired with 

 his army home, leaving his lance flicking in the door as a- 

 fign of his having been there, and having had it inhis power. 



Though the king was received on his return amidfl the 

 greatefl acclamations of his fubjects, as the faviour of his 

 country, the eyes of the whole nation and army were firfl 

 fixed on Andreas, whofe bravery had at laft delivered them 

 from that conftant and inveterate fcourge, MafFudi. Every 

 body prefled forward to throw flowers and green branches 

 in his way ; the women celebrating hirn with fongs, put- 

 ting garlands on his head, and holding out the young chil- 

 dren to fee him as he pafifed. The battle was fought in the 



month 



* Vide Map of Shoa, 



