274 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



valry amounted to 530 men only, betides a fmall reinforce- 

 ment brought by Emana Chriftos, governor of Amhara. 



It was at Aibo the king turned off the road to Tigre to- 

 wards Begemder, and that day encamped at Wainadega. 

 From Wainadega he advanced to Davada ; and, croflin g the 

 Reb, he turned off by the way of Zang, and encamped at 

 Kattame. He then proceeded to Tzame, and arrived at Ha- 

 der, At this place fome fpies informed him that an advan- 

 ced party of the Galla Marawa were ftrongly lodged in a: 

 hill not far off. Upon receiving this notice, Socinios order^ 

 ed his army to refrefh themfelves, to extinguiih all lights,, 

 and march with as little noife as poulble.. 



While it was fcaree dawn of day, a throng detachment of 

 the king's army furrounded the hill where the Galla were,, 

 and found there a fmall number of thele favages placed: 

 like piquets to give the alarm and prevent furprife. Ele- 

 ven Galla were flain, and their heads cut off and carried to, 

 the king, the firft fruits of his expedition.. 



Resolving to profit by this early advantage, Socinios fol- 

 lowed with all diligence, and came in fight of the army o£ 

 the enemy, without their having taken the fmalleft alarm.. 

 They were lying clofely and fecurely in their huts that they 

 had made. A large ravine full of trees and flumps divided 

 the two armies, and in part concealed them from each o- 

 ther. The king ordered Emana Chriftos, and Abeton Wel- 

 leta Chriftos, to pafs the ravine with the horfe, and fall up- 

 on the Galla fuddenly, throwing the heads of thofe of the 

 advanced guard they had cut off on the ground towards 

 them, 



Before 



