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a vigorous purfuit, through a country where every inhabi- 

 tant was an enemy. The king after this returned to his 

 palace at Coga to finifli the bufinefs he had in hand. 



In the mean time, a report was fpread through all Ti- 

 gre, that the king had been defeated by the Galla, and that 

 Ras Sela Chriilos had repaired to Gondar in confequence of 

 that difafler. The impoflor Jacob loft no time in taking ad- 

 vantage of this report. He defcended from his natural for- 

 trefs, and, in conjunction with the governor of Axum, flew 

 feveral people, and committed many ravages in Sire. The 

 Ras no fooner learned that he was encamped on plain 

 ground, than he prefented himfelf with the little army he 

 had before ; and, though the odds againft him were excef- 

 iive, yet by his prefence and conduct, the rebels, though 

 they fought this time with more than ordinary obftinacy, 

 were defeated with great lofs, and their leader, the fup*- 

 pofed Jacobs forced again to his inacceffible mountains., 



Socinios having now finifhed the affairs which detained 

 him at Coga, and being informed that the fouthern Galla, 

 refenting the defeat of the Marawa, had entered into a 

 league to invade Abyilinia with united forces, and a com- 

 plete army to burn and lay wafte the whole country be- 

 tween the Tacazze and Tzana, and to attack the emperor 

 in his capital of Coga, which they were determined to de- 

 flroy, fent orders to Kafmati Julius, his fon-in-law, to 

 join him immediately with what forces he had, as alfo to 

 Kefla Chriilos ; an4, being joined by both thefe officers ar d 

 their troops, he marched and took poll at Ebenaat in the dif- 

 trict of BelefTen, iii the way by which the Galla intended to 

 pafs to the capital, and he refolved to await them there. 



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