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Hezekias, with his army, decamped, taking the road to 

 Woggora ; and Waragna, following him, came up with him 

 at Fenter, on January 20th 1 735. The rebels, inferior in 

 number, though they did not wifh an engagement at that 

 lime, were too high-minded to avoid it when offered. Both 

 armies fought a long time with equal fortune 4 and though 

 Waragna at the firft onfet had flain two men with his own 

 hands, and taken two prisoners, the battle was fupported 

 with great firmnefs till the evening, when Waragna order- 

 ed all his Galla, the men of Maitfha, Eltnana, and Denfa, to 

 leave their horfes, and charge the enemy on foot. This 

 confident ftep, unknown and unpra&ifecl by Galla before* 

 had the defired effect. The Galla now fought defperately 

 for life, not for victory, being deprived of their only means 

 ■of faving themfelves by flight. 



Most of the principal officers among the rebels being 

 killed or wounded, their army at lafl was broken, and took 

 to flight. Hezekias was furrounded and taken, fighting 

 bravely ; being firft hurt in rhe leg, and then beat off" his 

 horfe with a ftone. The purfuit was prefently flayed, 

 Tenfa Mammo efcaped fafely through Woggora, a diflafFec- 

 ted province ; and had now pafied the Tacazze> when he 

 was taken by the men of Sire, and brought to the king for 

 the reward that had been offered for his head by Wa- 

 ragna. 



HeZEtcias was brought to his trial before the king, nor 

 tlid he prefume to deny his guilt. He was therefore fen- 

 tenced to die, and committed to clofe prifon, Tenfa Mam- 

 mo was arraigned, and, although he confened the treafon, 

 he pleaded the peace he had made with the king before 



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