THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. 



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As foon as the fun became hot, Fafil's wild Galla poured 

 into the plain, and they had now occupied the greateft part 

 of it, which was not large enough to contain his whole 

 army, when their fkirmifhing began by their driving 

 PowuflTen before them, who fled apparently in great confu- 

 fion, crofTed the brook, and joined the horfe, and formed 

 nearly between the churches. The Galla, defirous to purfue, 

 were impeded by the great flones, fo that they were in a 

 crowd at the paffage of the brook. 



Ayto Welleta Gabriel, factor to Ozoro Either, was in- 

 toxicated with liquor, but he was a brave man, very active 

 and ftrong, and of a good underftanding, though, ac- 

 cording to a cuftom among them, he, at times, to divert 

 the Ras, played the part of a buffoon. In this character, 

 with his mufquet only in his hand, he, though on foot, 

 ikirmifhed in the middle of a party of PowufFen's horfe. 

 When they turned to fly, Welleta Gabriel found it con- 

 venient to do fo likewife, and he crofTed the brook with- 

 out looking behind him. Upon turning round, he faw 

 the Galla halt, as if in council, in the bed of the rivulet, and 

 taking up his gun as a bravado, he levelled at the crowd, 

 and had the fortune to hit the principal man among them, 

 who fell dead among the feet of the horfes. 



A small paufe enfued ; the cry of the Zibib ! the Zibib ! 

 immediately began, and a downright confunon and flight 

 followed. The Galla, already upon the plain, turned upon 

 thofe coming out of the valley, and thefe again upon their 

 companions behind them. The cry of Zibib Ali* ! Zibib 



Vol. II. 4 X Ali ! 



* They have the grape along with them. 



