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will calculate how many chances there were, that, in a king- 

 dom as big as Great Britain, the commiffion of a crime 

 and its punifhment mould both happen in one place, on 

 one day, in the fhort fpace of five years, and in the life of 

 one man. 



The extraordinary feverity exercifed upon the army of the 

 Galla, after the battle, was Hill as apparent as it had been in 

 the flight. Woofheka, of whom we have had already occafion 

 to fpeak,fell in among the horfe of PowufTen and Gumo, and 

 being known, his life was fpared. He was coufin-german to 

 Lubo, but a better man and foldier than his relation, and, in 

 all the intrigues of the Galla at Gondar, was confidered as an 

 undefigning man, of harmlefs and inofTenfive manners. He 

 had been companion of Gumo, and many of the principal 

 commanders in the army, and, after the defeat at Nefas Mu- 

 fa, had the guard of PowuiTen and the eleven officers, whom 

 he fuffered to efcape into Michael's tent, as I have already 

 faid, while Lubo was murdering Mariam Barea. He had been,, 

 for a time, well known and well eiteemed by Ras Michael,, 

 nor was he ever fuppofed perfonally to have offended him, 

 or given umbrage to any one. As he was a man of fome 

 fortune and fubivance, it was thought the forfeiture of all 

 that he had might more than atone for any fault that he 

 had ever committed.. 



It was therefore agreed on the morning after PowuiTen r & 

 return from the purfait, that Gumo and he, when they fur- 

 rendered this prifoner, mould afk his life and pardon from 

 the Ras, and this they did, proftrating themfelves in the 

 Iramblefl manner with their foreheads on the earth. Ras, 



Michael,, 



