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had yet feen him, ever laughed fo heartily as the old Ras ; 
he humoured the thing entirely ; welcomed Doho in Galla 
language, and faw the whole farce, finifhed by his flight to 
the door, with the utmoft good humour. Then taking 
Amha Yafous with him, and feveral great/officers who had 
come in the interim, he returned by a private paflage to his 
own apartments. 7 | 
As I fhall have no occafion for further mention of this 
chieftain, I will here finifh his ftory, though not in the or- 
der of time. Gufho and Powuffen had gained Guangoul, 
and perfuaded him to make an irruption with his Galla 
‘into the province of Tigré, to create a diverfion againft 
Michael, and, for that purpofe, they had fent him home 
nearly the way he had come through that province. From 
this encouragement he had begun to conduct himfelf ftill 
worfe than formerly. Ras Michael, fufpecting what would 
happen, privately difpatched Ayto Confu after him with 600 
horfe. That young foldier, happy ina command that high- 
ly gratified his mother, and guided by the cries of the peo- 
ple, followed with the utmoft diligence, and came up with 
him in the neighbourhood of Latta, and there, after little 
refiflance, Guangoul and his troops were cut to pieces, 
thofe that had efcaped being all flain by the exafperated 
peafants. Confu returned to Gondar the night of the fifth 
day, together with the bloody trophies of his conqueft over 
Guangoul and his Galla. | 
IT nave before mentioned that this chief had brought 
with him a quantity of large horns for the king’s fervice. 
Some of this fort having been feen in India filled with ci- 
vet, have given occafion to thofe travellers who faw them 
Vor. IV. rove there 
