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houfes in England; but the Galla, who have a ready mar- 
ket for thefe of all fizes, generally kill the beaft when his 
horns will contain fomething lefs than fix gallons. Two of 
thefe horns, filled with wine or {fpirits, are carried very com- 
modioufly upon a woman’s back, flung over her fhoulders. 
I had two of the largeft fize ftole from me that night Soci- 
nios, Confu, and Chremation plundered my houfe, nor could 
I ever recover them. I have feen them at Gondar fold for 
four ounces of gold, equal to ten pounds fterling, the pair. 
On the 17th of February came meflengers from Fafil, with 
- the old language of propofals of fubmiffion and peace, and 
a repetition of his demand, that Welleta Selaffé. fhould be 
given him for a wife, and fent to him, at leaft as far as Din- 
gleber, where he would advance to meet her; excufing him- 
felf from coming to Gondar, becaufe the Ras had already 
broken his promife to him; for the condition of peace made 
with the Ras, whee he was befieging the mountain, was, 
| That if Michael fhould bring the king to the Tacazzé, and 
furrender him there, and then return and content himfelf 
with the government of Tigré, without proceeding to Gon- 
dar, that Fafil fhould receive the king and conduct him to 
the capital, and be created Ras and governor in place of 
Michael. Fafil had punctually performed his part, and of 
this Michael had taken advantage, and had violated every 
article which he had ftipulated on the other fide ; and this 
was at leaft the alledged reafon why Fafil had refufed to come 
toGondar. The fame evening arrived alfo meflengers from 
Gufho and Powuffen, declaring to Ras Michael, that, if he 
did not leave Gondar and return to Tigré, they would come 
and burn the town. They profeffed great duty tothe king, 
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