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fous the Great, was fcarce a quarter of a mile to the S. W. 
of us, and the church of St George a little more on the eatft, 
when orders came from the Ras for us to encamp on the 
fide of the hill, which we accordingly did, and were prefently 
in better order than we were when marching. The Ras, who: 
had paffed the river of Tedda, encamped on the fouth fide 
of it. It happened that our two bodies, the front and cen- 
ter, were at that time treading upon one another’s heels ; but 
the rear, from fome accident, was confiderably behind, and 
part of it had fcarce pafled the Mogetch. 
‘ Boru the burying-place, and church near it, were planted 
thick round with cyprus and cedar trees. Juft a little be- 
fore the Ras ordered us to encamp, a meflenger arrived 
from Netcho, (the Fit-Auraris) that he had that morning 
met the Fit-Auraris of Begemder on this fide of the river 
Mariam ; that he had killed the Fit-Auraris himfelf, (a man 
of Lafta) with 37 of his men, and driven them back: he | 
added, that he intended to fall back himfelf upon the Ras’s. 
army, unlefs ftopt by contrary orders; thefe the Ras did 
not fend, being defirous that he fhould join him, as he 
foon after did, without being purfued: he brought word 
that the army of the rebels was near at hand, between 
Korreva and the lake; that Powuflen’s head-quarters were 
at Korreva, and that he had heard Gufho had pufhed on» 
advanced pofts, as far as the church of Mariam ; but this he 
did not know for certain, being only the information of a- 
dying man. Ras Michael immediately detached Guebra 
Mafcal, and another officer, with 4oo men to take poflef- — 
fion of the fepulchre and the church at Tedda, and conceal 
themfelves among the cedar-trees. : 
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