139: TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
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Michael attempts to enter Begemder—Firft Battle of Serbraxos—The 
Rebels offer Battle to the King in the Plain—Armies feparated by a 
violent Storm. d 
ASINE had fcarcely returned tothe camp when all the 
aL. tents were ftruck, and the army on its march. The Ras 
and Guebra Mafcal led the van, the king and Guebra Chrif- 
tos the center, Kafmati Kefla Yafous the rear; Netcho the 
Fit-Auraris being about half an hour’s march before us, 
we proceeded along the plain without interruption ; Ayto. 
Engedan, witha {mall body of horfe, was covering the king’s | 
right flank at fome diftance. The church of Serbraxos was 
on our left upon the fide of a hill, and we expected to fee - 
the Fit-Auraris take up his ground for encamping there, as 3 
it was the field of action determined upon by both parties. 
The Fit-Auraris, however, firft, and then Ras Michael with 
the van, paffed below Serbraxos at fo brifk a pace that we 
in the center found it difficult to keep up with them. 
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