140 TRAVERS FO DISCOVER, ° ; 
Serbraxos. Orders very foon arrived from Ras. Michael, 
which did not alter the difpofition; and Kefla Yafous with | 
the rear arriving at the fame time, juft joined and ‘doubled ° : 
the feveral pofts:as they. had been taken ;. our pofition was | 
to the utmoft of our wifh; but it had not. been fo with 
Michael, for he no fooner a got into the plain, where he» 
had the hills no longer either on his-right or left, than he. 
was attacked by Powuflen, with the whole force of Begem- - 
der, who cut off the troops of his Fit-Auraris to a man, he, , 
and two or three common foldiers, only-efcaping. This was . 
owing to Michael’s retreating inftead of fupporting him; | 
for he had fcarcely given time for Powuflen to come up | 
with his horfe, who fought more defperately than was their. 
ufual-cuitom, than he himfelf again. took poffeflion: of the - 
entrance of the.valley, and. lined’ the hill on: both» fides 
with fire-arms. A very general and fharp, fire from Gue-.. 
bra Mafcal, and. the mufquetry, (who had occupied .the 
fouth end of. the long hill) foon obliged Powuffen to leave - 
Michael’s cavalry, which he would elfe have inevitably de-. 
ftroyed, and fhelter. himfelf in the plain from the violent. 
effect of the fhot, which rained upon him alternately from: 
the hills on each fide of the valley. . | 
At this time we were in the greateft anxiety, from -the : 
report of the mufquets always coming nearer us, though, | ayes 
by the contrary winds, the fmoke was carried from us, The 
day was far advanced, and exceflively hot: the foot foldiers . 
were bufy in giving our horfes-drink out of our own hel-. 
mets, which they filled from: Deg-Ohha. All the troops 
were impatient, however, to come: to-an action upon. that 
ground. At this time an officer from Michael came to 
Kefla Yafous, who was on horfeback near the king, order- 
ing- 
