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THE SOURCE OF THE NILE At 
ing him to fend a body of frefh horfe to fupport the caval- 
ry of his divifion, with an intention, if poflible, to bring on 
a general engagement. In the mean time he ordered Kef- 
la Yafous:to keep firm, as he then was, in the poft of Ser- 
. braxos, and not to advance till he was fure that Gufho 
and Ayabdar had left their ground, joined. Powuflen, and 
were engaged-with him at the fouth end of the valley. . 
Thefe inftructions were perfectly underftood by that faga- 
- cious and. veteran general. He detached s00.Shoa, with 
© near the fame number of horfe belonging to Engedan, and 
‘commanded by him, and thefe, joined to the cavalry already 
in the van, again attempting to pafs the plain, were at- 
tacked by Powuffen and the troops of Begemder, who had 
been likewife reinforced, and after an’ obflinate engage- 
ment they had-retired into the mouth of. the valley, not 
from being actually beaten, but by direction of Ras Mi- 
chael, in order to bring the enemy purfuing them under 
the fire of the avast on each fide of the entrance of: 
the valley. 
- Iwas exceedingly curious to have feen this engagement, . 
and I begged Kefla Yafous to fpeak to the king to permit me 
to go fingly with Engedan.. To this, however, I had a flat 
refufal, not without fome marks of peevifhnefs and difplea- 
fure, which Kefla Yafous qualified by faying, “ Don’t be dif: - 
mayed, you fhall fee;” and.in that inftant the word was 
given to march to the right, whilft the troops left the valley - 
between the long hill and the mountains, and took poit on 
the fide of the river Mariam, with. their faces fronting the~ 
welt. The mufquetry was placed upon the eminences to the 
north and fouth, as if to defend the ford of the river, thre’ 
which the entrance was, to. the north end of the valley. Mi-: 
chal, : 
