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ble of command or fervice. Whether this was really ‘his 
opinion, or only faid with a view of forwarding a fcheme 
already laid, I will not fay; but cer tainly it was the foun- 
dation of a quarrel which, by its confequences, did greatly 
weaken the rebels, and contributed much afterwards to 
maintain the king upon the throne ; for Gufho, who, upon 
the defeat of Ras Michael, was deftined by all parties to we 
the lead, was as lavifh in praifes of Powuffen for his beha- 
viour that day, as he was bitter in condemning his uncle, 
which created a violent mifunderftanding between thefe 
two chiefs, infomuch that Afahel Woodage, with his: troops _ 
of Maitfha, left Ayabdar, and joined Powuflen. Confu, 
moreover, fon of Bafha Eufebius, and brother to Guebra ; 
Mehedin, who had fruftrated my firft attempt to difcover ~ 
the fource of the Nile, endeavouring to promote a revolt a- . 
mong the troops of Foggora, to which he belonged, was 
put in irons by Ayabdar, from which he was but too foon 
releafed to meet, a few days afterwards, a fate that put an 
_end to his profligacy and follies. 
PowusseEn in this conflict had retreated, if not beaten, 
with a confiderable lofs; nine hundred of his beft troops. 
were faid to have been flain that day, and a great many 
more wounded, -moft of whom (thofe I mean that had gun- 
fhot wounds) died from the wantof furgeons, and. the igno- 
rance of thofe who undertook to cure them. -Onthe part. «+ 
of Michael about 300 men, all of the cavalry, were faid to 
have perifhed that day, including the troops of Netcho the 
Fit-Auraris. Of the king’s divifion about twenty-three were 
killed, feven of thefe being his guards, I believe moftly by : | 
the unfortunate fire of his troops, arifing from his own im- 3 : 
Patience in attacking the Galla unadvifedly, of whom about 
2 fixty 
