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of it; itis probably placed in fome public conection or 
at leaft ought to be. : 
Tue fire increafing on the hill, and feveral mufquets ha- 
ving been heard, it was plain the enemy, in all the camps, 
were alarmed, and our further ftay became every moment 
more dangerous. Kefla Yafous now beat a retreat, and. 
fent the horfemen all round to force the foot to make the 
-beft of their way back, ordering alfo all mules taken to be: 
ham-ftringed and left, not to retard our return. Trumpets 
and drums were heard from our camp, to warn us not to. 
ftay, as it was not doubted but mifchief would follow, and, 
accordingly we were fcarce arrived within the limits of: 
our camp when we heard the found of horfe in the val. 
ley.. 
MicuAer, always watchful upon every accident, no,» 
fooner faw the fires lighted on the hill, than he or- 
dered Guebra Mafcal to place a good body of muf- 
queteers about half way down the hill, as near as pof- 
fible to. the ford of Mariam, thinking it probable that the. 
enemy would enter. at both ends of the long hill, in order 
to furround thofe who were deftroying their camp, which © 
they accordingly did, whilft thofe of our people, who had — 
taken to drinking, fell into the hands of the troops that 
came by the lower road, and were all put to death. Thofe 
that reached the upper ford ferved to afford us a fevere re- 
venge, for Guebra Mafcal, after having feen them pafs be- 
tween him and.the river, though it was a dark and very 
windy night, gueffed very luckily their pofition, and gave 
them fo happy a fire, that moft of thofe who were not 
flain,, 
