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From the moment the town was invefted, and indeed in 
the field, before Gufho had taken the lead, and though 
neither Ayabdar nor Powuffen were his friends, all Gon- 
dar was at his command,; and in it an army infinitely fu- 
perior in number and riches,-now they had got fuch a 
chieftain, to all the Confederates put together, and Michael’s 
army added to them: Gufho, a-man of great underftand- 
ing, born and. bred’in Gondar, knew this perfectly well; 
and that he alone was looked up to as the father of his coun- 
try. He knew, moreover, that he could not ruin Michael 
fo effectually. as to lodge him fafely in-Gondar, amidft a 
multitude of enemies, and blockade him there before he 
had time for refources.. He therefore detached Ayto Tes- 
ys, the very day: he arrived before the town, after Darien, 
ae of Beleflin, whom Ras Michael had fent before him’ 
into Woggora to effect a paflage through that province in- 
to Tigré by fair means, promifes, and prefents. Tesfos 
came up with Darien before he had time to enter upon his: 
commiflion, and, having beaten and taken him prifoner,,. 
raifed all Woggora in arms againft Michael, fo that not a- 
man could longer pafs between Tigre and Gondar.. 
No perfon from the rebel army had yet entered Gondars 
The king’s fecretary, Azage Kyrillos, a relation of. Gufho,, 
had gone. to his camp the day of his arrival. The fame 
day the kettle-drums were brought to the brink: of Kah- 
ha, and a proclamation made, That ‘all foldiers of the pro- 
vince of Tigré, or who had bore arms under Ras. Michael,. 
fhould, on the morrow before mid-day, bring their arms, 
offenfive and defenfive, and deliver them on afpot fixed up- 
on. near the church of Ledeta, to commiflaries appointed 
for the purpofe of. receiving them ; with further intimation 
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