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attended him, who had all fared better than: he, among- 
their friends in town, though they did- not own it. The 
fecond day began ‘in the fame ftile, and: lafted till noon, 
without any appearance of provifions.. After the furren» 
dry of the arms, however, came great plenty, both from the- 
town and the camp, and’fo continued ever after; but he ate: 
very {paringly, though he had gencrally.a very good appetite, ° 
and ordered the refidue to. be given to his fervants, or the 
poor about the gates of the palace, many of whom, 
he faid, muft flarve by the long ftay.of fo large an:army, 
He fcemed to be totally forgotten.. About three o’clock of 
the fecond day came his fecretary from Gufho, ftaid about 
an hour, and returned immediately; but what had pafled 
I did not hear, at leaft at that time. There was no alteration. 
in his looks or behaviour. He went early to bed, and had not 
yet changed the cloaths in which he came from the-camp. . 
Tue next day the unfortunate troops of Tigre, loaded’ 
with curfes and opprobrious language, pelted with ftones. 
and dirt, and a few way-laid and flain for private injuries, 
were conducted up the hill:above Debra Berhan, on the 
road through. Woggora to Tigré, by a guard of horfe from 
Gufho’s camp, who protected them with great humanity 
as far as.they were able; but it was out of. the power of 
any force but that of an army to protect them from the- 
enraged populace, over whom they had tyrannifed fo many 
years. Arrived at the river Angrab, in the rear of Powuf 
fen’s army, they. were configned to him, and he delivered 
them to Ayto Tesfos, who was toefcort them acrofs the Ta- 
cazzé. Many of: the mob, however, continucd to purfue 
them even farther; but thefe were all to a man difarmed, | 
and ftript naked, on their return to Gondar, by Tesfos and: 
- Powuffen’s foldiers, who juftly judged, that in the like 
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