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tinued there till the 22d of the fame month, and then de- 
camped, pafling by Gondar, without entering it; he came 
to Ras Gufho’s houfe, under the hill of Kofcam, where he 
had feveral interviews with the king and Iteghé, to what 
purport was never known; but it probably was to endea- 
vour fome reconcilement between the king and queen, and 
' this was effected a few days afterwards (at leaft in appear- 
- ance) by Ayabdar, and fome of the great men at Gondar, 
after which Powuflen returned to Begemder. For my part, 
I neither defired nor obtained an interview; I faw that the 
ftorm was ready to break, and I was taking the moft {peedy 
and effe@tual way to be out of the {phere of its ation. 
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On the 12th of .November, all Gondar was ftruck with 
<a, panic at the news: brought in by the peafants from the 
country, flying for refuge to the capital, deftitute of every 
thing, and thankful only they had efcaped with life. Fa- 
fil had marched with a confiderable army from Ibaba, and 
advanced to Dingleber in peace, when he left the main | 
body, under the conduct of Welleta Yafous, and all his _ 
baggage, confidering that place as the limits of his govern- 
ment. He marched from this, without taking for him- 
felf two changes of raiment, at the head.of 700 horfe, the 
moft wild and defperate banditti that ever were introduced 
into any unfortunate country. With thefe he burnt every 
~willage and every church between Dingleber and Sar-Ohha, 
murdered every male, without diftinGion of prieft or lay- 
man; killed every woman pat the age of child-bearing, and 
gave the others as flaves to the wild Pagan Galla whom he 
had with him. In fhort, he juftindulged that body of men’ 
in the fame enormities that they themfelves exercife in the 
inroads they make into countries unhappy enough to be 
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