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that the Abyflinians who paffed had informed them, that,. 
at a certain pafs, called Dav-Dohha, which we fhould arrive 
at next day, above a thoufand men, Chriftians, Pagans, and 
Mahometans, all armed, were waiting for us, refolved to 
cut us to pieces rather than let us pafs: that the Shangalla 
were expected to burn Tcherkin, and Ayto Confu’s houfe ; 
and that his Billerana Gueta, Ammonios, had come with 
a multitude of mules to carry away all that was valuable 
in it. He added, moreover, that Abba Gimbaro, chief of 
Sancaho, was fent for by Ayto Confu, and entrufted with 
the defence of Tcherkin Amba, the hill upon which Ayto- 
Confu’s houfe is fituated. He then called the Mahometan. 
who {poke to me, to witnefs the truth of all this, which he 
did with repeated oaths; and concluded, that nothing re- 
mained for us but to return to Gondar. They all, in anxi-. 
ous expectation, awaited my refolution. One of the. fer- 
vants faid, that, by going out of the way about half a day,. 
we could avoid the pafs of Dav-Dohha altogether. I told 4 
them, this was neither a time nor place. for deliberation ;, 
that we fhould make the beft of our way to Waalia, where 
we were to fleep that night; as that was a town where there 
‘was a market, and people came from every part,. we fhould 
there hear news, after which I promifed to tell them my. 
opinion. We accordingly fet out for Waalia, and at half 
pait four in the afternoon.encamped in the market-place.. 
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Waatraisa collection of villages, each placed upon the top 
of a. hill, and inclofing, asin a circle, an extenfive flat piece 
of ground about three miles over, on which a very well- fees 
quenied market is kept. The name is given it from a 
cies of imall pigeons*, with yellow breaite and variegated 
) backs, 
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See the article Waalia in the Appendix. 
