60 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
On the 15th, early in the morning, ftruck my tent again, 
and had my baggage prepared, to fhew we were determined 
to ftay no longer. At eight o’clock, I went to the Naybe, 
and found him almoft alone, when he received’ me in a 
manner that, for him, might have pafled for civil. He be- 
gan with a confiderable degree of eloquence, or fluency of 
fpeech, a long enumeration of the difficulties of our journey, 
the rivers, precipices, mountains, and woods we were to 
pafs ; the number of wild beafts every where to be found ; 
as alfo the wild favage people that inhabited thofe places ; 
the moft of which, he faid, were luckily under his com- 
mand, and he would recommend to them to do us all 
manner of good offices. He commanded two of his fecre- 
taries to write the proper letters, and, in the mean time, 
ordered us coffee; converfing naturally enough about the 
king and Ras Michael, their campaign againft Fafil, and 
the great improbability there was, they fhould be fuccefs- 
ful. | 
At this time came in a fervant covered with duft and feem- 
ingly fatigued, as having arrived in‘hafte from afar. The 
Naybe, with a confiderable deal of uneafinefs and confufion, 
opened the letters, which were faid to bring intelligence, 
that the Hazorta, Shiho, and Tora, the three nations who 
poffefled that part of Samhar through which our road led 
to Dobarwa, the common paflage from Mafuah to Tigre, had 
revolted, driven away his fervants, and declared themfelves 
mdependent. He then, (as if all was over) ordered his fecre- ' 
taries to ftop writing ; and, lifting up his eyes, began, with 
great feeming devotion, to thank God we were not already 
on our journey ; for, innocent as he was, when we fhould 
have 
