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of ordnance,” continucd I, fhewing hima large blunderbufs, © 
“ a cannon, that will {weep fifty fuch fellows as you to eter- 
nity in a moment. This fhall take the care of them, and 
we fhall take the care of you; but join von fhall not till 
we are at Debra Toon.” 
THE young man that carried the gun, the cafe of which 
had never been off, defired leave to {peak with his father, 
as they now began to look upon themfelves as prifoners. 
The converfation lafted about five minutes; and our bag- 
gage was now on the way, when the Shum faid, he would 
make a propofal :—“ Since I had no merchandife, and was 
going to Ras Michael, he would accept of the red cloth, its 
value being about a crown, provided we {wore to make 
no complaint of him at Gondar, nor fpeak of what had hap- 
pened at Debra Toon; while he likewife would fwear, af- 
ter having joined his fervants, that he would not again pafs 
that river.” Peace was concluded upon thefe terms. I gave 
him.a piece of red Surat cotton cloth, and added fome co- 
hol, incenfe, and beads for his wives. - I gave to the young 
man that carried the gun two ftrings of bugles to adorn 
his legs, for which he feemed moft wonderfully grateful. 
The Shum returned, not with a very placid countenance ; 
his horfemen joined him in the middle of the ftream, and 
away they went foberly together, and in filence. _ 
Havuza was from this S. E. eight miles diftant. Its moun- 
tains, of {o many uncommon forms, had a very. romantic 
appearance. At one o’clock we alighted at the foot of one 
of the higheft, cailed Debra Toon, about half way between 
the mountain and village of that name, which was on the 
fide of the hill about a mile N.W. Still further to the N. W. . 
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