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Tue king had been paft about a quarter of a mile, when 
Kefla Yafous came from him with orders to the Ras, or ra- 
ther, as I believe, to receive orders from him. He brought 
with him a young nobleman, Ayto Engedan, who, by his 
drefs, having his upper. garment twifted in a particular 
manner about his waift, fhewed that he was carrier of a 
fpecial meflage from the king. The crowd by this time 
had fhut us quite out, and made a circle round the Ras, in 
which we were not included. We were upon the point of 
going away, when Kefla Yafous, who had feen Francis, faid 
to him, “I think Engedan has the king’s command for you, 
you muft not depart without leave.” And, foon after, we 
underftood that the king’s orders were to obtain leave from 
the Ras, to bring me, with Engedan, near, and ‘in fight of 
him, without letting me know, or introducing me to him. 
In anfwer to this, the Ras had faid, “I dont know him; 
will people lke him think this right? Afk Petros ; or why 
fhould not the king call upon him and fpeak to him; he 
has letters to him as well as to me, and he will be obliged to 
fee him to-morrow.” | 
ENGEDAN went away on,a.gallop to join the king, and we 
proceeded after him, nor did we receive any other meflage 
either from the king or the Ras. We returned to Kofcam, 
very little pleafed with the reception we had met with, All 
the town was ina hurry and confufion; 30,000 men were 
encamped upon the Kahha; and the firft horrid fcene Mi- 
chael exhibited there, was caufing the eyes of twelve of the 
chiefs of the Galla, whom he had taken prifoners, to be 
pulled out, and the unfortunate fufferers turned out to the 
fields, to be devoured at night by the hyzna, Two of thefe 
3 took. 
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