404 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER: 
We continued our journey in fight of many villages tlh, 
three quarters.after twelve, we came to the river Gomara; 
where we ftaid in fearch of trees and herbs the reft of the 
day. At night we received a meflage from Ayto Adigo, . 
_ Shum, or-governor, of Karoota; He was anofficer of con- 
fidence of the Iteghé's ; -had been a great friend of Mariam | 
Barea’s, one of whofe va{fials he was, and in his heart an in- - 
veterate enemy to: Ras Michaecl* andthe new fucceflion. . 
Ever fince the murder of Joas he had not-ventured to Gon+ 
dar. When I firft came there the Ras had given his houfe, | 
as that of an outlaw, to me.- Afterwards, as -foon as he - 
returned, I offered immediately to furrender it to him}; 
but he would not by any-means accept it, but afked leave 
to pitch his tent in one of the courts furrounded with walls, . 
for it was a f{pacious building, Perhaps.it was the beft fi- 
tuation he could have chofen,for we-did-him great fervice 
by the means of Ozoro Efther, as he was but very ill-looked - 
upon, and°was rich enough to be confidered as an object 
of Ras Michael’s:rapacity and avarice. Our neighbourhood | 
eccafioned us to pafs many evenings together, and we con- 
tracted a friendfhip, the rather becaufe he was a fervant of © 
the Iteghé, and we were known favourites of Ozoro Efther:- 
