Alo TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
after four or five of his people had flocked about him,, 
they galloped all off acrofs the plain of Foggora towards. 
Lebec. 
Netcuo had paffed the Gomara clofe after me, crying up- 
on me to let him go firlt, but Adigo declared his refolutiomr 
to go no farther. He hated Ras Michael; was a companion 
of Powuffen and Gutho, as well as a neighbour, and wifh- 
ed for a revolution with all his heart. He, therefore, re- 
turned to Emfras and Karoota, and with him I fent five of 
my fervants, defiring him to efcort my quadrant, clock, and 
telefcopes into the ifland of Mitraha, and deliver them to 
Tecla Georgis, the king’s fervant, governor of that Hland.. 
Adigo, being left alone by the fervants, could not be per- 
fuaded but fome great treafure was hid in thofe boxes.. He, 
therefore, carried them to his houfe, and ufed the fervants 
well, but opened and examined every one of the packages... 
Surprifed to find nothing but iron. and rufty brafs, he clofed 
them again, and delivered them fafely to Tecla. Georgis,, 
there to be kept for that campaign.. 
DELIVERED now from the embarrafiment of my baggage 
by the induftry of Guebra Mehedin, and of my cafes and 
boxes by my own inclination, we fet out with Netcho to 
take up our quarters with Negadé Ras Mahomet at Da- 
ra, where we arrived in the afternoon, having picked up: 
one of our mules in the way, with a couple of carpets and. 
fome kitchen furniture upon it, all the reft being carried 
off. 
Fre object which now firft prefented itfelf, and called our 
attention, was Strates in anight-cap, inother reipects perfect- 
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