436 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
help-remembering how finely Mr Gray paints the ee 
of fuch an aT nde aleader.like Ras. Michael—. 
Confufion in his van with flight combin’d, _ 
And Sorrow’s faded form, and Solitude behind, . 
Az Derdera we-faw the-church: of St Michael, the only 
building which, in favour of his own name, the Ras had: 
fpared. It ferved us then for a very- convenient lodging, as 
much rain had fallen in the night, and the priefts had all: 
fled or been murdered. We had this.evening, when it was 
clear, feen the mountain of Samfeen. Our next flage from 
Derdera was Karcagna, a {mall village near the banks of the 
Jemma, about two niiles: from Samfeen. We knew. the: 
king had_refolved to burn it, and we expected to have feen. 
the clouds of {moke.arifing from its ruins, but all was per- 
feétly cool and clear, and this very: much furprifed us, con- 
fidering the time he had to do this, and the great punétu-- 
ality and. expedition with which his army ufed to execute - 
orders of this kind. As-we.advanced, we had feena great 
number of dead mules and horfes, and: the hyznas fo bold: 
as only to leave-the carcafe for a moment, and fnarl as #: 
they had regretted at feeing any of us pafs alive. . 
Since: pafling the Nile 1 found myfelf more than’ ordi-. 
narily depreffed ; my {pirits were funk almoft to a degree of © 
defpondency, and yet nothing had happened fince that pe-- 
riod more than was expected before: This difagreeable » 
fituation. of mind continued at night while I was in bed. 
The rafhinefs and imprudence with which. I had engaged | 
myfelf in fo many dangers without any neceflity for fo do- - 
ing; the litle profpect-of my. being ever able to extricate | 
myfelf: 
