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ligence than I in every article but this laft, frefh news ha- 
ving arrived the night before by way of Delakus. He faid, 
the rebellion of Gufho and Powuffen was certain; that the 
King and Ras knew every circumftance of it, and that 
Court-ohha was the place appointed with Fafil to meet and 
cut them off; he had not heard of Woodage Afahel’s march, 
but feemed to give full credit to it; he faid it was certain, 
likewife, that Fafil had advanced towards Maitfha; but 
where his quarters were he did not know, probably they — 
were not at a great diftance. He complained violently of 
his march, and of the number of beafts which they had loft; 
he wifhed alfo that Fafil would be induced to give battle 
where they were encamped, as his horfe would probably be 
of little ufe to him among fo many torrents and rivers, and. 
mutt fuffer confiderably in their advancing hither. 
YT askeD him whither they were now. marching? He faid, 
that, as foon as the news of the confpiracy were known, a 
council was held, where it was the general opinion they 
fhould proceed brifkly forward, and attack Fafil alone at 
Buré, then turn to Gondar to meet the other two; but then 
they had it upon the very beft authority that great rain had 
fallen to the fouthward; that the rivers, which were fo 
frequent in that part of the country, were moftly impaflable, 
fo there would be great danger in meeting Fafil with an 
army fpent and fatigued with the difficulty of the roads. It 
was, therefore, determined, and the Ras was decidedly of 
that opinion, that they fhould keep their army entire for a. 
better day, and immediately crofs the Nile, and march back 
to Gondar ; that they had accordingly wheeled about, and 
that day was the firft of their proceeding, which had been in- 
terrupted by the accident of the firing. Kefla Yafous of- 
fered: 
