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- not imagine Ras Michael could have paffed that night, but 
that to-morrow he would certainly be attacked by Fafil, as 
his companion, who had croffed with Ras Michael, was to go 
directly to Fafil and inform him of the fituation of the King, 
the Ras, and the army. 
KrrLta YaAsous fent two of his principal officers, with a 
diftinct detail of this whole affair, to the king. It being now 
dark, they f{wam the river on horfeback, with much more 
difficulty and danger than we had done, and they found 
Ras Michael and the king in council, to whom they told 
their meflage with every circumftance, adding, that Kefla 
Yafous, as the only way to preferve the army, quite fpent 
with fatigue, and encumbered with fuch a quantity of bag- 
gage, had ftruck his tent, and would, by that time, be on 
his march for the ford of Delakus, which he fhould crofs, 
and, after leaving a party to guard the baggage and fick, he 
fhould with the frefheft of his men join the army. The fpy 
that had pafied with Michael and the king was now fought 
for, but he had loft no time, and was gone off to Fafil at Bof- 
kon Abbo. Kefla Yafous, having feen ail the baggage on their 
way before him, did, as his laft act, perhaps not ftriG@ly con- 
fiftent with juftice, hang the poor unfortunate informer, the 
Agow, upon one of the trees at the ford, that Welleta Yafous, 
when he pafied in the morning, might fee how certainly 
his fecret was difcovered, and that confequently he was on 
his guard. 
On the 28th he crofled Amlac Ohha with fome degree of 
difficulty, and was obliged to abandon feveral baggage- 
mules. He advanced after this with as great diligence as 
poflible to Delakus, and found the ford, though deep, much 
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