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he had fhewn. her, Madam, faid he, your hufband Ras Mii. 
chael is intent upon .employing,.in the beft way poffible fox 
my fervice, thofe of. the army that are ftrong and vigorous;~ 
you, lam told, beftow your care on the fick and difabled, and, - 
by your attenuon, they are reftored_to their former health 
and activity; the ftrong active foldier. eats the cows that I, 
have fent to.the Ras; the enfeebled and fick. recover -upon , 
yours, for which reafon I fent you a double portion, that you : 
may have it in your power .to.do double good.. After this. 
the room was cleared, and {he had an audience ,alone: for - 
half an hour. I doubt very much whether Ras Michael had . 
any fhare in the converfation; the king was in the. very 
gayeft humour, and went to reft about twelve.. The Ras. 
loved Ozore Efther, but.was nor jealous... 
I wap. violent threatenings of the ague, and had gone to» 
bed full of reflections on extraordinary: events that, in a. 
few hours, had as it were crowded upon one.another.. I had: 
appointed Fafil’s fervants.to. come to my tent in the evening, 
I underftood a council .had.. been: calted, to. which. Welleta . 
Kyrillos, the king’s hiftoriographer, had been fent for, and! 
inftructed how to give an account of this campaign of Mait-. 
fha, the paflage of the Nile,.and the. meeting with Fafil ag: 
Limjour. Kefla. Yafous’s: march to Delakus, and. paflage - 
there, were-ordered to be written in. gold letters, and fo was . 
Fafil’s appointment to Damot.and Maitfha,. From this au- 
thentic copy, and whatI myfelf heard or, obferved,.1 formed : 
thefe notes of the campaign. . 
On the 3oth of May:nothing material ‘happened, and, in : 
a few days, we arrived at Gondar. The day before we ene. 
tered, being encamped. on the river Kemona, came two mef,~ 
| fengers:, 
