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fwimming that dangerous river, and moft of us pafling the . 
night, naked, without tents, provifion, or powder. Nor did 
he ever think of prefenting himfelf till we had warmed 
ourfelves by an eafy march in a fine day, when we were 
every way his fupériors, and Kefla Yafous in his rear. From 
all thefe fpecial marks of the favour of an over-ruling Pro- 
vidente, I do believe ftedfaftly. that God will not leave his 
work half finifhed. “He it is who, governing the whole 
univerfe, has yet referved {pecially to himfelf the depart- 
ment of war; he it is who has ftiled himfelf the God of 
Battles.” The king was very much moved, and, as I con- 
ceived, perfuaded. He faid, “ O Yagoube, go but with me 
to Tigre, and I will do for’you whatever you defire me.”— 
. “ You do, Sir, faid I, whatever I defire you, and more. I have 
told you my reafons why that cannot be; let me ftay here 
a few months, and wait your return.” The kin ge then ad- 
vifed me to live entirely at Kofcam with the Iteghé, with- 
out going out unlefs Fafil came to Gondar, and to fend 
him punctually word how Iwas ‘treated. Upon this. we 
parted with inexpreflible ‘reluctance.’ He was a king wor- 
thy to reign over a better people ; my heart was deeply pe- 
netrated’ with thofe ‘marks’ of favour and condefcenfion 
which I had uniformly egeaangt from him ever Wtts I enter- 
ed his palace.‘ 
On the sth of June, while Powuflen, Adero, and the con- 
ipirators were waiting his eae 5 through Belefien, (that is 
to' the’ $. ‘W,) the’ king’s army ‘marched towards Kofcam, 
ever the mountain Debra ‘Tzai towards Walkayt, and 
the low, hot provinces of Abyflinia which lie to the N. E. 
fo thatthe’ diftance between them increafed every day in 
the greateit proportion poffible. ~ 
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