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498 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 
with.a: lance, as a.retaliation for his father’s death. Netchos 
and the reft.of the garrifon being pardoned, all joined Ras 
Michael’s army. I looked upon thete:news as a good omen, 
and experienced:a degree of confidence-and compofure of 
mind to which IL. fora, long time had been a dtranger., I flept 
found. that night, and it was not: till half after nine in the: 
morning that I was ready for my journey.. 
In the evening before; had endeavoured to-engage my- 
old companion Strates.to accompany me.on this attempt as. 
he had.done on.the former ; but the recollection of paft dan- 
gers and fufferings was not yet banifhed from his mind; 
and upon my afking- him. to go and fee the head of this 
‘famous river, he coarfely, according to his ftile, anfwered, 
Might the devil fetch him if ever he fought either his head. 
or his. tail-again.. 
Ir was on the 28th of October, at half paft nine in the 
morning, that we left Gondar, and paffed the river Kahha 
at the foot of the towns.our route was W..S. W. the road:a 
little rugged upon the fide of a hill, but the day was fair, 
with funfhine; and a fmall breeze from the north. had: 
rifen with the fun, and made the temperature of the air pes- 
fectly agreeable. We left the church of Ledeta about a: 
mile on the right, and paffed by feveral poor villages called: 
Abba Samuel; thence we came tothe {mall:river Shimfa, 
them to the Dumaza, fomething larger. Upon the banks of - 
this river, very pleafantly fituated, is Azazo, a country-houfe 
built by the late king Yafous, who often retired here to re- 
Jax himfelf with his friends. It is furrounded, I may fay 
covered, with orange-trees, fo as to be fcarcely feen; the 
trees are grown very large and highs. they are planted 
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