FHE SOURCE OF THE NILE, 6 
Gragne, where the latter was flain, and an end, for a time, 
put to the moft difaftrous war that ever Abyflinia was en- 
gaged in. At half after eleven we pafled Guanguera on our 
left hand; it is a collection of many villages, at about ten 
miles diftance ; and at mid-night we had Degwafla on our 
right, and Guanguera on our left. At half paft twelve we 
again refted at the fide of a {mall river, of which I know not 
the name: we were now in the flat country of Maitfha, de- 
fcending very gently fouthward. At three quarters paft one 
in the morning of the firft of November I alighted at two 
finall villages, whofe huts were but juft finifhed, about 500 
yards from the two trees that were in the front of our army, 
when, after pafling the Nile at that dangerous ford near the 
Jemma, we offered Fafil battle at Limjour, which was the 
place we were now again come to, but in better health and. 
fpirits than before.. , 
- SHaLaKA WoLpo, upon my obferving to him that I was: 
happy to fee the people again raifing their houfes which. 
Michael had deftroyed, faid, with a barbarous kind of f{mile, 
“ Aye, and foam I too; for if thofe two villages had not been 
built, we fhould have had no fire-wood at Kelti to-night;” by 
which he meant, that the Galla, who were behind him, and. 
whofe next ftation was the banks of the river Kelti, would 
pull down all the new-built houfes, in order to carry fire- 
wood along with them ; and indeed we faw traces of fome 
houfes which had been newly built, and full as newly de-. 
ftroyed, the wood of which, partly kindled, and partly lying 
on the ground, ferved us for our fire that night at Kelti. I 
found myfelf exceedingly indifpofed, and could {fcarcely 
force on a couple of hours further, when we came to the 
Vor: 3X banks: 
