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and baggage having been taken off before we could pafs 
the river, we all fet to work with very ill will, being excef- 
fively fatigued. with a long journey and want of fleep. No 
foonerhad Shalaka Woldo perceived this,than by two whittles 
upon his fingers, and a yell, he brought above fifty people to 
our affiftance ; the baggage was pafled in one moment, and 
in another my two tents were pitched ; which is a work thefe 
people are very dexterous at, and weil acquaintedwith. 
As foon as we had encamped, we found that the reafon 
we were not left’ alone on the other fide of the river was, 
that thofe of the Galla who returned pulled down all the 
villages for fire-wood, and plundered the houfes, though 
they were Galla like themfelves, and of Fafil’s party ; and 
thefe again, driven from their houfes, robbed of all they 
had except their lance and fhield, followed the ftragg!lers, 
- and wreaked their vengenance upon thofe whom they 
could furprife, or were not too numerous for them. — 
‘Iwas fcarcely laid down to fleep, when a fervant, and 
~with him Zor Woldo, were fent to me from the Jumper: 
‘they brought us a bull of an enormous fize, but not very 
fat; though we were all pretty keen in point of appetite, 
tthe ftock of provifion fent us feemed to defy our utmoft — 
endeavours, but we were fure of affiftants enough; fo the 
‘bull was immediately killed and {kinned. In the mean 
_ time, I took a fhort, but very refrefhing fleep, being refol- 
_ wed to refume my journey with the fame diligence till we 
Ahad got to the point where we might feparate from the ar- 
my, which is at a place called Roo, where a large market is 
kept by the Agows, in whofe country it is, and reforted 
to by all the neighbouring inhabitants. 
ye Ge) . AzouT 
