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Tus fample of the difficulties, or rather impoffibility of 
the voyage into Abyffinia by Nubia, difcouraged the count ;. 
and much reafon had he to be thankful that his attempt’ 
had not ended among the Kennoufs at Succoot. He there- 
fore changed his plan, and refolved to enter Abyflinia by a- 
voyage round the Cape into the Indian Ocean, through 
the Straits of Babelmandeb: into-the Red Sea,.and fo to Ma- 
fuah. In this voyage he began to make ufe of his Spanith 
commiffion, and, having taken two Englifh fhips, under 
protection of a neutral fort in the Ifle of May, he was met 
there fome days after by commodore Barnet, who made all 
his fhips prizes, and‘fent the.count home paffenger in 2. 
Rortuguefe fhip to Lifbon. . 
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