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TRAVELS IN ABYSSINIA, 
Turks, reached their destination. Two went by 
Zeila, where, falling into the hands of the king, 
a zealous Mahometan, they were first thrown into 
a dungeon, and afterwards their heads were struck 
off. Juoho and his companions determined, upon 
some vague information, to seek a course by the 
way of Melinda. Such a course could only be 
suggested by the most erroneous views of African 
geography. Our author, however, after a voyage 
of eleven days, landed at Pate, at the mouth of the 
Quillimanci. At this place he could learn nothing 
of Abyssinia, but was assured that the country be- 
hind was occupied by the Galles, the most dread- 
ful savages in nature, who laid waste wherever they 
went, and were the terror of Africa. This dismal 
intelligence did not deter him from attempting to 
explore the country. He set out for Lubo, a large 
capital, about forty miles distant along the coast, 
and where he arrived after enormous difficulties 
and hardships. In the neighbourhood of this 
place were, encamped a large body of Galles, 
whom our traveller had soon an opportunity of 
seeing. All the accounts before heard of their 
savage habits were here confirmed. They ex- 
pose all the children born when they are in a state 
of war, though they rear them in a settled state. 
They eat raw cow's flesh, and wear the entrails 
round their necks as ornaments. They shewed 
utter amazement at the view of a white man 5 and 
pulled off the shoes and stockings, to ascertain that 
