BAY OF AMPHILA, 141 
gave ine a most pitiable account of the disasters which had 
befallen him. He told me that he had attempted to penetrate 
into Abyssinia, and had actually advanced one day's journey 
for that purpose, when a letter arrived from the Nayib Idris and 
the Turkish Aga stationed at Massowa, addressed to the chiefs of 
the country, which produced so much altercation and alarm, as 
to render it impossible for him to proceed. He had subsequently 
procured a copy of this letter from Alii Goveta, and as it affected 
my future proceedings, I shall here lay a literal translation of it 
before the reader. 
Translation of a Letter from Nayib Idris and Omar Aga, chiefs 
commanding at Massowa (without date) to the chieftains of 
the Bedowee tribes in the neighbourhood of Amphila : (directed 
to the land of the Dumhoeta'') received by them on or about 
the fifteenth Showad, A. H. 1224 (Nov. 8th 1809.) 
To Audku brother of Ahmed sons of Aysa Mahomed, 
Alii Goveta son of Kaeena, Mukain Ali son of Nukeeta^ 
Aysa, ' Nacodar," (' master of a dow") son of Alii Kiefar, 
DittahSaleh son of Moomin Mahomed, and all intellis'ent 
men of the tribe of Dumhoeta, upon whom rest the blessing 
of God. Amen. 
I have before written to you all and many times on the 
subject of your transactions with the English (Feringi) 
and their Wakeel Yunus Beralli. The same sentiments I 
now again repeat. 
I understand, Yunus Beralli has lately been at 
Amphila with English property. I am much displeased 
