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called out for his favourite horse, but the chiefs, who were anxious 
to keep him out of personal danger, held it back ; on which, 
without a moment's hesitation, he urged his mule forward, and 
galloped to the front; his white turban and red sheep-skin^ 
streaming wildly behind him, rendering him at once a conspicu- 
ous object to his troops. The energy of his action, on this occa- 
sion, produced an instantaneous effect upon the Abyssinians ; a 
terrible cry spread throughout the ranks, the Badinsah,'' the 
Badinsah,'* and, at the same moment, the troops charged with 
such impetuous fury, that Gojee's horsemen were suddenly 
arrested in the midst of their career. Repeated vollies of mus-^ 
quetry now poured in upon them from the flanks, at which the 
horses of the Galla began to take alarm, and, in a few minutes, 
they were thrown into absolute confusion. 
Mr. Pearce was among the first in advance, and the Ras, 
when he saw him in the thick of the fight, cried out to his at- 
tendants, stop, stop that madman ! but he called in vain ; 
Mr. Pearce pushed on, and soon lost sight of his party. He 
soon afterwards killed a Galla chieftain of some consequence, 
and, by his courage, throughout the rest of the day, gained 
the admiration of all around him. The route of Gojee's 
troops now became general, and the Abyssinians, who behaved 
throughout with great bravery, pursued them nearly sixteen 
miles to Zingilla : their chieftain, Gojee, having, under circum- 
stances of considerable difficulty, escaped with a few followers 
into the plains. 
On the following morning, no less than eighteen hundred 
and sixty-five of the barbarous trophies which are collected on 
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