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front elevation of another of these excavations, from the same 
authority, as I entertain no doubt of its authenticity, from its 
perfectly resembling in its style of architecture, part of a ruin 
which I examined in the vicinity of Axum. The workmanship 
of this church was said by Mr, Pearce to have been very curious, 
and to have produced an effect extremely imposing in its general 
aspect. The priests belonging to this establishment had some 
Portuguese or Latin books in their possession ; but they could not 
be induced to part with any of them, owing to their being re- 
garded as precious relics, with a sight of which they occasionally 
indulge the numerous votaries who visit this holy shrine. 
On the 23d, the army proceeded to Cobah ; on the following 
day to Duiat, and thence to Antalo, where it arrived on the 1st 
of March. In consequence of Mr. Pearce's conduct in this cam- 
paign, he became a great favourite with the Has, as well as with 
his chiefs, particularly with Guebra Michael, Shum of Temben, 
who from this time 'continued to make him an annual allowance 
of corn. The lias also presented him with a handsome mule, and 
gave him twenty pieces of cloth, in value about twenty dollars, 
et d'un ouvrage plus artificiel, ayant trois nefs : dont celle du milieu est trehaute, embellie 
de plusieurs tallies de roses, merveilleusement bien tiree sur la pierre me me. Chacune 
d'icelles nefs a cinq colonnes, soutenant leurs arcs en voute, fort bien li^es, et y a une fort 
haute colomne de surcroit vers la crois^e, sur laquelle s'apuye une poile. On voit au bout 
de chacune nef, une chapelle et son autel, — et contient cette ^glise nonante trois paumes 
en longueur, et soixante trois en largeur, ayant d'avantage, devant les trois principals 
portes, quatre colomnes caries par dehors, loin de la muraille environ quinze paumes, 
avec trois autres qui sen:iblent joindre a la muraille : ayans d'une a, autre leurs arcs enrichis 
de beaus ouvrages.— Le circuit de I'^glise est fort large et plaisant. tant d'un cote que 
d' autre : et appert la montagne d'autour venir a la meme hauteur de I'^glise. II y a 
encores front des portes principales, entaill^es au m^me roc, une grande maison, &c. 
