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§et out on his return to Adowa. In the course of this marclij 
which Jay for the most part through a wild forest, great quantities 
of game were taken by the troops, and immense numbers of elje^ 
phants were met with ; in the pursuit of which the Ras seemed 
to take particular delight. On one occasion, Mr. Pearce men- 
tioned, that a whole herd of these tremendous animals were 
found feeding in a valley, and the troops having, by the Ras's 
orders, completely encircled them, no less than sixty-three trunks 
of these beasts were brought in and laid at the Ras's feet, who 
sat on a rising ground, which commanded the whole scene, 
directing his soldiers in the pursuit. During the progress of 
this dangerous amusement a considerable number of people were 
killed, owing to a sudden rush made by these animals through 
a defile, where a large party had been assembled to stop their 
advance. After this occurrence, nothing material happened 
until the arrival of the army at Adowa.* 
Here Mr. Pearce was fortunate enough to receive a letter from 
Captain Rudland, dated Mocha, May 17th, 1808, informing him 
of his arrival at that place, and requesting him to come down to 
Bure, where he promised to meet Jiiwi- The delight which Mr. 
Pearce felt at this letter is not to be conceived ; and on the 27th 
of June, in compliance with its contents, he left the Ras at 
Adowa, and proceeded on his way to the coast, in expectation of 
finding Captain Rudland there, with an English ship. In this 
expedition he was attended by four servants of his own, and 
seventeen of the Ras's people, with a Bedowee interpreter attached 
* The particular detail of each day's journey may be traced on the map, as I have there laid 
^pwii eyery ptece worthy of note, from tlie bearings and distances given me by Mr. Pearce. 
