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it in the hand, which has a very warlike and classical appearance. 
In fine, they seem to be as complete horsemen as possible with- 
out discipline, of which indeed they are totally ignorant. If Ras 
Michael Suhul could bring 5000 matchlocks into the field, the 
strength of Tigre must have dwindled away since that time very 
considerably under the present Ras ; which I believe to be the case, 
as he permits his tributes to be paid in cloth instead of fire arms. 
It is also probable that he has no matchlocks in store, for on this 
very day, when a damaged one was brought him, he supplied its 
place by taking another out of the hands of one of his soldiers. 
" It is necessary, in order to give a complete idea of the depen- 
dence of the chiefs upon the Ras, to state, that several of those who 
were the most elegantly dressed and attended by the most nume- 
rous followers, were men holding situations in the Ras's household, 
such as the chief of the maize, of the bread, and others. 
" There were a few, however, very haughty and imperious in 
their manners, among whom the most remarkable was Fit Aurari 
Zogo, a man of very handsome person and expressive countenance. 
This warrior obliged at least two hundred persons, who were sitting 
between himself and the Ras, to move, before he would condescend 
to make his address, which he at last did in a very proud and dig- 
nified manner, turning his horse round and round, and at each time 
resuming what he had before said. After the soldiers there were also 
a great many unarmed elderly men, cultivators of the ground, who 
came and made their obeisance before the Ras. During this last 
ceremony he sat very unconcerned, taking little notice of any 
excepting two of the most conspicuous. During the review, the 
Ras was extremely attentive, and his notice of the chiefs was acutely 
