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sion on his mind ; he had found us very different in our conduct 
from what they had reported, and he felt much attached to us. 
They have also been advising me," he added, to send my sol- 
diers to open your boxes, as they believed them to be full of gold, 
silver, and jewels ; but how could I be guilty of an action like this ? 
I should expect, if I had set such an example, in a short time to have 
my own house pulled down and plundered. No, I replied ; and 1 
asked them, how would these people have journeyed safe through 
different countries, if they had been unwise enough to carry trea- 
sures of this kind ?" He went on to declare, that his heart was now 
entirely with us, and that if we wished it, he would swear to comply 
with all our wishes, and to protect us and every article belong- 
ing to us safely to Massowah. *' Or stay with me," he continued, 
" as long as you please, and be your safety on my head." His mind 
being now at ease, he spoke with great pleasure upon the subject 
of future communication with the English ; at the same time giv* 
ing me to understand, that I should hear farther from him on this 
subject through Basha Abdallah. 
" I then turned the conversation on our going away, which I pro- 
posed to be on the following Monday, expressing my desire to go 
by the way of Adowa. To this he gave no positive answer, saying, 
that he did not wish to trust our persons on the road between 
Adowa and Dixan, as the people there were not under his com- 
mand. He also begged that I would defer our journey a few days 
longer than I proposed ; to which I immediately assented. 
September 2,9 » — The Ras in the morning sent us a bullock, and 
soon after one of his attendants came with three double pieces of 
cloth of the finest Adowa manufactory, as presents to me, Captain 
