DIXAN. 
less, had we not been able to procure a loan of three dollars from 
our guide Guebra Selasse. I went out with Mr. Garter in search of 
plants and seeds, and procured a few of both, and also a quantity 
of black drawing- chalk, which abounds here. We had at noon a 
recurrence of the scene at Adowa, concerning the mules ; Guebra 
Selasse insisting on sending back one more to the Ras. As we had 
not received any answer to our letter from Adowa, I remained fixed 
to the old point, and declared that he might take back the Ras s 
three, but not the one presented to me by the Baharnegash. The 
dispute ended by his telHng me that he would take the three ; to 
which I again replied, that he might do so if he pleased, and broke 
off the discourse by declaring that I would not hear another word 
on the subject. Our hero, nevertheless, thought proper, in a short 
trme, to change his tone, and sent to Hamed Chamie once more to 
accommodate matters. I afterwards procured from him ten dollars 
more as a loan, to secure him farther in our interests, of which I gave 
five to our bearers, that they might lay in a stock of provisions for 
the remainder of our journey. I also settled with the Baharnegash, 
who was present at the before mentioned dispute, to leave Dixan 
on Sunday, for it was impossible for me to wait for news of the 
ship's arrival at Massowah, having too many mouths to supply, our 
party then consisting, altogether, of nearly sixty persons. 
" The Hazorta chief Ummar paid us a visit in the morning, when 
I took the opportunity of giving him some sriulf, and a piece of 
blue cloth, expressing the pleasure I should have in seeing him 
below Taranta. He told me that he was going down to meet a 
kafila, and escort it hither, but that, whatever were my wishes, he 
should be happy to comply with them; enquiring at the same 
