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ences of the weather, and the wild beasts that are continually 
prowling about during the night. We all found ourselves unwell in 
the morning, in consequence of the fatigue of yesterday ; nor did 
the gloominess of the weather, for the rain still continued, con- 
tribute to raise our spirits. At about ten o'clock, Hamed Chamie, 
and the rest of our servants, arrived in as wretched a condition as 
ourselves; they had however been better accommodated during 
the night, at a village where they had procured a sheep, and were 
well treated by the inhabitants, Our boxes were brought in one 
by one, most of them drenched with water ; but, fortunately, the 
cloth and presents designed for the Ras, and my smaller box of 
valuables, escaped undamaged. Towards evening the greater part 
of our baggage arrived, and an additional demand of five dollars 
was made by Guebra Michael : this Hamed Chamie resisted. The 
Baharnegash at first expressed his displeasure at this new charge ; 
however, he afterwards came to me and stated, that his nephew 
had promised the money as a gratuity to the bearers, some of 
whom he had pressed into the service on the road. To this Guebra 
Michael gave his hand as a pledge ; on which I ordered the money 
to be paid to him. It rained the whole day ; the thermometer 
varied from 61° to 63'. 
*^ July i^9. — We were kept awake during the greater part of the 
last night by the barking of dogs, which were alarmed at the near 
approach of hysenas and other wild beasts. 
" I had a conversation this morning with the Baharnegash res- 
pecting our conveyance hence to Adowa. He said that his orders 
were to pay us every possible attention ; and added, that my letters 
had been forwarded to the Ras; but as he was unacquainted with 
