Alvarez's narrative. 
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Wild beasts walked about, without shewing the 
least discomposure at the sight of the travellers, 
and appeared the undisputed possessors of this 
gloomy region. At length they arrived, half 
dead, at the monastery of St Michael, situated at 
the top of a very steep mountain. After some 
stay here, they proceeded to Barua, (Dobarwa), 
the capital of Barnagasso, and where he then re- 
sidedi They reached it through a country of the 
same description as that they had before travelled, 
though, the rains having ceased, the streams, 
which were then great and. terrible, were now en- 
tirely dried up. On their banks they saw fine 
and handsome trees, of which they knew not the 
name* Apes also appeared in squadrons of two 
or three hundred, as large as sheep, and hairy like 
lions ; commonly where there was some large 
cavity in the mountains. Having arrived at Do- 
barwa, they immediately made their way to the 
palace, never doubting that they would be imme- 
diately admitted to an audience ; but they were 
stopped by the intelligence, that the prince was 
asleep, and while that lasted they could by no 
means enter. Meantime they were allowed na 
other accommodation than a house usually appro- 
priated to goats, and so small, that they were una- 
ble to stand upright ; while there was nothing to 
rest upon besides ox hides, with the hair still on 
thera» After tedious expectation they were sent 
