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 410 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER

after four or five of his people had flocked about him, they galloped all off acrofs the plain of Foggora towards Lebec.

Netcho had paffed the Gomara clofe after me, crying up- on me to let him go firft, but Adigo declared his resolution to go no farther. He hated Ras Michael ; was a companion of Powuffen and Gulho, as well as a neighbour, and wifh- ed for a revolution with all his heart. He, therefore, re- turned to Emfras and Karoota, and with him I fent five of my Servants, deiiring him to efcort my quadrant, clock, and t cQpfe's into the iiland of Mitraha, and deliver them to Tecia Georgis, the king's Servant, governor of that iiland. Adigo, being left alone by the Servants, could not be per- fuaded but Some great treaSure was hid in thofe boxes. He, there 'ore, carried them to his houSe, and uSed the Servants well, but opened and examined every one of the packages. Surprised to find nothing but iron and nifty braSs, he cloSed them again, and delivered them Safely to Tecla Georgis,. there to be kept for that campaign.

Delivered now from the embarrafTment of my baggage by the induftry of Guebra Mehedin, and of my cafes and boxes by my own inclination, we Set out with Netcho to take up our quarters with Negade Ras Mahomet at Da- ra, where we arrived in the afternoon, having picked up one of our mules in the way, with a couple of carpets and Some kitchen furniture upon it, all the reft being carried off.

The object which now firft prefented itfelf, and called our attention, was Strates in a night-cap, in other refpects perfect-