A Narrative Of Captivity In Abyssinia With Some Account Of The Late Emperor Theodore, His Country And People By Henry Blanc
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As It Was, We Were Only Too
Happy To Get It, And At Once Went To Work - Not To Make It Comfortable,
That Was Quite Out Of The Question, But - To Try To Keep Out The
Rain.
CHAPTER XII.
Description of Magdala - Climate and Water Supply - The Emperor's
Houses - His Harem and Magazines - The Church - Prison-house - Guards
and Gaol - Discipline - A previous Visit of Theodore to Magdala - Slaughter
of the Gallas - Character and Antecedents of Samuel - Our friends Zenab
the Astronomer, and Meshisha the Lute - player - Day Guards - We build
new Huts - Abyssinian and Portuguese Servants - Our Inclosure is enlarged.
Amba Magdala, distant about 320 [Footnote: According to Mr. C. Markham.]
miles from Zulla, and about 180 from Gondar, arises in the province
of Worahaimanoo, on the border of the Wallo Galla country. The
approach is difficult on account of the steep ascent and narrow
precipitous ravines that separate it from the rivers Bechelo and
Jiddah and from the table-land of Wallo. It stands almost
isolated - amongst gigantic surrounding masses, and viewed from the
western side possesses the appearance of a crescent. On the extreme
left of this curve appears a small flat plateau called Fahla,
connected by a strip of land with a peak higher than the amba itself,
and called Selassie (trinity), on account of the church erected
upon it, and designated by that name. From Selassie to Amba Magdala
itself there is a large plain called Islamgee, several hundred feet
lower than the two peaks it separates.
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