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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For We Suffered
More From Constant Anxiety And Doubt - As To What Every Minute Might
Bring, Than From The Certainty Of Death:
Even the few hopeful
thoughts we now and then indulged in were nothing compared to
regained liberty.
CHAPTER XX.
All the Prisoners leave the Amba for Islamgee - Our Reception by
Theodore - He harangues his Troops, and releases some of the
Prisoners - He informs us of the Advance of the English -
The Massacre - We are sent back to Magdala - Effects of the
Battle of Fahla - Messrs. Prideaux and Flad sent to negotiate
- Release of the Captives, and their Narrow Escape - Their
Arrival in the British Camp.
On the evening of the 7th of April we heard indirectly that the
next morning all the prisoners, ourselves included, would be called
before his Majesty, who was at the time encamped at the foot of
Selassie, and that in all probability we should not return to
the Amba. At day-dawn a messenger came from Theodore ordering us
to go down, and take with, us our tents and anything else we might
require. As was our wont on such occasions, we put on our uniforms,
and proceeded to the Emperor's camp accompanied by the former
captives. On approaching Selassie we perceived his Majesty,
surrounded by many of his chiefs and soldiers, standing near his
guns in conversation with some of his European workmen. He saluted
us courteously, and told, us to advance and stand near him. Cameron
was staggering from the effects of the sun, and could with difficulty
keep himself from falling to the ground.
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