 | 1790 - 566 pàgines
...three or four fervants, miferably mounted, and about forty naked favages on foot, armed with ihort lances and crooked knives. ' The drum beat before him all the way from Arkeeko to Mafuah. Upon entering the boat, the drum on the land-fide ceafed, and thofe, in what is called the... | |
 | James Bruce - 1804 - 518 pàgines
...of a mile broad ; there is a large cistern for rain-water on the land side, where you embark across. He was poorly attended by three or four servants,...miserably mounted, and about forty naked savages on foot, arnvr ^d with short lances and crooked knives. The drum beat before him all the way from Arkeeko to... | |
 | James Bruce - 1813 - 516 pàgines
...of a mile broad ; there is a large cistern for rain-water on the land side, where you embark across. He was poorly attended by three or four servants,...to Masuah. Upon entering the boat, the drum on the land side ceased, and those, in what is called the castle of Masuah, began. The castle is a small clay... | |
 | James Bruce - 1813 - 518 pàgines
...of a mile broad ; there is a large cistern for rain-water on the land side,'where you embark across. He was poorly attended by three or four servants,...foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. On the 20th of September, a female slave came, and brought with her the proper credentials, an Indian... | |
 | 1815 - 500 pàgines
...afterwards of the greatest service to me. On the 21st, in the morning, the naybe came from Arkeeko, attended by three or four servants, miserably mounted,...foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. He was dressed in an old, shabby Turkish habit, and wore upon his head a Turkish cowke, or high cap,... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1819 - 490 pàgines
...bay, and the general residence of the Naybe, it is about two leagues. The Naybe came from Arkeeko, attended by three or four servants, miserably mounted,...foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives: he was preceded by a drum formed of an earthen butter jar, covered with a skin of parchment. In the... | |
 | Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 560 pàgines
...On the morning of the 21st, the Naybe came from Arkeeko. He was attended by three or four servants, and about forty naked savages on foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. He was preceded by a drum, made out of one of those earthen jars in which butter is sent over to Arabia;... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 336 pàgines
...trust yourself to the Kafro of Habesh at Masuah." Next morning the governor returned from Arkeeko, attended by three or four servants miserably mounted,...foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. Before him was beaten a drum, formed of an earthen jar, such as they send butter in to Arabia, covered... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1832 - 446 pàgines
...trust yourself to the Kafro of Habesh at Masuah." Next morning the governor returned from Arkeeko, attended by three or four servants miserably mounted,...foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. Before him was beaten a drum, formed of an earthen jar, such as they send butter ill to Arabia, covered... | |
 | Sir Francis Bond Head - 1840 - 398 pàgines
...On the morning of the 21st the naybe came from Arkeeko. He was attended by three or four servants, and about forty naked savages on foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. He was preceded by a drum, made out of one of those earthen jars in which butter is sent over to Arabia... | |
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... you embark across. He was poorly attended by three or four servants, miserably mounted, and about forty naked savages on foot, armed with short lances and crooked knives. The drum beat before him all the way from Arkeeko to Masuah. Upon entering the... 
