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The Europeans and guns safe in his camp, Theodore left Debra Tabor on a plundering expedition; but in Begemder he met with such constant resistance from the peasantry, that his soldiers at last objected. To please them, he led them towards Foggara, a fertile plain to the north-west of Begemder; but he found hardly anything there.
Theodore's Proceedings during our Stay at Magdala His Treatment of Begemder A Rebellion breaks out Forced March on Gondar The Churches are Plundered and Burnt Theodore's Cruelties The Insurgents increase in Strength The Designs of the Emperor on Kourata Frustrated Mr. Bardel Betrays the New Workmen Theodore's Ingratitude towards the "Gaffat People" His Raid on Foggara Unsuccessful.
The country to the south and east was continually patrolled, to guard against a turning movement, and the communications were further strengthened by the establishment of fortified posts at Semna, Wady Atira, and Tanjore. The friendly Arab tribes Bedouin, Kabbabish, and Foggara ranged still more widely in the deserts and occupied the scattered wells.
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