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or three only escaped, and these I ob- 
served returned in great haste. The 
entire army now left the ruche, and pro- 
ceeded to the mixed ant-hill; I looked 
forward to a general battle, but when the 
column had arrived to within a few paces 
of the entrance, it fell back, with the 
exception of a small body, composed of 
about three hundred Legionary Ants, 
who continued their route, until they 
reached the ant-hill. The Amazons 
assembled on the surface appeared ex- 
tremely agitated, as if they had foreseen 
the attack with which they were threat- 
ened. The combatants fought body to 
body; but the strangers threw themselves 
into a gallery with so much impetuosity, 
that the others could not restrain them. 
This courageous incursion did not suc- 
ceed; they all perished, not however, 
without making great havoc; for when 
I saw the Amazons of the natural ant-hill 
resume their expeditions, I found their 
army reduced to one half its original 
