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hallooing, to drive them away. Whenever they turn, they 

 find themfelves oppofed by burning fires, or bundles of reeds 

 and dried grafs, which are thruft through the opening of the 

 palifades, except towards the entrance of the fecond enclo- 

 fure, or Doobraze-cote. After traverfing the Baigcote for 

 fome time, and finding no chance of efcaping but through 

 £he gateway into the next enclofure, the leader enters, and 

 the reft follow : the gate is inftantly fliut by people who 

 are flationed on a fmall fcaffold immediately above it, and 

 ftrongly barricaded, fires are lighted, and the fame dif- 

 cordant din made and continued, till the herd has paffed 

 through another gateway into the laft enclofure, or Rajecote, 

 the gate of which is fecured in the fame manner as the 

 former was. The elephants, being now completi-ly fur- 

 rounded on all fides, and perceiving no outlet through which 

 they can efcapc, appear defperate, and in their fury advance 

 frequently to the ditch in order to break down the palifade, 

 inflating their trunks, fcreaming louder and thriller than any 

 trumpet, fometimes grumbling like the hollow murmur of 

 dift.mt thunder ; hut wherever they make an attack, they 

 are oppofed by lighted fires, and by the noife and triumph- 

 ant fhouts of the hunters. As they muft remain fome time 

 in this enclofure, care is always taken to have part of the 

 ditch filled with water, which is fupplied by a fmall ftream, 

 either natural, or conducted through an artificial channel 

 from fome neighbouring refervoir. The elephants have re- 

 courfe to this water to quench their thirft and cool them- 

 felves after their fatigues, by fucking the water into their 

 trunks, and then fquirting it over every part of their bodies. 

 While they remain in this enclofure, they continue fulky, 

 and feem to meditate their efcape ; but the hunters build 

 huts, and form an encampment as it were around them, 

 clofe to the palifade ; watchmen are placed, and every pre- 

 caution ufed to prevent their breaking through. This they 

 y.'ould foon effeel, if left to themfelves, notwithstanding the 



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