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roars and fkulks away, but is fhot at as 

 foon as he can be feen ; and it is generally 

 contrived, in compliment to the Nabob, 

 that he ihall have the firft {hot at him. If 

 he is not difabled, he continues fkulking 

 away, the line of elephants following hipi, 

 and the Nabob and others fhooting at him 

 as often as he can be feen, till he falls. 

 Sometimes, when he can be traced to a 

 particular fpot where he couches, the ele- 

 phants are formed into a circle round him, 

 and in that cafe, when he is roufed, he 

 generally attacks the elephant that is near- 

 eil: to him, by fpringing upon him with a 

 dreadful roar, and biting at, or tearing him 

 with his claws : but in this cafe, frorn his 

 being obliged to fhew himfelf, he is foon 

 difpatched by the number of fhots aimed at 

 him ; for the greateft difficulty is to roufe 

 him, and get a fair view of him. The ele- 

 phants all this time are dreadfully fright- 

 ened, fhrieking and roaring in a manner 

 particularly expreffive of their fear : and 

 this they begin as foon as they fmell him, 

 or hear him growl, and generally endeavour 



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