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die, and the broken piece (which was up- 

 wards of two inches in diameter, of foHd 

 ivory) flew up in the air feveral yards above 

 their heads. Having repelled the attacks 

 of the fighting elephants, he purfued his 

 way with a flow and fuUen pace towards his 

 cover. The Nabob then feeing no poffibi- 

 lity of taking him alive, gave orders for kill- 

 ing him. An inceffant fire from match- 

 locks was immediately commenced upon 

 him from all quarters, but with little efFedl, 

 for he twice turned round and charged the 

 party. In one of thefe charges he flruck 

 obliquely upon the elephant which the 

 *Prince rode, and threw him on his fide, but 

 fortunately pafTed on without offering far- 

 ther injury to him. The Prince, by laying 

 hold of the Howdah, kept himfelf in his 

 feat, but the fervant he had behind, and eve- 

 * ry thing he had with him on the Howdah, 

 was thrown off to a great diflance. At laft, 

 our grifly enemy was overpov/ered by the 



* This Prince was the Shaw Zadah, eldefl: fon to the 

 Great Mogul, who had at this time taken refuge with the 

 Vifier from the perfecution of his father's minifters. 



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