19^ AfophUl Doulah's 



number of bullets fhowered upon him from 

 all fides, and he fell dead, after having re- 

 ceived, as was computed, upwards of one 

 thoufand balls in his body : he had carried 

 us a chace of eight or ten miles after him, 

 and afforded us fport from morning till 

 twelve o'clock. The following year the 

 Nabob took fifteen wild elephants at once. 

 They had wandered up a narrow valley in 

 the mountains, which was terminated by 

 inacceflible precipices, and when they had 

 got to the end of it, the country people 

 threw up a ftrong rampart of trees, ftones, 

 earth, &c. acrofs the valley behind them, 

 and confined them in it. After having 

 been much reduced by hunger, they were 

 all taken alive, by letting in the tame ele- 

 phants amongft them. 



The hunting the wild buffaloe is alio 

 performed by fhooting him fropn elephants; 

 but he runs fo fail that it is very difficult to 

 get up with him, and as there are no dogs 

 who will attack him, the horfemen are fent 

 after him to endeavour to ftop or turn him, 

 but they dare not venture near, as he runs 



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