188 ENCAMPMENTS. 



live, it is the only mode of conveyance for Euro- 

 peans, in getting about from place to place. 



In Madeira, South America, and throughout 

 India, it is also generally used. 

 ENCAMPMENTS. An old soldier, and an experi- 

 Camp Eules. enced traveller, will always choose 

 the encamping ground himself; as not only his 

 comfort, but very often his safety, will depend 

 upon his selection. 



If he is in a hostile country, " where might is 

 right" and he considers his party strong enough 

 to hold their own, in case of an attack from pre- 

 datory tribes, he will pitch his camp upon an 

 eminence, sufficiently near to water to command 

 its easy approach, and far enough from any cover 

 that might conceal an enemy. 



He will take care that his tents are placed so 

 that the excavations form rifle-pits, arranged to 

 defend each other by cross-fires in case of a sud- 

 den rush of the enemy from any quarter. This 

 is a most necessary precaution, and if a strict 

 watch is kept day and night, a camp so con- 



