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was not at first let loose, but held with cords, so 

 that one of the elephants approaching, gave it 

 three or four terrible blows with its trunk on the 

 back, with such force, that the tiger was for some 

 time stunned, and lay without motion as if it had 

 been dead. However, as soon as it was let loose, 

 and at full liberty, although the first blows had 

 greatly abated its fury, it made at the elephant 

 with a loud shriek, and aimed at seizing his trunk. 

 But the elephant, wrinkling it up with great dex- 

 terity, received the tiger on his great teeth, and 

 tossed it up into the air. This so discouraged 

 the furious animal, that it no more ventured to 

 approach the elephant, but made several circuits 

 round the palisade, often attempting to fly at the 

 spectators. Shortly after, three elephants were 

 sent against it, and they continued to strike it so 

 terribly with their trunks, that it once more lay 

 for dead ; and they would certainly have killed it, 

 had not there been a stop put to the combat. 



From this account we may readily judge of the 

 strength of this animal, which, although reduced 

 to captivity, and held by cords, though first dis- 

 abled, and set alone against three, yet ventured to 

 continue the engagement, and even that against 

 animals covered and protected from its fury. 



" Captain Hamilton informs us, that in the Sun- 

 dah Rajah's dominions there are three sorts of 

 tigers in the woods, and that the smallest are the 

 fiercest. This is not above two feet high, appears 

 to be extremely cunning, and delights in human 

 flesh. The second kind is about three feet high,, 

 and hunts deer and wild hogs, besides the little 



