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the main body, consisting of men, women, and 

 children, many of them carrying all sorts of noisy 

 instruments, match-lock guns, bows and arrows 

 spears, fire-works, &c., proceeded to the extremity 

 of it, where they ranged themselves in a line of some 

 miles in extent. They then raised a most hideous 

 noise, continuing it as they advanced towards the 

 nets, which they tried to do as well as they could 

 in the form of a crescent, but it was impossible to 

 proceed regularly, on account of the unevenness of 

 the ground, and the thickness of the cover in many 

 parts. Numbers were left far behind, and yet 

 none of them were injured. It seldom happens 

 that any are killed or taken away by tigers 

 on such occasions ; the animals are all too much 

 alarmed to think of any thing but their own safety, 

 and naturally run from the noise ; the only part 

 where there is danger, is near the nets ; the tigers 

 seeing them, and not knowing which way to escape, 

 become enraged, and sometimes a poor fellow 

 in their way feels the effects of their fury. 



When they had arrived within about a mile or a 

 mile and a half of the nets, which occupied many 

 hours to accomplish, they increased their pace and 

 noise, and were then joined by the party sent to set 

 fire to the sides of the jungle, who constantly let off 



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