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ounce each. On my arrival at a village two or 

 three miles in advance, where my tent was pitched, 

 I learnt from the inhabitants, that the hail had 

 fallen there so thick, as to blind many of their 

 cattle. The vegetables on the ground were all 

 beaten down, and two hares were brought to me 

 that had been killed by it. I had no sooner taken 

 my breakfast, than I heard a great noise of instru- 

 ments and men, and on enquiring the cause, was 

 informed that the villagers were gone to drive a 

 tiger from a deer, that he had just killed near the 

 village. Soon after, I heard the roaring of the 

 tiger, which continued for a quarter of an hour, 

 with very little intermission ; and from the sound 

 it appeared that he was going towards the ghaut. 

 The people brought the deer to me as a present ; 

 it was a large buck, and the tiger had only de- 

 voured a part of his inside. 



A Battalion of Sepoys were exercising on the 

 parade at Chittrah, the commanding officer, now 

 Major General Sir Dyson Marshal, with Captain 

 Kelly? the adjutant, being present, when a large 

 buck came from the jungle straight towards them, 

 and took his stand with his tail against a tree, 

 about sixty yards distant, looking steadfastly at 

 them. The General ordered some of the soldiers 

 to advance and fire at him : they approached 



