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valour ; nor in the laft agony would they refign their poignard 

 but into the hands of death. 



The ilaughter of the conflict being completed, another, 

 much more dreadful, prefented itfelf in the area below. The 

 tranfport of victory loft all its joy; all gazed on one aaother 

 with filent aftonifliment and remorfe, and the fierceft could not 

 refute a tear to the deplorable deftrudlion fpread before them, 

 W'hilft contemplating it, an old man leading a boy was per- 

 ceived advancing from a diftant recels ; he was welcomed with 

 much attention and refpedt, and condudled by the crowd to 

 Mr. Lazv, to whom he prefented the child with thefe v/ords : 

 " This is the Ton of Rcingarao, whom I have preferved againft 

 ** his father's will." Another emotion now fucceeded, and the 

 prefervation of this infant was felt by all as fome alleviation to 

 the horrible cataftrophe of which they had been the unfortu- 

 nate authors. The tutor and child were immediately fent to 

 M. Bu£}'i who having heard of the condition of the fort, would 

 not go into it, but remained in his tent, where he received the 

 facred captives with the humanity of a guardian appointed by 

 the flrongeft claims of nature, and immediately commanded 

 patents to be prepared, appointing the fon lord of the territory 

 which he had offered his father in exchange for the diftrids of 

 Bobilee, and ordered them to be ftridly guarded in the camp 

 from the malevolence of enemies. 



Vengeance moft fpeedily overtook Fizeramrauze, the au- 

 thor of the dire tragedy. Four of the foldiers of Rangarao, on 

 feeing him fall, concealed themfelves in an obfcure part of the 

 fort till night was far advanced ; they dropped down ths walls, 



and 



