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fnake that had Avallovved a remarkably large 

 hen, and became fo fwelied that he was unable 

 to get out through the opening by which he 

 Jiad introduced himfelf into the fowl-houfe: 

 the flave then took his revenge for the blows 

 which he had received, and cut him into feveral 

 pieces. The hen that was taken out of his 

 ftomach had entered it head foremod: (he 

 had undergone no alteration. The fnake was 

 of a middling iize, for it was only four meters 

 in length ; but a few days after, fome Javanefe 

 killed at a little d (lance another, which was 

 ten meters long. It appears that this one did 

 not arnufe hirr.felf much in eating poultry. 

 There v>as found in his floinach a kid that 

 weii^lied a iiiyriigram and a half. 



Tiie river which runs at the foot of Fort 

 Ankce is frequented by alligators. One day I 

 f.iw one of the largell lize advance into the 

 mid'.ile of a group of c'lildren who werefwim- 

 ii'iiig in this river. lie immediately feized 

 o;u: of them, and difappeared ; neverthc!efs,a 

 f:v>- d.iys aUcr, ibine otlicr children came and 

 bathed in. tlic fan;e place. 



During tl;e lail' tvvo months of our flay at 

 Ankec, four oiTiccrs belonging to the L'rench 

 privateer the AA:^ /;.-', cam.e to rcfide in the 

 fortrels vdicre we vcre detained. Their pre- 

 fencc, in fomc degree, foftencd our captivity : 



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