104 VERTEBRATA. MAMMALIA. 



to spring on the Orang, to tear him to atoms. 

 It was long before he recovered his tranquillity: 

 day and night he appeared to be on the listen ; and 

 the approach of a large monkey we had on board, 

 or the intrusion of a black man, brought a return 

 of his agitation. We at length sailed for England 

 with an ample supply of provisions ; but unhappily, 

 we were boarded by pirates during the voyage, and 

 nearly reduced to a state of starvation. My Panther 

 must have perished but for a collection of more than 

 three hundred parrots, with which we sailed from 

 the river, and which died very fast while we were 

 in the N. W. trades. Sai's allowance was one per 

 diem ; but this was so scanty a pittance, that he 

 became ravenous, and had not patience to pick off 

 the feathers before he commenced his meal. The 

 consequence was, that he became very ill, and re- 

 fused even this small quantity of food. Those 

 around him tried to persuade me that he suffered 

 from the colder climate ; but his dry nose and paw 

 convinced me he was feverish, and I had him taken 

 from the cage ; when instead of jumping about and 

 enjoying his liberty, he lay down and rested his 

 head upon my feet. I then made three pills, each 

 containing two grains of calomel. The boy who had 

 the charge of him, and who was much attached to 

 him, held his jaws open while I pushed the medicine 

 down his throat. Early the next morning I went 

 to visit my patient, and found his guard sleeping 

 in the cage ; and, having administered a further dose 

 to the invalid, I had the satisfaction of seeing him 



