104 TIGERS. 



Hazaree Bang, a military station about eight 

 miles in his rear; at a time when it was ex- 

 tremely hot. On another occasion, a Jemidar 

 (a native Lieutenant,) with about forty soldi- 

 ers, were marching to Chittrah from Hazaree 

 Bang, for treasure to pay the Battalion ; when 

 they arrived at the middle of the Ghaut, the 

 tigress before mentioned, was lying in the 

 road . The Jemidar having received no orders 

 to fire on such an occasion, marched back to 

 the cantonments for orders, what he should do. 

 The commanding officer, could not help smil- 

 ing at the circumstance, ordered him with 

 the soldiers to return immediately , and if they 

 found her still lying in the road to fire a volly 

 at her, and charge with bayonets, and destroy 

 her if possible. 



On their return, the tigress had shifted her 

 quarters, and was not to be seen. A few days 

 after this, the Rajah had a Hunquah to kill or 

 drive the tigress away; she was seen by some 

 of the people, and fired at, and was never 

 heard of after; from which \i may be pre- 



