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shot, on each of the two elephants. I believe 

 that I am \vithin bounds,, when I say that he 

 took with him from forty to fifty double barrel 

 guns, besides a number of single barrel long 

 guns,, rifles, and pistols. Behind him were 

 several beautiful led horses handsomely capa- 

 risoned. All his private stud, which were 

 kept solely for his own riding, accompanied 

 the camp, and for all of them [amounting to 

 about three hundred] were provided tents 

 with a very large inclosure surrounding the 

 whole, both to secure their comfort and pre- 

 vent their being seen.* On the right of his 

 ammunition elephant, his adopted son Vizier 

 Alley,f tookliis station on a fine animal, also 



* None but the Vizier's particular favorites were 

 ever allowed to see them, excepting when taken out for 

 him to ride, fearing they might fancy any of them ; after 

 which, according to their superstitious ideas, they would 

 not thrive. 



t Who after the death of the Nawaub, ascended the 

 throne and was notorious for having massacred Mr. 

 Cherry and several other English Gentlemen. He died 

 at Calcutta in the year 1818, after a confinement of 17 



