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wild elephants, which were constantly running about the keddah in a rage, but 

 seemed perfectly reconciled to her situation. 



From Dec, 25 to Jan 13, a space of 18 days, she never went near enough the 

 outlet, or roomee, to be secured; from a recollection perhaps of what she had 

 twice before suffered*. Orders however had been given, not to permit her to 

 enter the outlet, had she been so inclined, as Mr. Leeke wished to be present when 

 she was taken out of the keddah. On Jan. 13, 1783, Mr. Leeke went out, when 

 there wene only herself, another female, and 8 young ones, remaining in the in- 

 closure. After the other female had been secured, by means of the koomkees4- 

 sent in for that purpose, the hunters were ordered to call Juggut-Peauree. She im- 

 mediately came to the side of the ditch, within the inclosure; on which, some of 

 the drivers were desired to carry in a plaintain tree, the leaves of which she not 

 only took from their hands, with her trunk, but opened her mouth, for them to 

 put a leaf into it, which they did, stroking and caressing her, and calling to her by 

 name. Mr. Leeke, seeing the animal so tame, would not permit the hunters to 

 attempt tying her; but ordered one of the trained elephants to be brought to her, 

 and the driver to take her by the ear, and order her to lie down. At first she did 

 not like the koomkee to go near her, and retired to a distance, seemingly angry; 

 but when the drivers, who were on foot, called to her, she came immediately, and 

 allowed them to stroke and caress her, as before; and in a few minutes after per- 

 mitted the trained females to be familiar. A driver, from one of these, then 

 fastened a rope round her body, and instantly jumped on her back; which at the 

 moment she did not like, but was soon reconciled to it. A small cord was next 

 fastened round her neck, for the driver to put his feet in, who, seating himself 

 on the neck, in the usual manner, drove her about the keddah, the same as any 

 of the tame elephants. After this, he ordered her to lie down, which she instantly 

 did; nor did she rise till she was desired. He fed her from his seat, gave her his 

 stick to hold, which she took with her trunk, and put into her mouth, kept, and 

 then returned it, as she was directed, and as she formerly had been accustomed to 

 do. In short, she was so obedient, that had there been more wild elephants in the 

 keddah, to tie, she would have been useful in securing them. Mr. Leeke himself 

 then went up, took her by the ear, and bade her lie down ; a command she instantly 

 obeyed. I have known several other instances of elephants being taken a 2d time; 

 and was myself a witness both of the escape and retaking of one, as related in the 

 following account. 



In June 1787, Jattra-Mungul, a male elephant, taken the year before, was 

 travelling, in company with some other elephants, towards Chittigong, laden with 

 a tciit and some baggage, for our accommodation on the journey. Having come 



• When elephants were secured in the outlet from the keddah, they bruised themselves terribly. 

 Vide Asiatic Researches, vol. 3. f Koomkees are female elephants, trained for the purpose of se- 

 curing wild ones, and more particularly those large males which stray from the woods, named goondahs. 

 Vide Asiatic Researches, vol. 3. — Orig. 



