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exhausted on one of the branches of a tree, he vomited 

 a considerable quantity of blood. The ammunition 

 of the hunters being by. this time expended, they 

 were obliged to fell the tree in order to obtain him, 

 and did this in full confidence that his power was so 

 far gone that they could secure him without trouble; 

 but were astonished, as the tree was falling, to see him 

 effect his retreat to another with apparently undu 

 minished vigour. In fact, they were obliged to cut 

 down all the trees before they could drive him to 

 combat his enemies on the ground, against whom he 

 still exhibited surprising strength and agility, although 

 he was at length overpowered by numbers, and de- 

 stroyed by the thrusts of spears, and the blows of stones 

 and other missiles. When nearly in a dying state, 

 he seized a spear made of a supple wood, which would 

 have withstood the strength of the stoutest man, and 

 shivered it in pieces ; in the words of the narrator, he 

 broke it as if it had been a carrot. It is stated by 

 those who aided in his death, that the human-like 

 expression of his countenance, and piteous manner of 

 placing his hands over his wounds, distressed their 

 feelings, and almost made them question the nature 

 of the act they were committing. When dead, both 

 natives and Europeans contemplated his figure witt 

 amazement. His stature, at the least computation, 

 was upwards of six feet. 



" By Captain Cornfoot, who furnished the details of 

 this animal to Dr Abel, he was said to be a full 



