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they received a fecond fire, and then to and- 
ther, from whom they received a thu'd. My 
dogs, on the other hand, harafled them prodi- 
gioufly^ Mrhich ftill increafed their rage. They 
kicked at them in the moft terrible manner ; 
ploughed up the plain with their horns ; and, 
digging furrows in it feven or eight inches 
in depth, threw around them a fhower of 
pebbles and ftones. 
During this time we all kept approaching^ 
in order to furround them more elofely, and tc> 
unite againft them our forces. The multitude 
of enemies by which they found themfelves 
enclofed rendered them completely furious. 
The male, however, fuddenly flopped ; and^ 
turning round to attack the dogs, endeavoured 
to rip up their bellies with his horn ; and while 
he was engaged in purfuing them, the female 
quitted him and made her efcape. 
I was highly pleafed at her flight, which I 
confidered as a fortunate circumftance ; for it 
is certain that, notwithftanding our number 
and our arms, we fliould have been much exit- 
barrafied by two fo formidable adverfarles. I 
tnuft even confefs, that^ without the afliftance 
of my dogs^ we fliould not have been able to 
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