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fc}ves any where, or advance upon us. . The 
conflid of two armies could not be niore loud 
than their threatening yoices, confounded with 
the cries of men and dogs, arid the furious 
Sowing of the oxen. This hideous concert 
continued great part of the morning, and we 
began to defpair of the fuccefs of our enter- 
prife, when fuddenly 1 heard, on the fide oppo- 
fite to me, piercing cries inftantly followed by 
the report of a gun, which made me tremblco 
But fhouts of joy immediately fucceeded, and, 
paffing from one to another a!ong the circle 
till they came to me, announced a vidory. I 
ran to the place, and found the llonefs expir- - 
ing, KlaaR, who WciS ftationed at that pod, 
had fired ^nd fliot her through the body. 
Her dugs, though without milk, were fwelled 
and pendant, which indicated (he had young 
ones, and proved that I had not been miftakea 
in my conjedure. 
It came into my head to employ her carcafc 
for the purpofe of enticing them out of the 
thicket. With this view I ordered it to be 
drawn to a certain diftance, not doubting but 
jhe young ones would come in queft of their 
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