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sounded in ievery direction-— men bawling, and 
about five hundred cows and oxen, that stood in 
an inclosure near the waggons, bellowed with all 
their might. The noise awoke me, but supposing 
it proceeded merely from the arrival of the men 
to milk the cows in the morning, I soon fell 
asleep again. I found afterwards that the cause 
of the uproar had been more serious than I had 
supposed. It was occasioned by some Boquains 
having been seen skulking in the neighbourhood, 
viewing the situation of the cattle, previous, as 
was supposed, to an attack. Some of our men 
were at daylight going out to shoot elephants, 
but they were desired not to do it till some of 
the Marootzee should accompany them, for they 
would not be able to distinguish the Boquains 
from Marootzee, and they would thus come and 
murder them. It had been resolved that a 
great number of the people, under the com- 
mand of Moeelway, should lie in ambush, that 
the cattle should be left without herds, which 
they thought might induce the Boquains to 
attack them, and thereby be taken in the snare 
laid for them. 
The Regent sent me in the morning a large 
elephant's tooth as a present, and I requested 
him to come and receive the presents I had se- 
lected for him. These were given in the pre- 
