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it appears impossible to domesticate them. The na- 
tives are much afraid of them, and relate a great 
number of fabulous stories respecting them, always 
expressing satisfaction whenever they capture or de- 
stroy any of them. 
The dog offered for sale upon the occasion just 
referred to had been taken in a trap, and was no 
doubt eventually destroyed, if the person to whom it 
belonged had not the good fortune to find a pur- 
chaser within a short period of the capture, as the vo- 
raciousness of the animal would have rendered it an 
intolerable burden on the finances of a poor Hindoo. 
Nothing particular occurred during our further pro- 
gress to the capital of the Rajah, by whom we were 
received and welcomed with a munificence and hospi- 
tality worthy of a liberal and enlightened prince. 
When we reached the Coorg capital, we selected a 
convenient place about a mile and half from the 
town, where we pitched our tents. Next morning 
we were waited upon by a functionary of the Ra- 
jah, bearing us a civil message from his master, 
desiring that we would visit his palace on the follow- 
ing day. We accordingly repaired to the palace at 
the time appointed, and were received by the Prince 
in a large hall of audience, where his levees were al- 
ways held, and where, in fact, the public business of 
his government was usually transacted. Round the 
room were hung several pictures of Englishmen who 
had distinguished themselves in India, among which 
were portraits of Lord Clive, and Colonel Wellesley, 
now Duke of Wellington. The room was extrava- 
gantly fitted up with a profusion of European furni- 
