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the elephants were put into a small inclosure, on the 1 7th of 
September ; the female was picketed by one leg, and the young 
one, to which she was giving suck, was tied to a tree at some 
distance, fearing, if permitted to run about, he might receive 
some injury. 
After a few caresses from the female, the male at length 
effected his purpose, and covered her twice the same even- 
ing. As the intention of the male elephant's visit was known 
in the district, and a few days had elapsed since the two ele- 
phants were brought together, in order to make them acquainted, 
the number of spectators was greater than on any other similar 
occasion. 
She was afterwards covered, several times, on the 20th of 
the same month ; the male, in this case, being admitted after 
an interval of three days, although formerly, in June, 1793, she 
refused him when only two had elapsed. She again proved 
with young; and, in November, 1796, being myself in a bad 
state of health, and under the necessity of returning to Europe, 
I sent her to Lucknow, together with her young one, at the 
request of my friend Captain David Lumsden : though she 
was then very big, she was still giving suck. 
About a month before that period, I got my friend, Mr. 
Stephen Harris, to permit a ferpale of his to be covered; the 
same which had, in 1793, rejected the attempts of the male to 
cover her contrary to her inclination. Another messenger 
was dispatched to Cudwah, for the Rajah's elephant, which was 
again sent to Comillah. He covered her repeatedly, on the 
14th, 15th, and 16th of October, 179^, before many Europeans, 
as well as natives ; and, the last time he covered her, it was 
evidently contrary to her inclination ; so that, in fact, he used 
