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consisting of ten or twelve whole trees 
blazing by us at the time this accident 
place, and ten or more of the natives 
with us. We had hardly pushed our 
Cat from that accursed shore, when the 
'Rress made her appearance, almost raging 
and remained on the sand while we con- 
^''^Ued in sight.” 
1812 a party of British naval and mili- 
officers were dining in a jungle at some 
'stance from Madras, when a ferocious tiger 
'^J'shed in among them, seized a young mid- 
|"Pinan, and flung him across his back. In 
first emotion of terror, all the other officers 
^latched up their arms and retired some paces 
*^"01 the assailant, who stood lashing his sides 
his tail, as if doubtful whether he should 
more prey or retire with what he had 
^fcured. They knew that it is usual with the 
^'§er, before he seizes his victim, to deprive it 
life by a pat on the head, which generally 
