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the palisade which surrounds this enclosure, the 
palmai , or leader, now appears to suspect some 
snare, from the difficulty and hesitation with which 
in general she passes into it : but as soon as she 
enters, the whole herd implicitly follows. Imme- 
diately, when they are all passed the gateway, fires 
are lighted round the greatest part of the enclo- 
sure, and particularly at the entries, to prevent the 
elephants from returning. The hunters from with- 
out then make a terrible noise by shouting, beating 
of tomtoms (a kind of drum), firing blunt cartridges, 
&c. to urge the herd on to the next enclosure. 
The elephants, finding themselves ensnared, scream 
and make a noise ; but finding no opening except 
the entrance to the next enclosure, and which they 
at first generally avoid, they return to the place 
through which they lately passed, thinking per- 
haps to escape ; but now find it strongly barri- 
caded : and as there is no ditch at this place, the 
hunters, to prevent their coming near and forcing 
their way, keep a line of fire constantly burning all 
along where the ditch is interrupted, and supply it 
with fuel from the top of the palisade, the peo- 
ple from without shouting and hallooing to drive 
them away. Wherever they turn they find them- 
selves opposed by burning fires, or bundles of reeds 
and dried grass, which are thrust through the open- 
ing of the palisades, except towards the entrance 
of the second enclosure, or cloobrazecote. After tra- 
versing the baigcole for some time, and finding no 
chance of escaping but through the gateway into 
