Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-22

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proceed to the usual occupations Of
husbandry. or to turn ont their cat
tie to pasture, as several OF them
had been hunted down and killed.
These accounts only stimulated the
British .Nimrods /: and a party. of
is gentlemen having assembled on
the cath, proceededtoth the scene of &C.
ton. accompanied by a body of armed
poems from the Andaulet & Reyenee
departments.--1he guides took them
to the precise spot where three OF
the Royal family were feposing in
state. The party advanced WITH
due caution to within few PAGES OF
the Jungle, without disturbing the
residents. At that instant, ) dogs
which had Joined the hunt. uncoa-
sseious OF danger, approached the We
~ threshold OF the presence. and
were received with such sepulehrai
groan, as fora moment " made the
bravest held his breath" One OF
the dogs was killed--the other TWO
fed. and were seen no more. IRE.
sently lisness was indistinctiy ob-
served at the month of the den 4; a
few arrows were discharged, with
view oirritate her. and induced her
TO an attack on hor assaiiants but
this did rot succeed, as she broke
cover i'm an opposite direction, with
two cubs about two-thirds grown.
The party pursued the tugitives
on foot. as fast rs the nature Of the
grounad, newly ploughed, would ad-
nit; when, suddenly one Of thesmen
who had been stationed in the trees,
called out to the gentlemen to be on
their guard This arrested their
progress. They Turned on one side,
TO some heights. when they described
an enormous lion, which was ap-
preaching them through an open
field. at an easy caBter. and flashing
his tale in a style OF indescribable
grandeur. The foremost of the par
ty presented their pieces and fred,
Just as the animal had cleared, at
bound, u chasm which was between
them. Of re feet bread. He was ap-
parently wounded in the shoulder
but nevertheless. sprung on Mir. NJ.
whose arm he laccrated dreadfully :
and feeling, at the same time,
poems lance, he reiinquished his first
hold, seized the posr man, By the
throat. and strangled him before TIE
party dared fire, lest they should kill
his victim He was now at bay, but
sheltered in such a manner as rem
dcred it difficult to bring aim down.
when, suddenly, the man on the
lock out gave another alarm, and the
party almost Immediately, perceived
a iioness, which had broken cover,
approaching their rear. The same
instant their ears were assailed by
the shriels and yells Of men, women.
and children, occasioned by the ani-
NAL crossing the road 10 the midst Of
the cooliess that were carrying tifSin
to the villase.-A women & child
we're almost Immediately sacrificed
to her fury. The woman was lite
rally torn to pieces. This proved
net the last calamity Of this memo
rabls hunt. The gentlemen, with
the poems, left their fOIner enemy to
attack the loiness, who threatened
the village. The party, from the
rapid manner 10 which the beast was
followed, were not able to keep very
compact and most unfortunately,
four of the collectors and most poems
advanced upon the place where the
lieness had lain down. She Imme-
diately sprung upon the nearest and
brought him to the ground, & crush
ed his skull, & tore bis face, SO that
no feature was discernible, and the
skin literally hung in the wind. A
companion who advanced to his assist
ance, she seized by the thigh; the
man, in the agony Of pain, caught
the beast by the throat, when she
quilted his thigh, and fastened on his
arm ard breast. At this moment the
gentlemen advanced within 5 PAGES,
and as she was still standing over her
unfortunate victim lodged 20 balls in
her body. She reiterated to the
hedge, where some more shot trrmi-
mated her existence. She had abun.
dance of milk, which, from the ne
velty, most of the party tasted.
Both of poems diediu few hours.
Mr.. Nj. is receveriug."
In the Bombay papers, is the follow
ing account of the punishment OF a cri.