Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-18

ssnce ofNaah Raenaut Sing aud caused two deep pits
10 be prepared on the edge Of the Sugar Cane plantations
IN which ctr elephants aud people, With the utmost diff
caity. cOnirved retain these aueis during the day.
When the pats were reported ready repaired TO the
spot. aad they were. with much difficulty driven into
then ou unfortunately one OF the pit did not prove su
hcenty deep, and the elephant that escaped from n
oa with his trunk both were, boN ever, brought back
with much troahle, TO the Sugar Cane plantation, and
no particular Instance Of vice or nerceness having
peared IN the course ~ the day, Was anxious to make
another trial TO catch them. The poaeers therefore,
set to work 10 deepen The old and prepare holes
galrst dly-bfedk. when proposed making the hnai
tempt Al four O'Clock Of the morning eserday how
ever, they bHrst through all my gnais making
village mites distant entered with so much rapidty
that The horSeen VIC galoped Ia front OF them had
time TO apprise the Inhabitants OF their danger and
sret 10 cay! tiiat one man torn limb FROM limb
child uodjen 10 death, aud women wounded. Their
obstruction WAS now become absolutely necessary, and
- they Appeared TO show inclination TO quit the VII
lage we gained time 60 hTng up the tourpounders from
which they soon received round shot aud abundance OF
grape each The largest OF the brought
tue ground 10y round shot IN the head but after
manning thee quarter Of an hour, apparently eless,
he got vigorous the both
exceeded an descrpi'on-tsey made repeated charges
nearly wlh Que hundred yards OF the guns, aud had u
mel beSp for tie uncommon seadiness and bravery OF
the aitier,men. who more than once turned them of
oy shot IN The head when within few yards OF them,
many casualties must have happened We D.
oiiged % dssis ior the want OF ammunition and shot
aud before fresh supply could ba oblainUd, the ee.
plants Quilted the village aud though streaming with
Blood rom hundred wounds proceeded with rapid.
" of which before had no idea TO Haza ahang. They
were at length brought up by the horsemen aud ee
plants, when within veTy short space of crowder
(BagaT), and ultimately after many renewals OF this
most formidable attack the guns they gave up the
contest with their lives Nineteen shot have
already been tsen ont Of their bodies aud imagine that
eighteen more will be found have been thus pai
TAR, both because think the transaction wOrny of be-
my recorded, and also iTom hope that you will
Hh me IN the pIopriety of an application to
for compensation for the damage suffered by the
ers oil The villages of Juspoor aud OTed, from the de-
struction OF much grain, sc. incose a
nresn of ose Of the elephants which will be read with
surprise am ofopinion they must have escaped from
Hydrapad, some part ofthe Ocean, for have never
heard of seen animals of this size in this part of
da.
have the honour 10 be,
r. r. Captain
commanding Rdmghur Bdktekion
HiziRABAno, 10Th September, 1910.
Length from the end of the trunk the end of Ft Iu
tnS 'dH.'-.. .'....................b 20 0t
kennd the body. ...........................H S
Length from the crown of the head 10 beneathl
the jaw. .......................l
The other elephant rather smaller"