The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10

mask for the purpose Of assisting the Che
In, nation of Indians. in procuring a
p,in,ing Press and ~ pes, and establishing
- Acadrmy at New l0wn, then seat of
,.rnment. A considerable amount of
nsaaey was collected at the r1eetins and a
',o,nittre was appointed To receive further
aaoations. Thu National Council Of the
Cberokess have already appropriated ff-
,a., hundred dollars, out of their own
treasury for that purpose.
lfirvland The great question Of Out
mt in the Supreme Court the United
c,,trs claimed by the heirs If Lord Rati-
,,o,, from the citizens Of the state, has
INA, been settled in favor of Maryland.
...se~-.
ELEPHANT AND TIGER FIGHT.
From Fnlayson's Mission TO Siam, &C.
In the midst Of grassy plain, aboHt
h,lf mile long and nearly as much in
breadth, about sixty or seventy fine Ele-
nh,nts were drawn up in several ranks,
each animal being provided with a maha-
w,t and hauda which was empty. On
,hp one side were placed convenient seats,
III. Governor, Mandarns, and numerous
train of soldiers being also present at the
,pectacle. A crowd Of spectators occupi-
ed the side opposite. The tiger vas bound
stake, placed in the centre of the plain,
bymeans Of IA stout rope fastened round his
hins We soon perceived how unequal
yas the combat the claws OF the poor an
imal had been torn out, and and Q strong
stitch bound thu lips together, and prevent
ed him from opening his mouth, On be
ing turned loose from the cage he attemp-
Ted to bound over the plain, but finding all
attempts 10 extricate himself useless, he
threw himself at length upon the grass, I'LL
seeing o large elephant with long tnsks APP
proach, he got up and faced the coming
danger. The elephant WAS by this attitude
and the horrid growT Of the tiger. too sach
inundated, and turned aside. while the Ii.
ger pursued him heavily, and struck him
with his fore paw npon the hind quarter,
qarkenIng his pace not little. The ma
hasst succeeded in bringing the elephant
70 the charge again before he had gone far,
and this tine he rushed on furlonsly, dr.
wing hi insks into the earth und-r the IL
gsr, and hfting him up fairly, gave him
clear cast to the distance of about thirty
fret. This was an Interesting point III the
combat the tiger lay along thu ground as
II he were dead, yet II appeared that liz
bad received no material injury, for on The
next attack. he threw himself into an atti-
fuie of defence and as the elephant was
again about to take him up, he sprlns up
nn his forehead fixing his hind feet upon
,he trunk of the former. The elephant
was wounded in this attack. and So much
frightened, that nothing could prevent him
from hrraking through every obstacle, and
fairly running oH. The maha"at was con-
sidrred to have failed in hls duty, and soon
after was brought up 10 the Governor with
his hands bound hehind his back, and on
che spot received il hundred lashes of the
sattan.
"Ano,her elephant was now brought,
but the tiger made less resistance on each
successive attack. II WAS evident that the
tassss he received must soon occasion bis
death All the elephants We're furnished
with tusks, aud the mode ofa,tacks in eve
~ instance, for several others were called
Forward, Was thar Of rushing upon the
tiger, thrusling their tIsks under him, rals
ing him, and throwing him to a distance.
OF their Trunks they evidently were very
careful; rolling them cautiously up under
the chin. When the tiger was perfect,
dead, an elephant was brought up, who
Mstead of raising the tiger on his tusks,
seized him with his trunk, and in general
casi him to the distance of thirty feet.
fhe tiger fight WAS succeeded by the
representation of a combat Ofa different
DESCRIPTION. The object OF il was, t. shew
WITH what Stp1IIDkSs a linz nj pITHhHutS