Litchfield enquirer., 1832-01-19
Ero,n the Salem Gazetke.

4 Fhne Young Eteph0nf, Oeiongins 10 TICK ering Dodge, Esq. came passenger in the ship Rome, which arrived at Boston last week. We are informed that he has enjoyed unin- terrupted health on the passage, always eat ing his allowance with a good appetite, al though he suffered considerably from the cold, notwithstanding all the precautions talk en by Captain Kennedy for his comfort. His daily rations were thirty pounds of hay, thir- ty pounds of straw, and twenty-five pounds of rice, nnoistened with twelve gallons of wa ter. On several occasions during the passage, he displayed the sagacity and gratitude for attention, for which the species are so re- markable. Before he was put on board at Calcutta, a house was built for him, in the strongest manner, covered with thick teak pianks, which were fastened to the frame by stout iron spikes, clenched on the inside.- The elephant was swung into the ship by means of a crane and straps around the body, as oxen are prepared for shOeing. His ma hout guided him into the dOmicl prepared for him, without any trouble, but in that hot climate he soon found the exclusion of fresh air disagreeable, and did not cast about long for remedy. In playful manner, he ap- piled his trunk to the stout and firmly 'secur- ed blanks. wrenched them off as if they had been straws, and dashed them away. No at-
 
 hut when the ship approached our coast, the elephant began to suffer from the cold. To shelter hin Captain Kennedy resolved to make another endeavor to close up his house.
 This time there was no attempt. on the part of the elephant to obstruct the process. He appeared perfectly to understand the ob- ject, and to feel grateful for it. Nothing bu! thin boards were used, fastened with com mon nails; the slightest blow of his trunk would have shiyered them to atoms, but he cautiously abstained from touching them.- The whole was made air-tight, as the seamsn thought, by filling the creyces with straw. but the quick eye of the elephant discovered several small Assures, which he pointed out with his trunk till they were successively fiIl- cd. When the whole was completed, his satisfaction appeared to have no bounds.
 Before the approach of cold weather, a coat had been made for him, composed of gunny- bags. stuffed with straw. He suffered this. to be tied upon him and nicely fastened in every part: but no sooner was the fitting completed, then he stripped it of in mo inent, and threw it aside. At length, how ever. the cold became extreme, and the ele- phant evidently suffered exceedingly. Cap tain Kennedy then had new dgess made for him, and placed it on him in the same man. nor as before. In this case, as with respect ' to the covering of the house, the elephant fully appreciated the kindness of the motive, and his gratitude and satisfaction were mani- fested in tho most intelgible manner.
 During the whole passage, he was com pletely under the, control of his mahout. or keeper. and would lie or kneel down when- ever ordered ny him; but always slept stand ing. He would brace his head firmly against one end of the house. and his side against the wall, and whenever the ship shifted her course he altered his position to conform to it. He never lsft his enclosure during the whole pas. sage of more than hundred and sixty days.
 Some difficulty was anticipated in landing him. but it was fortunately effected with ease and safety. A flooring Of double plank was laid from the ships deck to thc wharf, aud the elephant. with the mahout on his back, was released from. his long Imprisonment and conducted to the gang-way. He surveyed minntsly the platform prepared for his egFess. and placed bio foot upon it to test its strength. He was not entirely satisfied, however, of its capacity to endure hiS Ssat weight, and re-