Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-02-15

AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF TIGER SHOOTING BY
MOONLIGHT IN BENGAL.-An East India correspon-
dent OF London paper relates the following ad-
venture.
1t happened that we lay off Saugor, short time
since, an island contiguous to the Sunderbunds,
which has for many years past been noted for tigers
which harbor amid its thick and almost impenetra-
bic Jungles, and for want of more interesting
patton three OF us made up minds to make
short excursion into the forest one evening to a
large dIsused tank or eel, which had been in
formed only the day before used at night by
the wild beasts, which were accustomed to come
down thither and Stake their thirst, and that the
foot-marks of tigers, ALSO those of rhnoceroses,
were apparent In the several 4efles leading to the
same.
The moon srone exceedingly bright and having
furnished ourselves with a of cigars, and bot
tie OF brandy pane, we left the schooner at eight
Clock attended by serang and four Lascars
armed with cutlasses, and bearing in their hands
mussals, ourselves equipped with three two-ounce
ball tiger rifles. In this manner made our way
for the joel, which lay about $50 yards off from the
shore On arriving at the spot we assembled large
bubbool tree, which stood so as to give us the op-
portunlty OF observing accurately any animal which
might approach the water, between us and the
moon, and we were quite near enough to it, being
about 40 yards off, to depend upon our rifles taking
the desired effectlt we discharged them successful
ly.
When we had seated ourselves comfortably. we
gave orders to the Lascars to quench the torches,
and to MAINTAIN strict silence, at the same time to
keep keen look out, and apprize us if they per-
celved any beast upon the move, for the eve of a
native by night is quicker than that of a European.
More than an hour passed away without our hear
ing any noise, save now and then a grunt of some
wild hog, as he busily roofing the side of the
Jeel, Il. lake) among the folah weeds the root of
which aquatic plant that animal will travel many
miles IN the night to obtain. While were be-
coming rather impatient, tremendous rush was
heard short distance behind US, which was quick
y followed by the mournfu1 cry of some victim in
distress.
1t was quite impossible to see what it was on ac-
count OF the thickness of the Jungle but there can
be little doubt that 1t leopard which had sur
priced and bounded upon deer fawn from the
growing and snaring intonations that fell upon
our ears Immediately afterwards. Suddenly the
serang, who was seated In a tree by the side of us
gently SAID, Il hear hyena speak, there's tiger
at hand" The natives say that the former animal
is wont to follow close upon the heels of the tiger
In his prowls to prey upon his captive after the lat
ter had abandoned 1t. In less than five minutes
after the serang had spoken, a magnificent sight
presented itself to our view two large tigers, ap-
parenuy male and female, approached with state
1y pace toward the tank.
They stopped tor few seconds with their heads
turned toward the jungle they had Just Quilted AS if
attracted by some sound, when one of them de-
scended the dehle, and began to lap the grateful
fluid Now was our time, | took deliberate aim
at the animal upon the bank, whilst my two COM
panons leveled their rifles at the one which was in
the act OF drinking Our timed discharge was
simultaneous. One if not both of my friends bar
rels had evidently taken sure effect The huge
creature roared he plunged distractedly into the
water, and In few seconds disappeared, whilst the
animal | had fired at bounded off into the Jungle
apparently untouched. We revived the luhts of
the mussas, and went round to the spot, and found
that he was sunk about six feet deep in water
AS there was no means of getting him out that
night, we left him until the following day, when
with the aid OF ropes, we managed to drag him on
shore. He was beautiful male Bengal tiger, and
measured from the point of the to the tip the
tail nine feet and one inch. Both balls had told ;
the one had penetrated the skull, the other the
chest. We carried away the head and skin as tro-
plies, and left the carcass behind u.s. We could
trace the footsteps of a rhinoceros all around the
tank, which appeared quite fresh.