The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-08
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF TIGER
SHOOTING BY MOONLIGHT IN BEN

AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF TIGER
SHOOTING BY MOONLIGHT IN BEN
GAL.
An East India correspondent Of a London oaper
ates the following adventure =
1t happened that we lay off Saugor, short time
SINCE island contiguous to the SundeIdunds, which
has for many years past been noted for tigers which
harbor amid its thick and almost impenerabie jungles,
and for want of more interesting occupation three OF
made up our minds to make short excursion into
the forest one evening TO large disused tank or Jeel
which we had been informed only the day before was
used at night by wild beasts which accustomed
10 come down thher and slake their thirst and that
the foot of tigers also those OF rhinoceroses
apparent in the several Jees leading to the
The moon shone exceedingly bright and having fur
nshed ourselves with case OF cigars and bottle OF
brandy panee, left the schooner at eight o'clock,
attended by serang and four Lascars armed with cut
asses bearing in their hands two nussas, ourselves
equipped with three twoounce ball tiger ifes In thr
manner made our way for the ee, which lay about
$50 yards of from the shore. On arriving at the spot
assembled large bubbool tree, which stood 10
give us the opportunity of observing accurately any
na that might approach he water between US and the
moon, and we were quite near enough to 1t, being
about Az yards off, TO depend upon rifles taking the
desired effect if we discharged them successfully.
When we had seated ourselves comfortably we gave
orders TO the Lascars TO quench the torches, and to
MAINTAIN strict silence at the time 10 keep keen
look out and apprIse us if they perceived any beast
upon the move for the eye of native by night quick
er than that of European More than an hour passed
away without our hearing any noise, save now and
then grunt of wild hog, he was buslly root
ing the side of the jeel, (i lake, among the olah
weeds, The root of which aquatic plant that animal
will travel many miles in the night TO obtain. lille
becoming rather inpatient tremendous
rush heard short distance behind US which was
quickly followed by the mourniul cry OF some victim
in distress.
1t quito impossible to what 1t account
of the thickness of the Jungle but there can be little
doubt that it was leopard which had surprised and
bounded upon deer fawn, from the growing and
snarling nonaons that fell upon our immediate
ly afterwards Suddenly the serang, who was seated
in tree by the side of u gently said hear hyena
speak there's tiger at hand / he nat say that
the former animal is to follow close upon the heels
of the tiger in his prowls prey upon his captive after
the latter had abandoned it, la less than five minutes
after the serang had spoken, magnificent sight pre-
scented itself to our view two large tigers, apparently
male and female, approached VITA stately pace toward
the tank.
They stopped few seconds with their heads turned
towards the jungle they had just quilted fattraced
by sound, when Of them descended the defe,
aud began TO lap the grateful fluid. Now our time,
took deliberate aim at the animal upon the bank,
whilst my two companions leveed their rifles at the
one that was in the act ofdnnking. Our timed dis
charge was Simultaneous. One fnot both ofny friends
barrels had evidently taken sure effect The huge
ture roared as he plunged distracedy into the water
and in few seconds disappeared, whilst the animal
had fired at bounded of into the jungle apparently
untouched. We revived the lights the mussaIs and
went round to the spot and found that he sunk
about six foot deep in water
| As there was no means ofgeng him out that night
we left him until the following day when with the
aid of ropes managed to drag him on shore. He
was beautiful male Bengal Tiger, and measured from
the point of the to the tip of the tail nine feet and
inch. Both balls had told; the had penetrated
the skull the other the chest. We carried away the
head and skin trophies and left the carcass behind
US. We could truce the footsteps of rhnoceros all
around the tank, which appeared quite fresh