Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-03-15

dcparture-fAe seat gj uar---the engage.
ment and faql capture Of he iaJsriaied
animal.
Hopkins & C9's ~mcnagofic, after a stay Of.
two days in or city during vtliel time i had
been visited by DYER 1000 spectators, left ..
bout daylight ~ Saturday morning fpr Jaet-
son, Whom tha foremost part ofthe Ptocea-
s.oo of which tto tao elephants aud The catn-
d futiaed 1 part.had reached nj. ut $40 yards
beyond M3lteEalo b6Idge about i miles ffon
to8D, dc mate Elephant knocked down BIZ
keeper rbeiaaB siuGdeff, and The horse be
vas AZ Inc lime riding. Mr.. 8. glt up and.
though partially stunned, aa9 lbe elephant
MAS uafttlg AID climbed 4 rail-iencn d. The
same tiuie ealIihg elishim to stop the animal
fnaie towards Do md With orc efIaft threw
tho rails and htl keeper roiiie f~istanee III Tic
aif, al Atf j depended u tte GROUND, tlfs an
iuai passed LIS usks through his body one
passing through his forehead, iast over the
p0ee, aud tIreY tlm twice III ac airi JIG lien
gliaefei iim Ni4 lHs t.utk md with his
mouth maslellis legs IRON he bddy lie
Jben deposited lis mingled rrnaias ah7it 80
yards fmtalhe road. EIie braiae aud other
parts 81 lie body wero scattered III various
dircctioa.. The anit6al lien returned 10 lie
road where The she elephant aud camel were,
threw Ovef lie elephant aud pleked The cam.
II DID tlg iasks and carried him, ag easy az a
bull would carry d mastld. about 100 wards
up the Rad, where the TRACE Of blood could
be easily be eeeh, and after tossing him up
Two orthree times left him there. he wagons
IN trout Of the elephant Mt the tine, started
at the top Of their speed, and those behind,
who bad mol yet passed the bridge, pulled UP
tic plank 70 prevent he retreat towards them.
The manaRer hi the meantime sent a request
aud 4 waEah 10 Tic garrison for iile 81 sol
diers 10 aHsiHt them which, WINS read Iy grant
ed, and a detachment If twelve men under
the command Of Lieut. Can't despatched to
dc scene of the massacre. Thc report Of SO
f~etoeiets a decd created a great deal Of OK.
eitement ID oar Town, every man who had j
horse, and even q great number Of foot-p pads
posted IN haste 70 have a glimpse If The wild
brute, and in a shoot Tim over 300 persons
Ne5s Oh th7 eFo9l't nc bHl'f''r Y ~
e'alll ana 1lo "'o uRasT 'iS 'oi'uo 'uo w.
serve The greatcgt credit for their c]oolnets
and courage on the occasion. They were
Fiacea Oh ea'o s'ae q 1he ROAD ~ ambush Y.
waiting ne mo'''foas oeast' "iIsn "as com.
i'g do"n we Ie'a' growing a0a throwing ~
oont 1Hs lrlnH' 10 . 0tfio o. perfect 'no'PeR-
oeose' aia s'"S'7E 'ooss Noo haa advanced
= i'''ie . .,s5 i'a@e : P'ohlP' Fsirsa' a''ne ~
tlos' oiS 3rleI' - tcon rs me amman ea'ne
"oo'o 80 PAGES q me so'd'efs 40 received a
'"'te! " S'I s'''s' "n''l o"ly caused 'l"' Y
'uf" f"0'o Sno see from whence NE ao''s
proCe"ueu' HuolheF NoLey "&S l1ep urea
rom 'he ''let sue W''n WIS aap'e eaec'' "no
=, '"'S ,''Ae n'''"e e'i1e' we Fo'o'Gi' ~
e'aIE1n 'Fo' ''e"'' 'ao3 is'r'a'Fo' 3ou ~ 80
0o'as o's',a' gu e'oeoe' 'o'e' ~ "''' "o'e"
maze nun "1'', s''' ~ las you" was o'se'
90 o'S'5'e' " 'Hs p''Suse' = o1loS 'd'''tas'
SoEl.y sses[zsIsqe ~ = VS. .o-s.og s.lIS y
"sssRe. bayinp spgegd terror o,:,to ,.t.EI'.
ING plantatioas. Inc cif,g,ns ,.,.an,
Themselves II a mceiing AMI go,orysI :
a committee in town for a If, ponnI.- =, !,
Nitrate Ut one blow The jnq ill.,, r,a 49,,
however could mol be obtained. ~. c,,ta,,
Dubose and others followed ia essobsn, =,
lose Oh they could safarv ca,,, ,att,.
hroneh tie woods son,o di,to.an ~,
leaftbe feoce orDt go. AL an ,"u "ae"
noro,rbo1 L;o, ia ss,.f. 49, ,".. 1onlsy
al'0'N's4' .'"' spa suck lam With q two
,ps5. a.hsa i. - ~ ~ 'Aen turned
~ ....as. d. : ''""ip WIN the !
goal II os.,as. 60 v "'S9 was ne
, - bi,, -. L,i'. ~, e''4ey '0en went i
w.s - An, : s'1.lsu num- i1'm tfat time ]
ensrsd 1o,nSat,a. s,~'' 'ou aver having a a
nm, z,:, e. . "'sfch' lle caravan 4
,ns a,5e3 - se'ne ofqff as before.
oor ooinhS o.L s,sa'sS, as''oa eyer kRoWn
.or,I 49, ,'o2o, Durlog the contest "a
.elai events o. 9 comic and lodicFous ma 7" =
,ba .o.a, 49, s'es Won'a DC misplaced dn
IL '''s awlui tragedy The Go
I'M !, : = Mf. saunders were 3
aGo.a.aa ~ ,,'s i"Herattook Place N q
- ~, y : ''es'sns ee@eiFy' az. q
- :, "''e y citizens. lie
Illnesses near Nashville /ab,
y ~ years o. age. lie WI are
~ - '3e company, lml
] "ua bravery of Rtr. CnaNy ~ 80