Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-24

certain degree OF conjunction knew the flesh and
skin would neither Of them be wasted and rarely deyiated
from the rule of taking away life but for the sake pro-
curing food specimen but the full eloquent black eye Of
the giraffe called murderer and could hardly bear look
at it. They beautiful exempfcaons of vast power, uni
ted with perfect benevoence, inofensiyeness The Baa
las came up me, and merry smiles Illuminated each tawny
visage thoughts of the banquet in store Cutting off the
tail with its long tu of black hair rode to seek the Gquas
and Folc who had absconded and proved, inquiry,
instead of attending to me, had been hunting for his
pleasure but under the circumstances his fault pardon
able. Out of ten graes six had fallen they all cows,
and mne the largest only about fourteen feet in height
but, being the first time had seen the creature in its wild
state it appeared enormous. have since shot the bull,
standing between eighteen and nineteen feet high, and,
amongst several adult males killed by me, generally found
this to be the outside limit of their stature. always carried
measuring tape aud undertook beside my shooting gear the
latter indispensable in of traveller being lost and be
nghed. The had set, and the Gnquas, covering the
bodies Of the dead giraies with bushes, left Baala in
charge of each till they could bring their wagons the
Before the twilight had given place darkness we drew
near our camp but asonshed by the ground which
departure whened with long dead grass being
backened and smoking nsnctvey every eye sought for
the wagons, but they stood seemingly unnjured My
panons arrival, told me that the fire had
them suddenly and that they had arrested the course of
the flames with the greatest difficulty, by burning lane
through the grass in front of the wagons and keeping the fire
under subsection with green boughs, in Cooper the Anne
rican novelists words, by making fire fight fire. The whole
reminded strongly Of the description in his Prairie of party
similarly situated There some grounds for suspecng
tharhis fire had been made macousy, and the whole
of Baaas unfortunately consigned to obloquy.
kraa of Bechuanas from Meito who travelling
with us utterly consumed: the fire had passed within
twenty feet either side OF camp, and place was
within of burning the tent We could still the
distant horizon broad red line Of conagraion. There
least hundred and fifty pounds of gunpowder in
wagons the tme which, in cooquia phrase, would have
ensured pretty bow up; and vain would have been my
A aUAGGA BATTUE.
"We had ridden within a mile of the mountains which,
clad in wood their bases and ntersected by dark raynes
formed with their rugged SUBMITS most striking object when
encountered Bakatlas, armed with shields and
gals. They talked very fast and made many signs from
which concluded that they knew where game was and
DESTROYS to lead it. Parties OF men, however, shout
ing with stentoran lungs issued from the bushes all sides
giraffe strding rapidly away presently herd OF
uaggas, palahs, gnoos and osrches showed themselves
shot paah and quagga, right and LETT but only obtained
the horns of the former the natives having skinned the head
Fresh bodies of men, running and haloong burst in view,
till completely mystihed the subject The quag-
gas turned back and rode after hem and them by the hedges
each side of first discovered the object of the natives,
and that had entered within the limit OF their gametraps.
Two waffle hedges of perhaps mile in width at the entrance,
contracted to long ane about six feet in BREADTH al
their termnaton where two covered pitfalls with num-
Der Of loose poles placed in parallel lines above each other al
either extremity of the pits prevent any creature escaping
paving down the soil Noises thckened around and
rushed past their skin coaks streaming the wind till
from their black naked figures and wild gestures needed
Martin to imagine pandemonum pressed hard upon the
flying animals, and, gaoping down the lane, the pits
chokeu while several of the quagga noticing their danger
turned upon me- back and teeth showing, compelling
to retreat with equal celebrity from them Some natives stand
ing the lane made the fugves the gauntlet with he
assega each quagga made dash at them they pressed
their backs into the hedge and held their broad oxhde shields
in his face, hurting their spears into his sides he passed
ward One managed to burst through the hedge and escape
the rest fell pierced with assegais like many porcupnes
Men often killed these hunts when bualoes turn back
in similar way II little time before Balm and
could find gap in the hedge and get round to the pits but
length found one and then exhibited itself which
battles description So full the pits that many animals
had the bodies Of their comrades and got Free Never
forget that bloody murderous spectacle moving, wng
Cling of quaggas hudded and damned together in the
most inexcabe confusion their backs, with
their heels up, and others lying them some had taken
dive and only displayed their tails all lay nterocked like
bucket full OF eels The savages, frantic with excitement,
yelled round them, thrusng their assega with smiles OF
satisfaction into the upper and leaving them to suocate
those beneath, evidently rejoicing in the agony of their VIC
TINS Mosele, their Chief there in person. and, after
the lapse of half hour the poles the of the pits
being removed the dead bodies in all the contoons and stiff
odeah drawn hooked stakes secured through
the main sinew Of the neck rude song with extemporay
words, being chaned the while,
"Vulures lowered overhead in anxious expectation of
FEAST and Mosee who received civy and shook hands
with US, sat in his eopadn upon dead quagga,
receiving the congratulations Of his courers this flesh
very favorite food with them His appearance mild,
but undgned We in great luck witness this sight,
since had been royal hunt such the Hghanders prac-
tsed of yore for the Of their cheans large
extent of country encced by these OCCASIONS who
narrowing to CENTRE drive all the game enclosed within their
ranks to the desired point counted twenty quaggas they
being extracted from pit than ten square
and six feet deep"
sICHELE AND HIS COURT.
Balm and myself having been politely requested to visit his
Majesty IN his royal residence, proceeded hiher and
found him seated the ground in his co or public court
with queen reclining him an OK hide Aware that
not accustomed to this mode of sitting they with
great courtesy handed to inverted bowl and wooden
pillow to Balm.
'In the of the conversation which then ensued
Schee expressed wish that the English queen would come
and see him.
"a dish Of pordge next ordered in of which the
king first partook them alas followed suite and then
the queen, his favoe, swallowed least pnts; after
which she gracousy gave the remainder the court and
never did fingers do mouths better service than did those Of her
attendants
"The queens paid US another begging visit entering
tent before had dressed in the morning and watching with
much pleasure and interest the European Of ang
the person. His Majesty has last promised guides the
Mariqua.
"2lst Queens ords and commons have again been beg
not to mention certain nameess vses whom they left behind
them.
Into the ear of locked brass paddock Of carpet
bag, his infinite satisfaction but finding he could not u-
clasp pleasure he back grew angry, and insisted
on its being removed. which Of coprs