The North-Carolinian., 1856-07-12
! VOLUME XVIII-NO. COG.

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ment. assure you | never saw men in higher
spirits than ours were during the whole can
nonade; and though from our station here we
were unfortuna te enough to be out of it, there
was not man but was Wishing most earnestly
to be there.
The Fort, though well peppered with shot,
has received scarcely any damage, Ees single
breach being made in it, nor did the PaSmetto
logs of which it is built, at all splinter. The
powder room on board the burning frfgate has
what u ,.ehle casonn Of s,nolnAit l3akes till it
soscs ftstif among the highest Clouds.
My brother is we'll. Pray give my love to
my sister and Dan, aud compliments to Mrs
Elliott, and the ladies at Sandy Hill l remain
your dutiful son,
CHARLES C. PINCKNEY:
From The TVestn,nsttr Rtric,r.
Lon Hunt.
NJ Arab thinks of attacking a lion unless
supported by at least twentv muskcts; and even
then, if the lion is killed, it is not till he has
committed serious damage in their ranks. For
il long time they will suffer him to devastatc
their douars aud carry off their cattle in helpless
resignation. 1t is not till their losses have
driven them to desperation, that they resolve
OH attacking him in his lair, and then they
always choose the day tme.-H Having ascer-
tanned his lair, and having decided in full con-
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semhle at he foot Of the mountain, and in groups
of thirty or forty march TO" ards the lair, shout
ing AT the top of their lungs. On hearing the
noisc. the lion. if yonng, at quits the lair;
the lioness does the same unless she has her
infants with her. But, as lie does not Ry he is
soon in sight, and discharge of musketry
brings him down them like thunderbolt.
If the lion is adult he knows the meaning Of
this noise, whie, wakes him, and lie rises slowly,
yawning and scratching his limbs rubbing his
sides against the trees, and shaking back his
majestic name. He listens; and the approach
ing cries cause him to sharpen his claws with
certain premonitory growls He then stalks
! slowly towards the first ledge Of rocks which
commands the country, aud esl'ying his enemies
! from his height he crouches and awaits. The
/ Arab who first sees him, cries, "Thcre he isv'
and ,leathiike stiffness succeeds They pause
to contemplate him, and look wct to their
arms, while the lion slowly Iicks his paws and
name, thus making his totlelic ne con1bat. After
ii long pause, Arab advances in front of the
group, aud in Il tone of defiance shouts, Then
knowcst not, then, that thou licst before ust
Rise and fly! for we belong to such !. tribe
aud am Abdallah." The lon who has before
this eaten more than one warrior who apostro-
phzcd him in precisely the same terms, contia-
ues passing his enormous paws over his face to-
beautfy himself and makes reply to the
challenge, nor to the epiehets of 'Jew!"-
"Christian! 'Infidcl!" literally bestowed OF
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makes him impatient. He then rises lashes
his sides with his tail, and marches straight to-
wards the insultcrs. The timid are already in
flight; the brave remain and await his attack
with m,skcts ready. He is beyond their rcacl,
and walks !eisurcly towards them. They now
begin to retreat slowly in order, their faces
turned to him, until they rejoin the horscmen
waiting at the foot Of the mountain who i'm
mediatcly commence galloping about, Lrandsh~
ing their mu>kcts and yatayans, and shouting
defiance. The lion, seeing the horscmen on
the plain larlses to rcconnoitre. No cries nor
insults move him. Nothing but powder will do
that. 1t is heard at last, and then he changes
his leisure march for charge which sca:ters
the little army. No one is ashamed Of flying
now; each tries to secure favorable positions
from which to fire as the lion passes. The
horseracn then advance If, is usual, the
lion has clutcled Of the rctreating troop, it
is only necessary for q horseman to approach.
within reasonable distance and discharge hg
gun. the lion at once quits his victim to charge
his asSailant \ fter while, the lion, wounded
and tired, crouchcs like cat aBd awaits his
end This is terrible moment. He is fred
at. and receives their balls without moving, but
shonld horse cai!op near enough to he reached
in two three bnnsrisr either the rider or the
horse is doomed, for the lion is upon him in an
instant and never quits his hold 1t VIII as
| tonsl European h,nsers to hear that thirty
balls at IL distance Of twenty PAGES, are not
always enough kis! the lion it is only when
| the heart or brain is touched that death is
certain: the nearer he is to death the more
dangerous he is. During the fight, but before
he is wounded, if lie clutches l,,an, he is sa tis-
| fed with knocking hin, down, and the nan
protected by his burnous, gets off with mere
hcs! wound from the terrible talons. But after
the lion has been wounded, he tears his victim,
manoles in in his jaws, till he sees other men
coming upon whom to spring. and when NOR
tally wounded his rage is something awful He
crushes his victim under him, and crouches over
} him as it rejoicing i'll his agony, while his
:alons tear the flesh Of the unhappy wretch, his
e flaming eyes are fixed on the eyes of his VICTIM
: who fascinated by them is unable to cry for
a help or even to groan. From time to time
$ the lion passes his large rough tongue over the
J face of the enemy, cnrls his lip, and shows all
: his teetl-Mcanwhle the relatives OF the "''c
happy man appeal to the most courageous 1i
r the troop, and they advance, guns cockco,
!. towards the lion WHO sees them coming, puI
} never moves Fearing lest :her bai's s.iou'u
4 miss the lion and hit the man, they are '"rcco
! to approach SO close that they can paee q
musket in the ear of the lion This IS a crtlcai
/ momenf IF the lion has any force le,t h''n ne
/ Kill, the man lying beneath NM anu oo,""s ''i
l. tho on. who has come to his rescue; anu as ne
,;cs motionicss on the body OF his vcth', it IS
..'-s,;,,I. -, know whether he will bound or
! ni In case his strength is too much wasted,
" ,.Las the head Of the man beneath