i77-5* phants, as I have already, obferved at p. 334, that thefe November. . . , O-v-O animals can with eafe travel to the extent ox a degree, or twenty leagues in a day, or fometimes twice as much : and, indeed; according to L'Afrique de Marmo l, Tom. L p. 58, when they are put to it, they will make, in the fpace of one day, fix days journey. By the account I have given of the elephants at the Cape, I find that I have been induced to dwell with fome prolixity on the hiftory of this animal. I would therefore wiih, in order to make it the more complete, to quote from different naturalifts and writers of travels fome remarkable paffages, which tend greatly to illuftrate the underftanding and difpofition of the elephant. “ In India they were once employed in launching o f fiaips. One was directed to- force a very large veffel into the water ; the work proved fuperior to his ftrength; his mailer, with a farCaftic tone, bid the keeper take away this lazy beaft, and bring another in his ftead; the poor animal inftantly repeated his efforts, fra£tured his fcull, and died on the fpot.” (Pe n n a n t ’s Hift. of Quad. p. 155, from L udolph. Com. in Hiß. JEtbiop.') “ In Delli an elephant, palling along the ftreets, put his trunk into a taylor’s fhop, where feveral people were at work; one o f them pricked the end o f it with his needle. The beaft pafled on, but in the next dirty puddle filled his trunk with water, returned to the fhop, and fpurting every drop among the people who had offended him, fpoilt their work.” (Pe n n . I. c. from Ham il to n ’s Hiftory of the E ast-Lnoies.) “ An ** An elephant in Adfmeer, which often pafled through .. '775- , , ° November. the bazar or market, as he went by a certain herb-woman, always received from her a mouthful of greens. At length he was feized with one of his periodical fits o f rage, broke from his fetters, and running through the market, put the crowd to fligh t; and among others this woman, who in hafte forgot a little child ihe had brought with her. The animal, recolledling the fpot where his benefadtrefs was wont to fit, took up the infant gently in his- trunk,, and placed it in fafety on a ftall before a neighbouring, houfe.” (Pe n n , from T e r r i 's Voyage.) “ Another in Dekan not having received the arrack it had been promifed by its cornac or governor, by way of revenge killed him. The comae’s Wife, who was ah eye- witnefs to this, took her two children and flung them before the elephant, faying, Now you have deftroyed their father, you may as well put an end to their lives and mine. It inftantly flopped, relented, took the greateft of the children, placed him on its neck, adopted him for its cornac, and never afterwards would permit any body elfe ' to mount it.” (Bu f fo n , Tom. XI. p. 77, from the Marquis Dx Mo n tm ir a il . If the elephant is of a revengeful difpofition, it is like— wife equally remarkable for gratitude. A foldier at Pondicherry, who was accuftomed, whenever he received the portion that came to his ihare, to carry a certain quantity of it to one of thefe animals, having one day drank rather too freely, and finding himfelf purfued by the guards,, who were going to take him to prifon, took refuge under the elephant’s body and fell afleep. In vain did the- 4 guard!
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