cated, and yield an abundance of milk. Not many years ago, they
were objects of mystery, and those who travelled to collect the
curiosities of nature, were ordered to ascertain their attributes,
almost their existence, the tails alone having reached Europe.

Buffaloes are heavier and clumsier animals than the ox, and are covered
with coarser hair; they are very wild and savage, rush upon the tiger,
crush, and trample him to death. They delight in those steaming marshes
which are pestilential to other beings, and wallow in stagnant water.
Their hide is particularly tough, their flesh hard, and their milk
delicious. They are sometimes trained to be very useful, especially
where rivers are apt to be swollen; for they do not fear to breast any
torrent, however violent it may be in its course. They are spread over
India, China, and various parts of Africa, have been introduced into
Spain and Italy, and wherever they live, malaria is sure to exist. The
Cape Buffalo is said to be more than a match for the lion, who only
overcomes him by some cunning stratagem, or springs upon him when he is
drinking. If, however, others of the herd come to his assistance, the
lion is either vanquished, or obliged to decamp.

A herd consisting of seven wild buffaloes, with one calf, was discovered
in Hindustan, and four gentlemen proceeded to hunt them. After having
followed them for three miles, the young one separated from the herd and
joined some tame cattle belonging to a neighbouring village. It was
killed by the party, who afterwards continued the pursuit of the old
ones, and they were overtaken in a high grass jungle four miles further
off. They were quickly driven from this place, and closely followed for
more than six miles over a plain. At length the party succeeded in
separating one buffalo from the herd. Here the encounter began. After
receiving several wounds, he still continued his flight; he suddenly
halted, and kept his pursuers at bay; after a short interval he again
fled, was pursued, and wounded as before, carrying the spears sticking
in his back and sides for several hundred yards. Lieut. White of the
15th N. I., rode up very close to him, threw his spear, and wounded the
animal in the loins. His horse being much exhausted, was unable to wheel
round before the buffalo turned about and charged with such vigour,
that both horse and rider were overthrown, and lay many yards distant.
Fortunately the lieutenant received no injury