Of the sport of the field in Hindustan. THE men of rank and fortune amongst the native of Hindustan, besides falconers, fowlers, fishermen, huntsmer and gang of game-keepers, for the chase, and other different sports, entertain also persons versed in the practice of catching animals by allurement, disguise, ensnaring, ambush, fascination, and other stratagems and devices, wherein are employed a considerabe number of different instruments and implements of enticement, constraint, imitation, and infatuation. Amongst others, when they are desirous of taking jackall alive, two men approach their holes or covert, and begin mimicking the cries of the young ones, while they gambol and play about: this yelping noise inveigles the male, who advancing, is entangled in a snare laid for the purpose; on continuing the same kind of squalling, the female soon follows her mate, and is entrapped in the like manner. Of Fishing Fish are caught in Bengal, by placing a bundle of rushy bushes or bavins in the water over night; also, by surrounding a large extent of shallow water with mats, and then contracting the space 'till hand nets can be used with effect. Small fish are caught in small rivulets or lakes, in Bengal, by making a noise with small bells or sticks, in one boat, and driving the fish by that means towards another. Of Fowling. Small birds are taken by fowlers, by fixing one hollow and very slender reed into another rather thicker, (like he joints of a fishing rod,) touched with bird-lime, that into a third, and so on, till the first be long enough, by being insinuated among the boughs with quick motion, to touch the bird aimed at. Or a small arrow, or clay ball, is put into a long tube, and the bird struck with it by a blast from the mouth. Or they are killed with a pellet bow which is a common bow with two strings, separated by a small slender bit of stick, near which is fixed a bit of leather to receive the pellet. The aim of this instrument is more certain than that of any other missile weapon. Wild fowl are caught in Persia, by persons who go in the night near marshy rushy places, and display on sudden many lights on the stern of the boats; then ringing small bells, the birds are frightened, and fly into their very hands. a Wild ducks, and other water fowl, are caught in Hindustan by people wading or swimming the lakes, either with an earthen pot over their heads, or the artificial representation of a duck, duck, fashioned so as to put on like acap; by which contrivance they get close enough to geese, widgeon, teal, &c. to pull them by the feet under the water, till they have filled a girdle made of netting, or tied or twisted one of their wings, so as to let them float, without hazarding their escape, upon the surface of the water. And this they effect without much disturbance among the rest of the flocks on the lake; and so easily, and in such abundance, as to afford them for a penny or three-halfpence a-piece. Of Hunting. In order to destroy the rhinoceros, when he ravages the corn and herbage, pit-falls are made; but they are seldom caught alive, except when young. Of catching Tigers. To catch tigers and leopards several contrivances are employed. The most common are, a large trap (not unlike a rat-trap) bated with a live kid, caged at one end of the trap, and thus secured from seizure. Or a large bamboo bow is stretched oposite the animal's accustomed haunt, armed with a long barbed arrow. A small thread is then laid across the track, communicating with the bow string, which, whenever it is hampered or contracted, discharges an arrow with a violence that seldom fails to pierce and to destroy its object. Of the Tiger Bow. a cord, just hanging over the upper end of the slit. 4th. To the other end of this cord, which is about one foot in length is tied a small round stick, not quite the third of an inch thick, and six inches long. 5th. Onethird down the slit is a small peg, which passes through the slit of the square stick, in the middle, transversely. 6th From the top of the small round stick depends a small flat pin, two inches long, by a string, one foot in length. 7th. There is a small string tied rather loosely over the square stick, and also a very thin slight bit of bamboo, one inch long, and the tenth of an inch broad; to the middle of which is fastened a green silk or cotton thread,about seven feet long, to be employed as hereafter directed. 8th. A long barbed arrow is prepared, and the point medicated with poison. First direction. This bow consists, 1st, of a strong bamboo, about six feet long,and half an inch thick, with a small rope for a string. 20, Of a separate stick, about one inch square and two and a half feet long; two opposite sides whereof are cut through, from the upper end, two thirds of the way down This slit is in the middle, and one-third of an inch wide. 3rd. A loop is fastened to the slit stick, by Hold the Second direction.-1st. up-wards, and the point towards the separate square stick with the loop bow; put the string of the bow under the loop. 2d. Put the end of the small round stick through the loop, and a little way into the hollow of the slit. und r the peg which crosses the slit, flat pin upon a string tied rather 5th. Stretch the bow with the square stick thus prepared; the upper end whereof then notches into the string, and the other rests firmly upon the inside of the bow itself. 6th. Then place the bow in a bush, or grass, on cross sticks (formed to support it,) two feet from the ground, on one side of the path frequented by tigers, wolves hyænas, &c. 7th. 7th. That barbed arrow is to be laid exactly in the direction of the square slit stick, with its notch in the bow string. 8th. Remove the string whereon the small flat pin temporarily rested, and substitute the slight bit of bamboo above mentioned in its stead. 9th. Carry the green string across tiger, (whose eyes, when either enraged, or keen or eager for prey, appear as if emiting scintillations,) they seem enchanted, look steadfastly at their enemy, and keep gradually and regularly approaching, till within his reach, when he springs upon and devours them. For tigers and other animals of the feline species, seldom puersue their prey, not being very fleet, but the path, and tie it slightly to a bush, usually lie in ambush for it. Birds or grass, on the other side. On any wild beast touching the string, it draws away the bit of bamboo which supported the point of the flat pin; the pin immediately which occasions flies up from the peg, the small round stick to give way; that of course looses the string of the bow, which forces away the arrow directly forward, and drives, at the same time, the square slit stick back wards, the whole thus operating, and at once tumbling to pieces. "The Arabs," says Dr. Shaw, do "not spring game with dogs, but, shading themselves with a piece of canvas, stretched upon two reeds, into the shape of a door, they walk through avenues where they expect to find it. The canvas is usually spotted, or painted with the figure of a leopard; and, a little below the top, there is one or more holes for the fowler to look through, and see what passes before him. Quails, and such like birds as feed in flocks, will, upon sight of the canvas, stand still and look astonished. This gives a sportsman an opportunity of coming very them, and then resting the canvas upon the ground and directing the muzzle of his piece though one of the holes, knocks down sometimes a whole covey of them." near Instances of the same sort occur fre quently in Hindustan; but it is there attributed, by the natives, to the force of fascination; for they have observed, that when deer or peacocks perceive a and other animals are known in like manner to be facinated by serpents, whose eyes generally flash vibrations of vivid light. Of this bewitching power in tigers the mountaineers of Hindustan avail themselves, particularly in the allurement of peacocks. Upon a light bamboo frame, of the dimensions of six feet by four, they fasten a slight painted canvas, coloured and streaked like the skin of a tiger, with a hole near the top; concealed by this screen, they plantit near a flock of peacocks, and opposite to the sun. As soon as theoirds perceive the coloured canvas, they advance towards it, sometimes bristling up their crests, wings, and tails, till the sportesman, pointing his gun through the hole, shoots them with unerring aim. O catching Elephants. There are two methods practised in the provinces of Tipperah and Silhet (east of Chittagong,) to catch elephants. One is by three or four tame males ones, (bred fot the purpose,) a female, and a young elephant, led to the borders of a forest, where the wild ones, attracted by their cries, (and often, probably by their smell,) come near them, and are surrounded by the tam cones, till two or three of the riders, dismounting, entangle their feet in strong ropes, which they pin to the ground or fasten to trees till the prisoner becomes gentle and obedient. The other mode is to make a kerdab, or inclosure, by encompassing a pretty large space of ground near some spot where where elephants frequent, with stakes and boughs interwoven, except two apertures opposite to each other; then to send several females and young ones to entice the males. When a sufficient number are collected, the females, at a signal, or with drivers on their backs, make immediately for the keddah, and pass directly through it: the wild ones follow, but are prevented passing through by bars shoved between, to intercept their proceeding further. When the whole are in, the bars on the entrance side are also closed, and the wild ones left a few days with little or no food, till they grow tame, which they soon do, being in their nature docile and tractable. attended the fair to sell weavers reeds, being a reed maker by trade, he had not been but a short time exposing his goods for sale, when he was ad dressed by one Mc.Loughlin a weaver, and yeoman, an inhabitant also of Newton Barry. Mc. Loughlin under the pretext of buying, invited Murray to drink, they then in company with another weaver, Edward Kelly, of Corragh, and two men of the name of Kereevan's proceeded to John Kinder's, who keeps a public house, in a part of Clonegall, called Johnstown, where they were joined in company by Patt Kehoe, a black smith, after drinking for a short time, in Kinder's, they adjourned to John Murphy's, another public house, where they took some drink, here the Kereevan's parted them, when Murray, Mc. Loughlin and Edward Kelly, went to one James's another public house, where time Kelly left them, after Kelly's they continued until night, at which departure, Murray and Mc. Loughlin paid the reckoning, and left the house, with an apparent intention of going next morning Murray was found to their homes, in Newton Barry, dead, in a field belonging to Mr. Lacy, of Clonegall, Distiller, a distance of about 400 yards from James's house, the body was pierced with above fifty wounds, apparently given by a bayonet, the head was severely beaten, near the body lay a wooden yard, broken into three pieces, this yard was known to be Mc. Loughlin's, the fair day, and in every house, he having carried it, the whole of that he and Murray were drinking in, and had it, in his hand when leaving James's house, with the broken yard, was found a shoe, that was recognized, by a shoemaker who had made it for Mc. Loughlin. The cause that is thought, led to the perpetration of the Murder, was Murray incautiously shewing in the fair, fair where he and Mc. Loughlin were drinking together, a considerable sum of money, as this money, and Murray's watch, were not found on the body, it evidently appeared that he was robbed as well as murdered. Mc. Loughlin appeared next day in Newton Barry, in his accustomed manner about his business. Application was made to Mr. Woodroofe, of Gorey, who is coroner, to attend at Clonegall, to have an inquest, to this Mr. Woodroofe paid no attention. The Rev. Mr. Brown and Captain Carr, of Clonegall, had a Jury impannelled, who brought in a verdict of wilful murder, against some person unknown. Here the enquiry into this horrid affair rested, Mc. Loughlin absconded, for a short time, but returned again, as he aqprehended no danger from the higher ranks, in the Country, presuming on his consequence as a yeoman, and his activity as an armed zealot, and the poor who would wish to institute an enquiry before a court of criminal justice, dare not offend their superiors, by attacking a favorite champion of theirs. We hope this statement, which we know to be correct, will be noticed by his Majesty's law officers, that so shareful a suppression of justice, may not be allowed, to pass with impunity. is to have, or what dynasty, is to succeed the unfortunate Bourbons,all is studiously concealed from the public both in France and Spain. The English papers affect to describe the Spanish nation hostile in the most serious degree, to their Gallic Victors, and anxious to throw themselves under the all protecting Egis, off-red by British magnanimity. We are assured, that the Spaniards, so far from regretting, the fa'l of the throne, in the person of their late deposed sovereign; feel the most lively sentiments of gratitude, for the aspect which Spanish energy. industry and commerce, will assume under the vigour and talents, which French manners, will communicate. Spain by nature, is designed to be one of the most favoured nations in the world, its superior climate great extent, geographical position and population: want nothing, but an enlightened administration of government, to place it, and its people in the highest, political and commercial attitude. The imbecility and expensive government that unhapily managed the unfortunate Spaniard, with impairing the public strength, and paralizing, its energies, rendered Spain and the Spanish name an object of contempt, among the nations of the globe. Thus dissolute courts, a proud and idle nobility, insulting and plend ring their people, by the most vexatious oppressions, and relentless avidity, add to the national degradation, by State of Public Affairs, in June, 1808. giving a character to a people which SPAIN. THE affairs of this country remain, in the most perfect obscurity. The Frenchpapers furnish little,towards informing the world, of its future destiny, intended by the present French ruler, or what form of government it nothing but the most gloomy and abject state of bondage, could imitate. The rich and neglected soil of Spain, where agriculture was despised and neglected, by the proud and sulky lords of the sol, and the naked and brave men that starved on it, is a living picture of the wickedness and weakness of the dischargedmonarch,and his satalites. It |