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... Elephant Hunt Character of Colonel Farquhar A Scamp ... VII . Mr. , afterwards Sir T. Stamford Raffles ... VIII . The Java Expedition . - Lord Minto and the Tuanku IX . The Dutch Repossess Malacca X. An Active Town - Major XI . The ...
... Elephant Hunt Character of Colonel Farquhar A Scamp ... VII . Mr. , afterwards Sir T. Stamford Raffles ... VIII . The Java Expedition . - Lord Minto and the Tuanku IX . The Dutch Repossess Malacca X. An Active Town - Major XI . The ...
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... elephants , right out to the sea . There were also stones that were carried across the river to the tops of the houses . The people , when they heard the sound , got into a high state of alarm and conster- nation , for they never had ...
... elephants , right out to the sea . There were also stones that were carried across the river to the tops of the houses . The people , when they heard the sound , got into a high state of alarm and conster- nation , for they never had ...
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... ; the powder had fired and blown up with a great noise , then came down stones as big as elephants , right on the top of the house , and broke it down , crushing the hiders DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA FORT , AND ITS DEMOLITION . 21.
... ; the powder had fired and blown up with a great noise , then came down stones as big as elephants , right on the top of the house , and broke it down , crushing the hiders DESCRIPTION OF MALACCA FORT , AND ITS DEMOLITION . 21.
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... thoroughly persuaded that Europeans were beyond their influence ; so that they were under no apprehension of danger whilst acting under their super- vision and direction . iv . AN ELEPHANT HUNT . " Now all the 26 HAKAYIT ABDULLA .
... thoroughly persuaded that Europeans were beyond their influence ; so that they were under no apprehension of danger whilst acting under their super- vision and direction . iv . AN ELEPHANT HUNT . " Now all the 26 HAKAYIT ABDULLA .
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... ELEPHANT HUNT . " Now all the four races * in Malacca were exceedingly fond of and attached to the governorship of Major Farquhar . The country itself was tranquil , and mer- chants came and went from all quarters to traffic here . The ...
... ELEPHANT HUNT . " Now all the four races * in Malacca were exceedingly fond of and attached to the governorship of Major Farquhar . The country itself was tranquil , and mer- chants came and went from all quarters to traffic here . The ...
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