DEDICATION. ΤΟ HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE, K.G. &c. &c. &c. SIR,-As a Soldier and Sportsman, I feel proud at being permitted the privilege of inscribing the following pages,—of however unpretending a nature they may otherwise be,to one so devoted to the noble profession of Arms, to so bold and staunch a votary of Nimrod, as Your Royal Highness; who, I have no doubt, will-when opportunity offers-feel as much at home in the field of glory, as in the mimic warfare of the chase; and should such an occasion ever present itself, I beg to express the fervent hope of being then allowed to rank amongst Your Royal Highness' followers, as it was so often my good fortune to be in days of yore,-when galloping after the Calpe hounds over the Malaga Hills, or through the shady dells of the old Cork Forest, near Gibraltar;-in which case, it may perchance fall to my lot to record deeds more worthy of such high patronage, than those contained in the ensuing plain unvarnished narrative, of "Wild Sports in Europe, Asia, and Africa;" and, in the meantime, I have the honour to remain, Your Royal Highness' Merchiston Hall, Hants, February, 1844. Most obedient servant, E. NAPIER, Lt.-Colonel, H.P. Unattd. ADVERTISEMENT. THE following volumes, which may be considered as the sequel to a previous work, entitled, "Scenes and Sports in Foreign Lands," were put together during the leisure afforded by a temporary retirement from the more active duties of his profession,-a step the Author was obliged to take in consequence of ill health, the result of long service in warm and unhealthy climates. Some of the fresh incidents here recorded, having occurred in localities with which the Reader is perchance through a former publication— already acquainted, a few apparent repetitions may, in consequence of this circumstance,have unavoidably crept into these pages, a defect the writer has, however, endeavoured as much as possible to avoid. ERRATA. VOL. I. Page 33, line 20, for "Tanjre" read "Tanjore." 110, dele the reference to a note. 121, line 7, after "Spain" insert" with." |