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The glorious dog , the very instant he felt he had a dead antagonist in his fangs , let go his hold , and making a jump with all his remaining strength , for he was bleeding much , and terribly torn , I caught him by the nape of the neck , and , in my attempt to lift him over and place him on the outside , down I went , dog and all , amongst the pigs , upon the bloody carcass ; out of which mess I was gathered by the Cura and the standers by in a very beautiful condition ; for , what between the filth of the sty and blood of the leopard , and so forth , I was not altogether a fit subject , for a side box at the Opera . This same tiger or leopard had committed great depredations in the neighbourhood for months before , but he had always escaped , although he had been repeatedly wounded ; so Peter and I became as great men for the two hours longer that we sojourned in Gorgona , as if we had killed the dragon of Wantley . Our quarry was indeed a noble animal , nearly seven feet from , the nose to the tip of the tail . At day dawn , having purchased his skin for three dollars , I shoved off ; and , on the 25th , at five in the evening , having had a strong current with us the whole way down , we arrived at Chagres once more . I found a boat from the Wave waiting for me , and to prevent unnecessary delay , I resolved to proceed with the canoe along the coast to Porto Bello , as there was a strong weather current running , and no wind ; and , accordingly , we proceeded next morning , with the canoe in tow , but towards the afternoon it came on to blow , which forced us into a small cove , where we remained for the night in a very uncomfortable situation , as the awning proved an indifferent shelter from the rain , that descended in torrents . We had made ourselves as snug as it was possible to be in such weather , under an awning of boat sails , and had kindled a fire in a tub at the bottom of the boat , at which we had made ready some slices of beef , and roasted some yams , and were , all hands , master and men , making ourselves comfortable with a glass of grog , when the warp by which we rode suddenly parted , from a puff of wind that eddied down on us over the little cape , and before we could get the oars out , we were tailing on the beach at the opposite side of the small bay . However , we soon regained our original position , by which time all was calm again where we lay ; and this time , we sent the end of the line ashore , making it fast round a tree , and once more rode in safety .