OCR Text |
Show . a , v .Wnr .. i u vs,"*-‘M "V ' N ‘_ y, : ;_f.,V gamww " J J4. . 46 A Relation of the Spanifli I 7371(qu mm! Cmeltiex 272 the Well-Indies; $7" was the molt populous Country it" I!" U'tffl'lmflifl, appeafe their murmuring.‘ They film the Ships not excepting fl/chico it felt, much is certainly with Indians, and fufler'd 'e'tn to perifh with Hunger true. in this noble Country the L's‘yamxrdr have dg. and Thirl‘t, becaufe they would take no care to furfiroy‘d no lefs than four or five Millions of Men in nilh 'em with Necellaries. But to give a particular; fifteen or fixteen years, and continue every day to account of all their Cruelties would require large treat thofe that remain after the fame manner. Volumes, the View of which would aftonilh all that , Thefe inhuman Creatures were wont when they {hould have the curiofity to look into 'em. The Spaniards had two powerful Fleets deftrin?d declar'd War againfi any City or l'rovince to bring with 'em as many of the conquer d. Indians as they to the fame purpofe of , deftroying the poor Indians, could, to make 'em fight againlt their Country-meny How many Parents, have they bereav'd of their fometimes they had fifteen or twenty thoufand 01 Children! How many Children of their Parents! thefe new Subjeéts among 'em. But becaufe they of how many Adulteries and other infamous Praetia were not able to furnilh 'em with all necell‘ary Pro- ceshave they been the Caufes, the Actors, and Ac}vilions, they allow'd 'emto eat thofe other Indians complices! How many People have they inflav'd! whom they took in War, f0 that in their Camp they What h‘liferies and Calamities have they not brought had Shambles ftor'd with human Flefh. Infants were upon this new World! WhatFountains of Tears kill'd in their fight, and then broil'd and eaten; have they open'd ! What Rivers of Blood have they Men were [laughter'd like Beaflts, and their Legs pour'd out ! How many Lives have they taken away and Arms drefs7d for food, for the Indians like the after fuch a manner as might render'em yet more talie of thofe Parts better than others. The News miferahle in the other World! which is a melanr of thefe horrible Practices foon alarm'd the neigh- choly RefieEtion both in regard of the Indians who bouring Countries, and [did 'em with Terror and have fufl‘er'd fo many Cruelties, and of the Spaniards‘ who have been the Authors of f0 much Mifchief and Conl‘ternation. Many of the Indians were worn out with carrying Villany. the Tackle of the Spanish Ships, which they would needs have brought from the North to the South Sea, which are 130 Leagues diftant: They made "em carry Anchors of a great weight all this long way -, they laid great Guns upon the naked Backs oI thefe poor Creatures, under the weight of which ! Of New Spain, 0f Panuco moiXalifcof ‘ _" Fter the Spaniards had committed. all the fore- mention'd Cruelties and Malfacres in New they were not able to {land‘7 f0 that the greatell Spain, there came to Pilil-IM‘O another Tyrant as bar- 1'3": of 39!" dY'd by the way, not being able to en- barous and unmerciful as the former. He loaded his d"? thefe Fatigufi. To increafe their Mifery, thtfl Ships with multi tudes of the Natives, and carried divided their Families, taking Husbands from their Wives, and Wives from their Husbands, their 'em to Cull-n and [Ii/invade, where they were fold for Slaves: fo that in a little time he render"d the inughters were taken from 'em, and given to the o'CQmCEI and Souldlers to fatisfy their Luft, and to whole Country deftitute of People, Fourfcore of ' a ppeale thefe |