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Show and Cruelties in the Weft-Indies. 108 A Relation of tlie Spanilh Vgage: ‘ ‘ 'em if {he were bereav'd of her Husband 5 {0 that ‘ they mul‘r necelllarily be Itarv'd. The General re. ‘puls'd lx..r not without fome Indignation, upon 109 ‘put many of the poor Indians in Chains to make ‘Slaves of 'em. Thefe unhappy People came to ‘make their Complaint to the General of the ill ‘Treatment and Injultice they had futter'd, and to ‘ which {he redoubled her Sighs and Cries, telling ‘intreat him to caufe Reltitution to be made of ‘ him her Children were ready to die with Hunger: ‘what had been f0 violently taken from 'em, but in ‘at length feeing her Prayers and Tears made no "vain, for he would do nothing in the matter, only ‘ Impreflion on him, ihe took a Stone and dalh‘d out ‘ the Brains of all her 1, rildren in his fight. ‘gave 'em his promife that his Men Ihould do 'em no BVVhen this Commander ariiv'd in the City of ‘ Pale, which is lituate in the Province of Lilia, he ‘ met with Captain 701m Ampua‘irz, who went before ‘him to make a difcovery of the Country, and to ‘ fettle Peace init: he was now Governor of this ‘hurt for the future, and that they Ihould never come ‘again into their Country: yet four or five days ‘after they went into another part of the Country ‘for Corn, and pillag'd the poor Indzam as they had ‘done before, who were f0 provok'd to fee them- ‘ City, which had a Garil‘on in the King of Spain's ‘felves deluded by the General, who had broke his ‘Promifes almolt as foon as he had made "em, that ‘Name, and was under the direétion of the Mar- ‘quefs Francis de Piccaro, who had eltablilh'd a ‘the whole Country betook themfelves to their ‘Arms in an inftant -, which Tumult afterwards 0c» ‘ Council there conlil‘ting of eight Counfellors, that ‘calion'd many Diforders and great Offences to be ‘commited both againft the Maiefty of God 'and ‘the Dignity of the King of Spain : At length tnefe ‘ had the lnfpefiion of the whole Country, and kept ‘ it in Peace and Union by the good management of ‘ Peter 501mm dc Qu/emm. Ampudia hearing our Ge- ‘ neral was arriv'd in the Country, came to give him ‘ a Vilit, accompanied with many of the Inhabitants ‘ and Indians, who brought him abundance of Fruit, ‘and other Provilions. Many of the neighbouring ‘People fled, and left this whole Country defolate. ‘They that retreated into the Mountains came down ‘from time to time to feek irovilion ,- the Indians ‘likewil'e engag'd in a cruel War one With another, ‘Wherein the Itronger party us'd to eat the weaker: ‘ Indian: came afterwards on the fame Errand, and ‘For that Indian Nation that inhabits the Moun» ‘ after them the Inhabitants of Xamundia,Palonia, So- ‘tains are a fierce and warlike People, and _mor~ ‘ lirmmia and Bolom'a, did the like: But becaufe they ‘ did not bring {0 great a quantity of Corn as de‘manded, the General fent a Troop of Souldiers ‘tal Enemies to their Neighbours. After this Ina ‘furreétion the General went to the City of flmplf‘e ‘dia, where he receiv'd all the Honours due to his ‘ with a great many Indians to feek fome elfewhere, ‘ with Orders to take it where ever they found it. ‘ With this Order they went into Paloma and 8010Im‘a, where theyfound the Indians dwelling very ‘Charac'ter; he afterwards march'd With two hune ‘ peaceably in their Houfes, and without any "re« ‘gard to the Laws of Nations or of Hofpitality, took away all the Corn and other Provil'ions, to- .‘gether with all the Gold and Silver they had, and ., ‘v \H." I/ub ‘dred I-Iorfe and Foot toward Lilia and Pelmza. ‘He fent his Captains all round the Country to ‘make a cruel War upon the Indians, they firda ‘great many Houfes, robb'd all that tell into their ‘handg, and kill'd abundance of 'em. This killing ‘ and pillaging continued many days together. L ET133: -o |