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Show 28 A Relation of the Spaniih V014395 this City efcap'd the fury of this Fire 5 and aftera‘ Refpite of three or four days, havrng got as many Men together as he could, fell upon the Spaniards by furprize, kill'd about fifty of 'em, and retook all the Spoil of the City which they had burnt, and and Crtzelties 2'22 tine Wefi-Indies. 29 Province after the fame manner he had done thofe of other Kingdoms. Here he committed fo many Enormities, fuch Robberies and Malfiicres, that 'tis impolhble for any Pen to relate 'em all. He fent so Tr00pers into this Province, which is bigger than the County of Roufillon, who mafiacred almoit all particularly the Value of aoeoo Crowns, of which - the Inhabitants, without any regard to Age, Sex or rds they had plunder'd him: the tell: of the Spania made the bell: of their way and efcap'd, but not without a great many Wounds. Soon after this they return‘d with a greater Force to attack this Cacique, and deltroy'd the greatel'c part of his Troops, making SLaves of the refi. Quality. If thefe poor Creatures fail'd to bring 'em a certain meafure of Corn which they exacted of 'em, or did not fend into their Service fuch a number of Slaves as they demanded, they kill'd 'em without Mercy. And this being a plain Country (as has been faid) there was no place to lhelter 'em from the Spanilh Horfe, who purfu'd 'em with the utmoi‘t Fury. The General permitted thefe Villains to commit all the lnfolencies and Robberies they pleas'd, and to take as great a number of Prifoners as they defir'd. 0f the Province of Nicaragua. N the Year 1522, the forementioned Governor undertook to fubdue the Province of Nicaragua. The great Fertility of this Country, the Goodnefs of the Air, and the vaft number of the Inhabitants cannot be fufficientiy exprefs'd. There were Cities in this Province four Leagues in length. The great quantities of excellent Fruits that grow there, drew together thofe great multitudes of People. Thefe Cities being fituate in vaft Plains, the People had no Mountains near in which to hide themfelves; hefides, the Climat is (0 fweet, and the Country {0 agreeable, that the Inhabitants could not eafily reiolve to quit it, and confequently were the more expos'd to the Outrages and Perfecutions of the gamer-d5, yet they fufier'd all with as much per trence as was polhble, that they might not be Oblig'd ‘0 ("31789 their Dwelling. And tho thefe People are naturally of a mild and peaceable Temper, the Governor, or rather the Tyrant, wirh the Minii‘ters 0: his Cruelty, refolv'd to treat the Indians of this Thefe they fometimes loaded with Chains of iixty or eighty Pound weight; f0 that of 4000 Captives, fcarce fix were able to endure this Fatigue, the relt all dy'd by the way under the intolerable weight of their Fetters. That they might not have the trouble to open the Chains of fuch as dy'd with Hunger, Thirit, Wearinel‘s and Toil, they cut off their Heads. When the Indians faw the Spaniards pre- pare for tliefe kind of journeys, Well knowing they were never likely to fee their Friends and Countrymen any more, they, with many deep Sighs and Groans, and floods of Tears, utter'd their Complaints after this manner. Time wa/s (fay they) when we have tram/I'd tbefe 70111416}: to fer-7:6 the Cbrifliam, and have been jiszer'd after a certain jjvrzcc of time to ntum home to our Wives and Children, but new there 15 no hope of any fuel) return, and this Separation muff be for ever. One day a Fancy came into the Governors Head, to Prev |