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Show , _‘___‘,,.. I.._‘_1,._,,_.‘,_."_,, > Ma , . L_l_. .‘W'm"rfiiua'iwy‘kw:L#::'A .‘__---wmumwmhm -', "'7 and Craeltz'es in the Well-Indies. \ A Relation of the Spanilh Voyager 40 is all the Service the Spaniards have done their ' People. The Governor of this new \‘v'orld, {upported by hisimaginary Titles, fent two Captains, fcarcein- and by expoling 'em to the fury of the Indians, who would omit nothing to revenge upon "cm the Injuries and Mifchiefs they had receiv'd from their Com- Kingdoms of Gaarimala, which are lituate towards the South: they piere‘d as far as the Kingdoms ol panions, which fell out accordingly : For the Spanilh General attempting to purfue this Rebel, was kill'd Nara and awn-a, which extend Northward for by the Indians. the {pace of about goo Leagues; thefe Kingdoms border upon that of Alexia). Thefe Captains tra- moft all of 'em to Slavery, after they had fpoil'd 'em good party of Horfe, and a confiderable number'ol Foot. The Captain whofe Let it was to travel into Gua- tirnala, did a world of mifchief there (the other foon dying) he carried Defolation with him every where, and lill'd this Kingdom with Blood and Ruin, to render the Spaniards formidable even to future I am of opinion, that the mifchiefthii Generations. ; out of a condition to purfue him, by preventing their finding Subfiftence in a Country thus wind, ferior to himfelf in lmpiety aad Cruelty, into the vell'd both by Sea and Landmaccompanied witha r , "WNW 41 Captain did here furpai's'd whatever the European: had done before in the new \Vorld. He went by Sea, and carried Sword and Fire throughout all tht Thofe that fucceeded him exer- cifed all manner of Cruelties on'em, and reduc'd alof all their Goods, Provifions, Clothes, Corn, Wine and other necellaries of Life. The Provinces of Naco and Hendure, which were like Gardens of Pleafure, were turn'd into melancholy Deferts, al- tho this Country was very full of People. 'Tis impollible to reflect on thefe things without being fenfibly touch'd and foften'd into Compaflion, tho one were naturally of an obdurate and fowr Tem- per. They kill'd two Millions of People in this Country in lefs than ten years; f0 that there are fearce two thoufand left in all the vafi: Extent of it; and thefe are groaning under a heavy yoke of Bon- of Yucatan, which is in the way to the Kingdoms 0: dage. When they propos'd to 'em to take the Oath of Allegiance to the King of Spain, they would ARC!) and Gavmwa, made him magnificent Prefeuts: give "em no time to deliberate; they mufiimme~ Coal‘ts. Some of the Inhabitants of the Kingdom yet as foon as he had enter'd their Country, he lent diately obey, or elfe die by Fire or Sword. his Souldiers into every part of it, who committed horrible Spoil, and maflhcred an infinite numberoi Wife FOOT People- A furious Spaniard at the heal Of the Kingdom of Guatimala. 0f 300 Men, cuter'd the Country adjoining to Guazznzilxz, fer fire to all their Cities, and cut the throat or all the Inhabitants, without giving any quartet he carried awavahat Booty he could, and continued to pillage "39 Country for the fpace of fixfcorll Leagues" I h" Captain had rebell'd, and revolttL ning the 255mm ms Gene?" and his defign intheruiSpan iards COWFSY after this manner was to put ‘ ' .- . . or T H E Spaniards fignaliz'd their entrance into this Kingdom by divers Mallacres, tho the King came to meet 'em in his Chair of State fupported by his Slaves, follow'd by a great number of his Lords, and with Trumpets and Drums before him, to give the greater Teltimony of Joy; he fhew'd 'em all ' ' ‘ ‘ the |