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Show 6g and Cruez'tier in the Weft-Indies. the Country as well as the common People all wait- A Rel/nib" of the S'panilh Voyager 64 fl 0f the Peai‘l-Coai'r, m use {and of TH: nidado. ‘cd on 'em with abundance of alacrity and joy 3 they Every day brought 'em a quantity of Provifions fufhf Cient for a much greater number of men: For the Indians are very much given to hofpitality, and reac- dily fupply Strangers with all the Necefi‘aries they HE Spaniards have made horrible Ravage all have. In a little time the Spaniards would needs T Spoil from the Coait of Par-in quite to [hr make 'em build a valt houfe, that all the Indians Gulf of Vcnccnela', which is the {pace of abort might lodg together in the fame place a they Us'd zoo Leagues; and after having committed the}; this Artifice to catch 'em in the fnare they were wonted Robberies, have taken as many Indian": preparing for 'em. When the work was carried they could, and either fold "em, or made Slaveso' up about the height of two men, they inclos'd a 'em themfelves, contrary to the promifes often mad: great many Indian: within, that the work might be 'cm, that they would treat 'em as their Friends the fooner finilh'd, as they pretended -, but the deand as a free People; which Proteitations they n fign Was to hinder any Communication between ver took care to obferve. And tho thefe poor Peopl them that were within and thofe that were withdid "em all the good Offices they could, and well out: part of the Souldiers kept the doors of the very ready to ferve 'em on all occafions; tho the; houfe with their Weapons in their hands to prevent liberally gave 'em all they had to fub'lift on them- any from going out'7 another part went in among felves; yet 'tis not to be exprefs'd with what hit 'em with their naked Swords, threatning to cut ries and Mifchiefs the Spaniards re‘quited' all thiskinl their Throats, if they made any ftir or difturbance ; nefs. I purpofely omit a great many Diforders Whit: and fo bound 'em all like fo many Sheep. If any they committed along this Coalt, being willingl one attempted to make his efcape, theyr immediately igilfill: only on thofe matters that are molt remarkt cut him in pieces 5 however divers of 'em efcaped, . fome whole and others wounded, who joining with? The [file of Trinidado is larger and more fruitfi thofe that had not yet been (but up in this fatal e. than that of Sicily, it is join'd to the Continent 0' Houfe, and arming themfelves with Bows and Ara that fide where it touches Pam -, the inhabitant rows to the number of 200, retir'd into another. are a very honefl: fort of People, teachab‘le enougl Houfe, where they thought themfelves fecure, if and well inclin‘d to Virtue. A Spani'ls Captainpil they could defend the door againlt the Spaniards; companied with 60 Cut-throats like himfelf, inval but thefe fet it on fire on, the other fide, and cruel- ed this Country in the year igio, andimmediat 1y deftroy'd thefe poor Creatures. After this bar-L 3y commanded the Indians to come to him, pretwl barons Expedition they retreated into the lfland of mg he was come to live peaceably with theml St. 70hr} with about 180 Prifon‘ers, who had fuff'e'r'd the Miranda who receiv'd him and his Compal thcmfelves to bebonnd ; Wm‘ 35 great. Teitirnonies of kindnefs, as ifflll and the ref: in Hzfimniold. had been their own Children. where they fold halfof'ema \then 1 feverely reprov'd The chief men; this Captain for his perfidioufnefs and cruelty,» he‘ Y faiifa‘ |