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Show 96 and Crue/ties in the W oil-Indies. A Relation of the Spanifh [Wages innocent Indians confiding in thefe fair promife5, were come down out of the Mountains where they had hid themfelves, to lodg in the Cities, not ful- peding the ill delign the Spaniards had againfl: 'em: 97 from the top of the Mountain, which was very high. It has been depos'd by thofe that were Eye-witnell‘es of this Tragedy, that they forc'd above 700 of thefe oor Indians all together down this Precipice, to However thefe perfidious men furpriz d 3em, and that they look'd like a Cloud as they fell -, they were cut off the Hands and Arms of all they took, letting 'em know they were chattiz'd after this feverc mahner for'not telling the name of their late King's miferably. Succellbr. Another time the General fent a great par- ty of Soldiers into a City to make war with the Inhabitants, becaufe they fent him not a basket of Gold which he had demanded: they made thefe poor people fuller a thoufand Outrages,and mallacred vaft numbers of 7em. They inhumanly cut off the nofes and hands both of Men and \Vomen, and gave all dafh"d in pieces by this dreadful fall, and died. The Spaniards pulh'd on this barbarous Expedition to the utmoft', for they made a diligent fearch in all the remote Corners of the Mountain, and gave no quarter to any they found ', thofe they could catch were either cut to pieces, or after many wounds cafl: down from the top of the Mountain. Nor did thefeCruelties fatisfy 'em, but they that up divers Indi- am both Men and Women, whom they had referv'd others to be devour'd by their Dogs, which were _ wont to be fed with human fielh. for Slaves, in a houfe cover°d with firaw, which they fet on fire and f0 confum'd 'em. They likewife The people of one of thefe Provinces, feemg went to the City of Cold, where they took abun- S or 6 of their Chiefs burnt to death with a flow dance of People, with about 15 or 20 of their they were about 5 or 6000: hereupon the Spamlh hands and feet both of Men and VK'omeh; and Commander fent aCompany of Soldiers to purine hid thefe fad Spoils on Poles, that they might be obvrous to the view of all, and that the dreadful Men; they expos'd thefe to the fury of their fire, were frighted by this horrible light into the , Great mountains to lhelter themfelves from the Spaniards; Degs, which devour'd 'em, having firil: cut oft" the 7em, and treat 'em as Rebels. 'Tis hard to imagine Soldiers were got into this Mountain, they fell 0:"- light might calt terror and amazement in the minds of all that furviv'd. The Ravage and Cruelties thefe bloody-minded Men exercifed in this new Kingdom of Granada are f0. the poor Indians, who were naked and difarm'd, great, that if the King of Spain dos not apply a fpee« with a fury like that of Wolves and Lions,when thel dY remedy, and fet bounds to their exeellive Avarice fet upon a flock of Sheep to devour 'em 5 till}: and infatiable thirft of Gold, that whole Kingdom length they were fo fpent and fatigu'd meerly W113 llaughrcring tthC poor Creatures, that they WC" Willfoon be deftroy'd, and the Land lie unculti- by what right they all‘um'd an Authority to pumlh people as rebels, that were free-born, and did not in the lcalt depend on 'em. When the Spanllh fmt'tl to give over a while to take breath; ant? whith they renew‘d this Mallacre with more viaoili And to cut lhurt their bloody work, they threw down the greatel‘; part of thefe Indians headlvflv II‘CID Vated and unimprov'd, for want of Inhabitants. In the {pace of zor 3 years, fince this Kingdom has been dif‘cover'd, they have without the fear of GM of Man put the inhabitants to death, without any motion or pi y to fee to much hu nan blood 1-}. pour'd |