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Apprehensive, however, that this summons would 

 have but little effect, the governor at the same time 

 p-ave orders that the regulars and militia should take 



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possession of all the known paths leading to Trelaw- 

 ney town from the surrounding parishes ; and the 

 troops arrived at their respecive stations early on 

 the 9th. 



On the morning of the llth, thirty-eight of the 

 Trelawney Maroons, being chiefly old men, surren- 

 dered themselves to the governor's mercy, at Vaugh- 

 an's-fieid, and frankly declared, that, with regard to 

 the rest of the town, they were determined on wan 

 ec The devil, they said had got into them" and no- 

 thing but superiority of force would bring them to 

 reason. 



Two of the thirty-eight were, however, sent back 

 to try, for the last time, if persuasion would avail ; 

 but they were detained by the rest, who, having se- 

 creted their women and children, passed the Rubicon 

 the ensuing night, by setting fire themselves to their 

 town, and commencing hostilities on the outposts of 

 the army. The attack fell chiefly on the St. James's 

 company of free people of colour, of whom two were 

 killed and six wounded : and thus began this unfor- 

 tunate war. 



The Maroons immediately afterwards assembled in a 

 bodv, near a small village which was called their New 



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town, behind which were their provision grounds. 

 On the afternoon of the 12th, orders were given to 

 lieutenant colonel Sandford to march with a detach- 



