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of lubfifting them in the woods for To long a time as the fcrvice rc- 

 quiicd, and the facility with which the Marons ckKled their jnir- 

 fuers, ordered feveral defenfible houfes, or barracks fortified with 

 baftions, to be creeled in different parts, as near as poffible to the 

 enemy's mod favourite haunts : in every oric of thefe they placed 

 a llrong garrifon, who were regularly fubhfted, and roads of com- 

 »-nunication were opened from one to the other. Thefe garrifons 

 were compofed of white and black (hot and baggage Negroes, who 

 were all duly trained. Every captain was allowed a pay of lo/. ; 

 the lieutenaiits each ^/,; ferjeants 4 /. ; and privates 2/., ^(?r month. 

 They were fubjecled to rules and articles of war; and the whole 

 body put under the governor's immediate order, to be employed 

 conjunftly, or fepar-ately, as he (hould fee occafion. Their general 

 plan of duty, as dire6i:ed by the law, was to make excurfions from 

 the barracks, fcour the woods and mountains, and deftroy the pro- 

 vifion-grouuds and haunts of the Marons j and, that they might 

 not return without effediug fome fetvice, they were required to 

 take twenty days provifion with them on every fuch expedition. 

 Every barrack was furuifhed befides with a pack of dogs, provided 

 by the church-wardens of the refpec^ive parifhes; it being forefeen, 

 that thefe animak would prove extremely ferviceable, not only in 

 guarding againftfurprizes in the night, but in tracking the enemy. 



This arrangement was the moil judicious hitherto contrived for 

 their effedual redudion ; for fo many fortrefles, Rationed in the 

 very centre of their ufual retreats, well fupplied with every ne- 

 ceffary, gave them a condant and vigorous annoyance, and, in 

 fliort, became the chief means of bringing on that treaty which 

 afterwards put an end to this tirefoine war. 



About the year 1738, the aflembly refolved on taking two huit- 

 dred of the Mofquito Indians into their pay,, to. haften the fup- 

 preffion of the Marons. They pafled an, adt,. for rendering free 

 Negroes, Mulattos, and Indians, more ufeful,^ and forming them 

 into companies, with proper encouragements. Some floops were, 

 difpatched to the Ihore; and that number were brought into the. 

 ifland, formed into companies under their own officers, and allowed 

 forty fhilllngs a month for pay, befides flioes ; and white guides 

 were afiigned to coiiduift them to the enemy. In this, fervice they- 



gave 



