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lofs of time, killed the chief, and one of his men, wounded another, 

 and took two prifoners; for which fervice, the affembly made them a 

 genteel recompence, befides a good reward to the Negroes who affifted 

 them in this enterprize. 



The rebels in St. Mary's, under general Tacky, ftill maintained 

 their pround. Admiral Holmes had difpatched a frigate to Port 

 Maria, which proved of great ufe for the fafe cuftody of prifoners, 

 who were too numerous to be confined on fhore, and required too 

 large a party of militia to guard them; but after they were removed 

 on board, where they were well fecured, the militia were ready to be 

 employed on more active fervice : no meafure, therefore, could be more 

 feafonable and judicious; and it was one good effeft of the harmony- 

 then fubfiltlng between the commander of the fquadron and the lieu- 

 tenant governor. The rebels now thought only of concealing them- 

 felves, and made choice of a little glade, or cockpit, fo environed with 

 rocky fleeps, that it was difficult to come at them; but, in this fitua- 

 tion, a party of militia and Mcirons, with fome failors, alTaulted them 

 with hand grenades, killed fome, and took a few prifoners. Soon after 

 this, they fuffered a more decifive overthrow; the M;z/-(?«j of Scot's - 

 Hall, having got fight of their main body, forced them to an engage- 

 ment; the rebels foon gave way, and Tacky, their leader, having fepa- 

 rated from the reft, was clofely purfued by lieut. Davy of the Marons, 

 who fired at him whilft they were both running a full fpeed, and fhot 

 him dead. His head was brought to Spanifli Town, and ftuck on a 

 pole in the highway; but, not long after, fiolen, as was fuppofed, by 

 fome of his countrymen, who were unwilling to let it remain expofed 

 in fo ignominious a manner. The lofs of this chief[j\'], and of Ja- 

 maica, another of their captains, who fell in the fame battle, ftruck 

 moft of the furvivors of their little army with defpair; they betook 



themfelves 



[y] He was a young man of good ftaturc, and well made; his countenance handfome, but ra- 

 ther of an effeminate than manly call. It was laid, he had flattered himfelt with the hope of ob- 

 taining (among other fruits ofviftory) the lieutenant governor's lady for his concubine. He did 

 not appear to be a man of any extraordinary genius, and probably was chofen general, from his 

 fimilitude in perfon to fome favourite leader of their nation in Africa. A gentleman, feveral years 

 fince, having fet up in a confpicuous part ot his plantation a bronzed ftatue ot a gladiator, fome- 

 what larger than the natural fize, the Coromantins no fooner beheld, than they were almofl: ready to 

 fall down, and adore it. Upon enquiry, the gentleman learnt, that they had difcovered a veiy 

 ilriking likenefs between this figure and one of their prince's, and believed that it had been copied 

 from him. 



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