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themfelvesto a cave, at the diftance of a mile or two from the fcene of 

 a61ion, where it was thought they laid violent hands on one another, 

 to the number of twenty-five j howevev, the Ahrons, who found them 

 out, claimed the honour of having flain them, and brought their ears 

 to the lieutenant governor, in teftimony of their death, and to entitle 

 therafelves to the ufual reward. A few miferable fugitives Hill fculked 

 about the v/oods, in continual terror for their fate; but at length, they 

 contrived to fend an embafly to a gentleman of the parifli (Mr. 

 Gordon), in whofe honour they repofed implicit confidence, and ex- 

 prelTed their readinefs to furrender upon the condition of being tranf- 

 ported off' the ifland, inftead of being put to death. This gentleman 

 had a congrefs with their leaders unarmed, and promifed to exert his 

 endeavours with the lieutenant governor; on their part, they feemed 

 well pleafed to wait his determination, and gave aiiurance of their 

 peaceable demeanour in the mean while. The lieutenant governor's 

 confent was obtained ; but under an appearance of difficulty, to make 

 it the more defireable ; and, upon intimation of it at the next private 

 congrefs, they one and all fubmitted, and were Ihipped off", purfuant to 

 the ftipulation. The remains of the Weftmoreland and St. James's 

 rebels ftill kept in arms, and committed fome ravages. In September 

 therefore (1760) the lieutenant governor convened the affembly, and 

 in his fpeech informed them, " That the various fcenes of diftrefs, ccca- 

 fioned by the infurreftions which broke out in fo many different parts 

 of the country, would have engaged him fooner to call them together; 

 but he was obliged to defer it, as their prefence was fo neceflary in the 

 fcveral diftridts, to prevent the fpreading of an evil fo dangerous in its 

 confequence to the whole ifland. 



'^' That he had the fati^faftion to acquaint them, his expeflations 

 had been fully anfwered, by the vigilance and bravery of the troops 

 employed during the late troubles ; that the many difficulties they had 

 to encounter, only ferved to fet their behaviour in a more advantage- 

 Two of the St. Mary's ringlenders, Fortune andKingfton, were hung up alive in irons on a gib- 

 bet, eredied in the parade ot the town of Kingfton. Fortune lived feven days, but Kingfton fur- 

 vived till the ninth. Tlie morning before the latter expired, he appeared to be conviilfed from, 

 head to foot ; and upon being opened, after his deceafe, his lungs were found adhering to the back 

 fo tightly, that it required fome force to difengage them. The murders and outrages they had com- 

 mitted, were thought to jullify this cruel punilhment inflirted upon them /// tarorcnno others; but 

 rhey appeared to be very little nffeded by it themfclves; behaving all the time with a degree of 

 hardened infolence, and brutal in'.enfibiliiy. 



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