Chap. IX. *A M E K^I C A. 6v> 



licclc Fort to be built at the Mouth of the River (jimam, to be near to prevent the 

 inhumane Murders and Oppreflions committed by his Counttcy*men ; but be- 

 caufe the Inhabitants of Cubazua bereav'd him of his chief Builder, his Fort was left 

 half unfinilVd • wherefore Cafas leaving the Command of this Countrey to Fran- 

 cifco de Soto, went back to Hifyaniola, where in St. Domingo he made his Complaints 

 to the High Court of Juftice of the Spaniards Cruelties; but being little regarded, 

 he went into the [Dominicans Cloyfter, till he was call'd out and made Biftiop of 

 Chiapa. Mean while Soto, contrary to Cafas .his order, had fitted out two Ships to 

 Trade along the Coaft ofParia 9 but the Expedition prov'd very unfuccefsful, for £fViaf £- 

 he and all his Men were deftroy'd by the Natives . not without jufi: reafon, for the J^, bythc 

 Spaniards (according to the Relation of Cafas from an Eycwitnefs) deftroy'd this 

 Countrey after fuch a manner, that a Ship Sail'd between Lucago and Hifpaniola fixty 

 Leagues without any Compafs, finding the Way onely by the floating of dead 

 Bodies, thrown out of the Spa7iifl> Ships. Moreover, the Prifoncrs fainting, were 

 let afhore On Hifpaniola, and divided into Companies, each Company confifting of 

 twenty 5 Parents feparatcd from their Children, and Husbands from their Wives, 

 and Lots call: for them : thofe that had either fick, decrepid, or old People fall to 

 their fliare, us'd to cry (as Qafa* teftifies he hath often heard,) What do I do with this 

 fick, decrepid old Dog 1 give him to the DeVtl , I TW# not put my felf to the trouble to kill and 

 bury him. 



But Sato's Death was not left unreveng'd 5 for not long after Jacob Cajlcllon 

 fetting Sail from St. Domingo, left feveral Companies on Qubagua, to rebuild the 

 Town Cadi^, and rais'd a Fort at the Mouth of Cumana, which hath ever fince been 

 kept by the Spaniards, who made great (laughter amongft the Natives. 



Hieronymo Ortall Sailing up the Stream Negeri, fent his Lieutenant jiugufline Del- nnonymo 

 gado through the populous Provinces Guacharuco and Tarimatuotu to the River Unare, edbyhuMcn" 

 where, not without a fharp Confli£t,he took abundance of Provifions in a Village. 

 In the mean time Ortall travelled to Meta, acting inhumane Cruelties all the way ; 

 but approaching Guiana (where Delgado was kill'd) he was deferted by his mutinous 

 Men, who ran over to tficbolas- Federman 7 fo that he was fore'd to return back to the 

 new Fort Miguelde Heveri, and from thence to St. Domingo with ten Soldiers, fearing 

 that Antonio Sedenno (who judg'd himfelf wrong'd by Ortall, becaufe Cumanabz- 

 long'd to his Lordfliip) would fall upon him. 



Sedenno being five hundred Men ftrong difcover'd the. Sea-Coall: all along to 

 fatigutaro, where Setling himfelf, lie regarded no Difcipline ; which the Natives 

 obferving, kill'd many a Spaniard, and others the Tygers alfo devour'd, efpecially 

 in the Night, they being, fore'd to keep lighted Fires about them againft the wild 

 Beafts 



About the beginning of the Year 1537. Sedenno travell'd to the Countrey Anapuya 

 and Orocomay, to the Province Goioguaney, where the Inhabitants defended themfelves 

 very valiantly in a woodden Fort, before which many Spaniards were kill'd with 

 poyfon'd Arrows, and thofe who were not mortally wounded, had no way to 

 efcapebut by burning the Poyfon out with hot Irons 7 yet at laft the Defendants 

 were fore'd to flic with their Wives and Children up to the Mountains, overgrown 

 with Brambles. Sedenno marching through barren Fields, and over troublefom Ri- 3* 5 2E£ 

 vers, came to the mountainous Countrey Catapararo, where he found abundance of ™*j£* 9 

 Maizi, andfome little pieces of Gold, and was advane'd about a League and a half 

 in Cumana, when dying, he made room for his Succeflor Juan Fernandez^ who fur- 

 viv'd him not long ; yet the Expedition was not left unprofecuted : for Sedenno's 

 Men, after the Deceafe of him and Fernandez, went farther, and difcover'd a low • 



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