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dons, which have been thought to be 

 for the mutual intcreft of the Company 

 and Inhabitants. 



In the year 1763 an infurre&ion 

 happened among the Slaves of this Co- 

 lony, who rebelled to the amount of 

 feveral thoufands, and maffacred a con- 

 fiderable number of the White Inhabit- 

 ants, while the reft fled to Fort NajJ'au, 

 where, fearing their communication 

 with the fea-coaft might be obftrufted, 

 the then Governor, by the advice of his 

 Council, precipitately blew up the Fort, 

 and retired, with the White Inhabit- 

 ants, on board feveral merchant fhips 

 in the River, and failed to its entrance, 

 there to wait for affiftance from abroad. 

 This retreat left the Rebels the undif- 

 turbed pofleflion of the whole Colony, 

 and threw the inhabitants of the neigh- 

 bouring Colonies, particularly of De- 

 merary and EJfequebo, into the utmoft 



confter- 



