Cap. It T^Caribby-Iflands. ij 



take in the refrefhments necefiary for them, they fet a flioar 

 their Patfengers, if they be notexprefly oblig'd to bring them 

 to fome other place. Nay it hath often hapned that whole Fa- 

 milies, which had left France, with a defigne to pafs over into 

 fome of the other Iflands which lye beyond this, and are not in- 

 ferior to it, either as to Air or Soil, being wearied out with 

 the inconveniences of a long Voyage, have fetled heretoavpid 

 expofing themfelves to the fame again. 



Among the great multitude of people which make up tfyis 

 Colony, there are many perfons of worth and quality, who 

 after their honorable imployments in other parts of the world, 

 have at laft made choice of this place, for their repofe and re- 

 tirement. Among thefe are particularly to be mentioned 

 Monf. Courcelas , Lieutenant-General under the Governor, a 

 perfbn who by his excellent conduct hath gain d the affections 

 of both Inhabitants and Strangers 3 Monf. Le Comte^ and Monf, 

 de L'Oubiere, as being the principal Officers. 



At the beginning of, our Defcription of thislfland, wefaid, 

 that the French and Indians lived there a long time toge- 

 ther in good correfpondence. But the Letters that came 

 thence lately, giving an account of the ftate of it, affirm, that 

 about four years fince, the Caribbians made an infurre&ion, 

 and have continued a War with the French ever fince , that 

 fince that time, thofe Barbarians had done great miichiefs in 

 the French Quarters 5 and that neither the height of the Moun- 

 tains, nor depth of the precipices, nor yet the horror of vaft 

 and dreadful folitudes, which till then had been accounted an 

 impenetrable wall, lying between thefeveral divifions of both 

 the Nations, hindred not their falling upon them, and filling 

 their habitations with fire, maflacres, defblation, and what- 

 ever the implacable fpirit of revenge could fuggeft to them of 

 greateft cruelty , to feed their rage, and fatisfie their bru- 

 tality. 



Of the occafions of this Rupture there are feveral accounts 

 given. Some attribute it to Monf. Parquet's eftablifliing of 

 French Colonies in the Iflands of Granada and St. with- 

 out the confent of the Caribbians , who thereupon took occa- 

 fion of difcontent. Others affirm that they took up Arms, to 

 revenge the deaths of fome of their Nation, Inhabitants of the 

 Ifland of S. Vincent, whom they believe to have come to their 

 end by drinking fome poifon'd Strong-water which had been 

 brought them from Martinico. 



Immediately upon the breaking forth of this War, and the 

 fir ft devaluations made by the Caribbians in one. of the French 

 Quarters (which, according to their cuftom, was by a bale fur- 

 prife ) thofe who envy'd the glory of thole Colonies, and their 

 progrefs and eftablifhment in thofe Iflands, fcattered their ma- 

 licious reports^ That the French would never be able to keep 



under 



