The Hi/lory of B o o k II. 



feveral incurfions into Gardefoupe, and became fuch goads and 

 thorns in the (ides of the French* that they were forc'd to 

 give over the culture of Tobacco, nay indeed the planting of 

 thofe provisions which were nsceflary for their fubfiftence, to 

 the end they might always be in Arms, to prevent the attempts 

 and defigns of thofe fubtle enemies, whom they had by their 

 own imprudence fo much exafperated againft them. 



This cruel War, which lafted neer four years, reduc'd the 

 Colony to great extremities, and brought it to fo deplora- 

 ble a condition, that it was out of repute in all places $ and 

 upon, its being continually pefter'd by the incurfions and de- 

 predations of the irreconcileable Caribbians^ it was conclu- 

 ded to be at no great diftance from its utter deftruclion. 

 The French being brought to this lownefs, it pleascl God 

 that the Governour de I' olive loft his fight, whereupon the 

 Gentlemen of the Company fent over Monfieur Atiber to be 

 - Governour of it, who remedied all the precedent diforders, 

 appeas'd all troubles, and fetlcd that Peace which afterwards 

 brought in Trading and plenty of all things 5 as we (hall (hew 

 more at large in the third Chapter of this Moral Hiftory. 



As foon as M. Defnambuc had 1 eceiv'd intelligence that Gar- 

 deloupe was inhabited, he refoiv'd with the firft convenience 

 to fetle himfelf in tome other of the belt Iflands which were 

 yet at his choice } and to prevent a fecond fupplantation, find- 

 ing that he had about him a coufiderable number of refolute 

 perfons, and furnifti'd with all provifions of War, and what 

 was neceffary for the belly, and all things requifite for the 

 profecution of fuch enterprizes, he went in perfon to take 

 poileiTion of the iOand uf Martinico, which having done, he 

 left there for his I icutenant Mr. duVont^ and for Command- 

 er in chief de la Vallee. Not long after dying at S. Chri- 

 flophws, htr kft all his Eftate, and Titles of what kind foe- 

 v< which he had in Martinico^ which he had peopled at 

 his own charge, to M. larquet his Nephew, who is the pre- 

 fent Lord 2nd Governour of it, as we have faid elfewhere. 



This Gentleman was a perfon of much gallantry, of eafie 

 accefs, familiar with all, and mailer of a happy kind of in- 

 fiouation, fuch as gently torc'd the love and obedience of 

 thofe who were under him. It is related of him, that the 

 Englijh having gone a little beyond the boundaries which by 

 the mutual agreement concluded between both Nations had 

 been Lht for the diftinftion of their feveral Quarters, he went 

 to thofe of the Englijl^ attended by a fmall number of perfons, 

 and fpoke with the Enghjh Governour, who expected him 

 with a confiderable number of Souldiers : But he behav'd 

 himfelf with fo much courage and refolution, and gave fuch 

 good reafons, intermixt with menaces, for what he did, that 

 the Englijh Governour granted him what he defir'd. That ac- 

 cident 



