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flavery, by mere dint of liard ufage and 

 puniftiments, that it appears to me the 

 moft abfurd thing in the world, that 

 the Spaniards fliould rely upon thefe 

 people for afliftance upon any emer- 

 gency. We embarked in the evening, 

 and it was night before we got to the 

 place where we were to be delivered up 

 to the Spanifh guard. We were met by 

 three or four officers, and a number of 

 foldiers, all with their fpados drawn, 

 who furrounded us as if they had the 

 moft formidable enemy to take charge 

 of, inftead of three poor helplefs wretches, 

 who, notwithftanding the good living 

 we had met with amongft thefe kind In- 

 dians, could hardly fupport ourfelves. 

 They carried us to the top of a hill, and 

 there put us under a flied ; for it confifted 

 of a thatched roof, without any fides or 

 walls, being quite open ; and here we 

 were to lay upon the cold ground. All 

 forts of people now came to flare at us as 



N a fight ; 



