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which, had it succeeded, would have proved fatal to all the Europeans. CHAP. 
Fortunately,, the secret was imparted to the women, who ingeniously 
communicated it to the white men in a song, of which the words were, ^’ 27 ' 
“ Why does black man sharpen axe ? to kill white man.” The instant 
Christian became aware of the plot, he seized his gun and went in search 
of the blacks, but with a view only of showing them that their plot was 
discovered, and thus by timely interference endeavouring to prevent 
the execution of it. He met one of them (Ohoo) at a little distance 
from the village, taxed him with the conspiracy, and, in order to intimi- 
date him, discharged his gun, which he had humanely loaded only with 
powder. Ohoo, however, imagining otherwise, and that the bullet had 
missed Its object, derided his unskilfulness, and fled into the woods, 
o owed by his accomplice Talaloo, who had been deprived of his wife. 
Ihe remaining blacks, finding their plot discovered, purchased pardon 
by promising to murder their accomplices, who had fled, which they 
afterwards performed by an act of the most odious treachery. Ohoo 
was betrayed and murdered by his own nephew ; and Talaloo, after 
an ineflectual attempt made upon him with poison, fell by the hands of 
IS friend and his wife, the very woman on whose account all the 
disturbance began, and whose injuries Talaloo felt he was revenginc. 
in common with his own. ^ 
ranquilhty was by these means restored, and preserved for about 
wo yem-s; at the exinration of which, dissatisfaction was again mani- 
es e y t e blacks, in consequence of oppression and ill treatment, 
pnncipa y y Quintal and M‘Coy. Meeting with no compassion or 
s lom t leir masters, a second plan to destroy their oppressors 
was matured, and, unfortunately, too successfully executed. 
It was agreed that two of the blacks, Timoa and Nehow, should 
desert from their masters, provide themselves with arms, and hide in 
le woods, ut maintain a frequent communication with the other two 
e aheite and Menalee ; and that on a certain day they should attack 
Md put to death all the EngUshmen, when at work in their plantations 
Tetaheite to strengthen the party of the blacks on this day, borrowed 
gun and ammunition from his master, under the pretenre of shoot- 
ing logs, which had become wild and very numerous ; but instead of 
