3 o6 HISTORY OF THE [book, it, 
some trifling kind of work), were very glad to ac¬ 
cept and carry her with them to Cuba. From the 
moment of her departure, his negroes seemed all 
to be animated with new spirits, and the mala¬ 
dy spread no farther among them. The total of his 
losses in the course of about fifteen years prece¬ 
ding the discovery, and imputable solely to the 
Obeah practice , he estimates at least at one hun¬ 
dred negroes.” 
OBEAII TRIALS. 
“ Havinsr received some further information' 
O 
upon this subject from another Jamaica gentle¬ 
man, who sat upon two trials, we beg leave to de¬ 
liver the same in his own woids, as a supplement 
to what we have already had the honour of sub¬ 
mitting. 
“ In the year 1760 , the influence of the profes¬ 
sors of the Obeah art was such, as to induce a 
great many of the negro slaves in Jamaica to en¬ 
gage in the rebellion which happened in that year, 
and which gave rise to the law which was then 
made against the practice of Obi. 
“ Assurance was given to these deluded people, 
that they were to become invulnerable; and irrbr- 
