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of his safety, and that of his followers, he denounced 
him as a heretic—tore off the sacred olis—threw 
them into the fire—and concluded his violence by a 
declaration of war. 
Hitherto the forbearance and moderation of the 
chief had been proof against the arrogance of the 
monk; but such accumulated insults were no longer to 
be borne. He instantly ordered Father Stephen and 
his attendants to be massacred on the spot, and, at the 
same time, swore to effect the entire destruction of all 
the French on the island. In order to put this oath 
into execution, he sent his son, who had been baptized, 
to his brother-in-law, La Vantangue, for the purpose 
of inducing him to unite efforts with him in breaking 
off the French yoke, whose insidious designs had no 
other tendency, than to the subversion of the usages, 
manners, and religion of the country. Fie assured 
him that his oli had commanded him to defend these, 
even at the peril of his life, and that victory was 
certain on his side, since the French had dared to 
commit such criminal excesses. He likewise informed 
him, that Chamargou had sent forty Frenchmen to 
the western coast, whom he could easily surprise and 
put to death. “ I send my son to thee/’ said he, at 
the conclusion of his letter, “whom thou canst put 
at the head of the army which thou art to despatch, 
in order to attack and exterminate the French. It is 
my oli that inspires me; and thou well knowest the 
ills that will overwhelm us, if we do not faithfully 
obey its call. My son will give thee all the particulars 
