his care was to send a body of armed men to the relief of fort with destruction by the of the grand river who had the in his town having relieved the fortress the troops the territory of killing many of his warriors and carrying others off captive the himself made his escape he was l c vol ii t life and voyages of to the sovereign of the as this indian prince reigned over a great and extent of country his friendship was highly important to the prosperity of the colony while there was imminent risk of his hostility from the of the who had been in different parts of his sent for him therefore and explained to him that these had been in of his orders and contrary to his good intentions towards the natives whom it was his wish in every way to please and benefit he explained likewise that the expedition against was an act of mere individual punishment not of hostility the of the was of a quiet and disposition and whatever anger he might have felt was easily soothed to link him in some degree to the spanish interest prevailed on him to give his daughter in marriage to an indian native of the islands who had been to and had been in with the name of he took a still stronger precaution to guard any hostility on the part of the and to tranquillity in the important region of the he ordered a fortress to be erected in the midst of his which he named fort conception the easy agreed without hesitation to a measure with ruin to himself and future slavery to his subjects p martyr l n b r in his of has been led into ao by the name of this indian and that had a brother named of whom he to be ashamed and whom he married to the daughter of an indian chief v ll he most formidable enemy remained to be disposed of the warlike spirit of the island the active and ing enemy of white men and who from superior notions of policy was capable of forming dangerous and his lay in the central parts of the island rendered difficult of access by rugged rocks entangled forests and frequent rivers to make war upon this subtle and in the depths of his wild territory and among the of his mountains where at every step there would be danger of falling into some sudden would be a work of time peril and in the mean while die would never be secure from his secret and daring and the working of the mines would be subject to frequent interruption while perplexed on this subject was relieved by a bold proposition on the part of de who offered to take the by and deliver him alive into his hands the project was wild and romantic characteristic of the fearless and adventurous spirit of who was fond of himself by extravagant exploits as has been shown in his singular feat on the of choosing ten bold and hardy followers well armed and well mounted and the protection of his the virgin whose image as usual he bore with him as a plunged into the forest and made his way above sixty at the head of his followers into the wild of where he found the in one of his most towns approached with great deference and respect treating him as a sovereign prince he informed him that he had come on a friendly from the admiral who was or chief of die and who had sent him an invaluable present � life voyages of had tried in battle he had witnessed his fiery and had conceived a warrior s admiration of him he received him with a degree of courtesy if � a phrase may apply to the savage state and rude hospitality of a wild warrior of the forests the free fearless the great personal strength and the surprising and of in all manly exercises and in the use of all kinds of weapons were calculated to delight a savage and he soon became a great favourite with now used all his influence to prevail upon the to repair to for the purpose of making a treaty with and becoming the ally and friend of the it is said that he offered him as a the bell of tlie chapel of this bell was the wonder of the island when the indians heard its melody sounding through the forests as it rung for mass and beheld the hastening towards the chapel they imagined that it talked and that the white men obeyed it with that feeling of superstition with which they regarded all things connected with the they looked upon this bell as something supernatural and in their usual phrase said it had come from or the skies had heard this wonderful instrument at a distance in the course of his about the settlement and had longed to see it but when it was proffered to him as a present of peace he found it impossible to resist the temptation the agreed therefore to set out for but when the time came to depart beheld with surprise a powerful force of warriors assembled and ready to march he asked the meaning of taking such an army on a mere friendly visit to which the proudly replied that it was not a great prince like him to go forth v i k attended felt little satisfied with this reply he knew the warlike character of and his deep which is the soul of indian warfare he ed some sinister design and that the might some surprise of the fortress of or some attempt upon the person of the admiral he knew also that it was the wish of either to make peace with the or to get possession of his person without the alternative of open warfare he had recourse 