had appointed the Indians of Darien to be the
instruments and executioners thereof. These Indians of Darien are
esteemed as bravoes, or wild savage Indians, by the neighbouring
Spaniards, who never could civilize them. Hither Lolonois came (brought
by his evil conscience that cried for punishment), thinking to act his
cruelties; but the Indians within a few days after his arrival took him
prisoner, and tore him in pieces alive, throwing his body limb by limb
into the fire, and his ashes into the air, that no trace or memory might
remain of such an infamous, inhuman creature. One of his companions gave
me an exact account of this tragedy, affirming that himself had escaped
the same punishment with the greatest difficulty; he believed also that
many of his comrades, who were taken in that encounter by those Indians,
were, as their cruel captain, torn in pieces and burnt alive. Thus ends
the history, the life, and miserable death of that infernal wretch
Lolonois, who full of horrid, execrable, and enormous deeds, and debtor
to so much innocent blood, died by cruel and butcherly hands, such as
his own were in the course of his life.

Those that remained in the island De las Pertas, waiting for the return
of them who got away only to their great misfortune, hearing no news of
their captain nor companions, at last embarked on the ship of a certain
pirate, who happened to pass that way. This fellow came from Jamaica,
with intent to land at Gracias a Dios, and from thence to enter the
river with his canoes, and take the city of Carthagena. These two crews
of pirates being now joined, were infinitely glad at the presence and
society of one another. Those, because they found themselves delivered
from their miseries, poverty, and necessities, wherein they had lived
ten entire months. These, because they were now considerably
strengthened, to effect with greater satisfaction their designs.
Hereupon, as soon as they were arrived at Gracias a Dios, they all put
themselves into canoes, and entered the river, being five hundred men,
leaving only five or six persons in each ship to keep them. They took no
provisions, being persuaded they should find everywhere sufficient; but
these their hopes were found totally vain, not being grounded on
Almighty God; for He ordained it so, that the Indians, aware of their
coming, all fled, not leaving in their houses or plantations, which for
the most part border on the sides of rivers, any necessary