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 and the peron who did not comply, was imprioned, or ent off the iland. By this means, upwards of ixty in every hundred head of cattle in the country were detroyed during his Government; and this ordinance was carried into execution with uch rigour by him, that if either by detention, by bad weather, or delay, by reaon of the ditance of the etate from Roeau, the cattle were not there in time, a party of oldiers, with their mukets loaded, were immediately ent out, to kill any horned beat that fell in their way.

By this arbitrary proceeding, many fine milch cows of the inhabitants in the town fell victim to his wrath on thee occaions; and what was particularly hard upon the owners of them, they were obliged to bear the los without repining, and to put up with being paid as for ordinary beats, and waiting for that payment a long time. Another