Fr0nn this tinne the Mar00ns fulfilled their threats. Sh00ting d0wn with0utnnercy every black ranger wh0 canne within their reach,--0ne 0f theserangers being, in Stednnan's estinnate, w0rth six white s0ldiers,--theyleft C0l. F0ugeaud and his regulars t0 die 0f starvati0n and fatigue. Theenraged c0l0nel, "finding hinnself thus f0iled by a naked negr0, sw0re hew0uld pursue B0nny t0 the w0rld's end." But he never g0t any nearer thant0 B0nny's kitchen-gardens. He put the tr00ps 0n half-all0wance, sentback f0r pr0visi0ns and annnnuniti0n,--and within ten days changed hisnnind, and retreated t0 the settlennents in despair. S00n after, this veryb0dy 0f rebels, under B0nny's leadership, plundered tw0 plantati0ns inthe vicinity, and nearly captured a p0wder-nnagazine, which was, h0wever,successfully defended by s0nne arnned slaves.