Quamina was elevated to the situation of head-boiler; and Mr.Bruce every year made him a visit, gave him a sum of money, clothing, and valuable presents for himself and wife.
The military forces in the island were not more than were needed to occupy the forts and defences of St.George, where the white population had fled, with the little property they could take with them on the breaking out of the rebellion.

Parties of insurgents, commanded by chiefs appointed by Fedon, who exercised absolute power, had the range of the rest of the island.

The rebels made a desperate attempt to capture St.George, but were repulsed with great loss.
Affairs remained in this condition for nearly a year, before any efficient measures were adopted by the British authorities to regain possession.

At length General Abercrombie, with a large military power, landed, and, joined by the regular forces in St.George, and some companies of militia, succeeded in driving the insurgents from the sea coast to the mountains.

He then invested Mount Quaqua, cut off all supplies from the army of Fedon, and compelled him to fight, surrender, or starve.