▁to ▁face ▁both ▁moral ▁issues ▁and ▁mut in ies ▁of ▁soldiers ▁( a ▁group ▁of ▁soldiers ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine ▁moved ▁by ▁lack ▁of ▁food , ▁del ays ▁in ▁pay ing ▁w ages ▁and ▁the ▁Amer ind ian ▁war , ▁h atch ed ▁a ▁plot ▁to ▁kill ▁Est eb an ▁De ▁las ▁Al as ▁and ▁fle e ▁the ▁region , ▁but ▁Al as ▁discovered ▁the ▁plot ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁executed ▁and ▁he ▁ja iled ▁those ▁involved , ▁h anged ▁the ▁main ▁cul pr its , ▁which ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁De ▁las ▁Al as ▁had ▁advanced ▁the ▁soldiers ▁pay , ▁cal med ▁the ▁soldiers ), ▁and ▁w aged ▁batt les ▁against ▁the ▁Indians ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁Fort ▁San ▁Mate o . ▁Although ▁De ▁Al as ▁troops ▁defeated ▁the ▁Amer ind ian ▁and ▁exp elled ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁fort , ▁De ▁las ▁Al as ▁sent ▁a ▁captain ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁soldiers ▁that ▁would ▁strength en ▁that ▁position ▁and ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁Fort . ▁However , ▁the ▁Fort ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁with ▁great ▁ease , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁helped ▁by ▁Amer ind ian ▁war riors ▁of ▁S atur i wa ▁( one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁Amer ind ian ▁Chief s ▁of ▁North ▁of ▁Florida , ▁which ▁is ▁where ▁Fort ▁San ▁Mate o ▁was ▁situated ), ▁and ▁only ▁met ▁with ▁resistance ▁from ▁the ▁captain ▁and ▁seven ▁Spanish ▁soldiers ▁( of ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁fort ). ▁The ▁Spanish ▁prisoners ▁were