▁from ▁their ▁Origin ▁to ▁the ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁their ▁Chief ▁Tri be ▁at ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁( 2 ▁vol s ). ▁In ▁part ▁a ▁general ▁history ▁of ▁J ama ica , ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁Brow ne ▁C ut ting , ▁the ▁book ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁the ▁Second ▁Mar oon ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁deport ations , ▁to ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Dallas ▁had ▁accounts ▁from ▁William ▁Daw es ▁Qu ar rell , ▁who ▁accompanied ▁Mar o ons ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁of ▁Han over ▁Par ish ▁of ▁that ▁name ; ▁and ▁William ▁Robert son , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁James ▁Robert son ▁the ▁survey or ▁and ▁cart ograph er ▁made ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁C ock pit ▁Country ▁for ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁much ▁public ▁attention ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁events ▁in ▁Europe . ▁The ▁matter ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁treated ▁by ▁Bry an ▁Edwards ▁in ▁an ▁account ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁Dallas ▁expressed ▁disapp ro val ▁of ▁sla very , ▁but ▁def ended ▁some ▁government ▁positions . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁has ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁anonymous ▁travel ▁book ▁A ▁Short ▁J our ney ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁( 1 7 9 0 ), ▁mainly ▁about ▁J ama ica , ▁which ▁makes ▁anti - s la very ▁and ▁anti - plan ter ▁remarks