The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

R~yal Commentaries. BooK II. " fourteen Spaniard1 , whom they bad enmuntred ata diíl:ance fr~m rhe Main Bo- " dy, :rnd [o mardiing forward rhey overtook the .Rere-guard of fl!!_i,1;,quiz, ; then " the Indians forti fied themíelves at the país of aRtver, where tbey faced the Spa· " niard1 for a whole day, an<l fuffered none of thetn to pafs, whillt others of . " chem paífed over above; then tbe Spaniard1 intended to make an Attempt úp- " 00 che Jndians, who had taken the Gde ofa very high mountain; but it had like " to have· proved fatal to them, by reafon that the Spaniards in that craggy and " rugged ground, could not make a Retreat when they pleafed; fo that many of " them were wounded, as namely, Captain Alonfo de A/varado, who was run " through the thigh, as was likewife a Lieutenant, and ali tbat night the Indian1 " kept ílriét Watch. But fo foon as it was day, they quitted the pafs on che " River, and fortified themfelves in the Mmtntains, ·where the Spaniard1 left them " in quiet, becaufe Almagro did not judge it éonvenient to continue bis Qg_arters in " that place. Thus far are the Words of Carate, with whom Gomara agrees, and in the. 1 3oth Chapter of his Book hath thefe Words: " .fl.!!.iu¡_uiz, flying, and " running away, had not gone many Leagues before the Spaniards fell upon his " rere; which when the Indiam percei~ed, they rid'ended che Banks of a ~iver to " keep the Spaniards from pafiing. Their numbe~ere fo great, that wh1líl: fome " maintained the paffage of che River, ochers above got over, and put chemfelves " into a poíl:ure of fight, intending to encompafs che ~anjards on al! lides, and ro " kill and cake tbem as chey·pleafed ; then they pofleíled themfelves of a litrle " Hill, which was very rocky, to fecure themfelves from che Spanijh Horfe, from " which wüh fome advanrage and fr<dh courage they renewed the Fight, and kil- " led fome of che Horít, which could not eaíily turn or move in chat rugged " place, and wounded feveral Spaniards, of which Alonfo de A/varado de Burga was " run through che thigh, and Don Diego de Almagro himfelf narrowly eícaped. Thus far are che Words of Gomarrr. The Spaniards which wete killed in chis Fighr, and died afterwards of rheir '~ ounds, received in che thtee late Skirrnifhes, were fifty three in ali, reckoning the founeen which Carate mentions, and eighreen were cu- red of their wounds: The Horfes killed were thirty four, one of which was chat of Almagro, which was overchrown by the rowling clown of a Galga or Rock, which Hruck hirrt a-thwart bis hinder leg, and broke it, with which Man and Horfe came to che ground; and had che fione taken them ful!, boch of chem had been bearen to pieces. Of the Indi.ans not above íixty were killed, for the Rocks were cheir proteétion , on which che Spaniards and rheir Horfe foughr wirh greac diíadvanuge ; for which reafon Almagro wichdrew his Forces, and would not far- ther engage in chofe places, being croubled at che !oís he had received in chofe rwo days Engagements; which Gomara in che 13oth Chapter of his Book mentions in fhort , and defcribes che unhappy Ehcouncer which our Men had with che Rete- guard o[ fJ.!! iz,quh, ·&c. BIM Va/era reckoning up che moíl: Memorable Bartels, and which had been che moíl: fatal to rbe Spaniardt of any in Pm~, he mencions eight, belides feveral orher Skirmifhes of leíler momem; and numbers chis in che firíl: place, calling it the Battel of ~w, becaufe ir was fought on the frontiers of tb:i t Countrey ; and fays, that the Spaniards had then been molt cercainly defea- ted and deílroyed, had not che Divine Providence, which deíigned by their means to propagate the Goípel in chofe pares, appeared for them : And alfo che Spaniarif1 who were chen preíent in chofe Engagements confirm che fame ; and I have .heard many of them declare, that they often gave themíelves ov'er for loíl: in their Fighcs with the Indians; and chat when things feemed to be defperate, and according.co humane rea fon, without ali hopes, and pofiibility of efcape, chen pre femly, and on a fudden, their formne would mm, and by fome unexpeéted accident from Hea- ven chey became viél:orious. And difcourGng on thefe matrers, ancl of che great dangers and hazards they had fufiained, they would ofcen fay, chat if the Indians who carne with no intention to fight, and wirhout any order being divided int~ fout Squadrons, were able to doe them fo much hurt, and puc them·into fo much diforder ; what would they have done, had they been aware, and had come wich deÍlgn to engage under che Command and Difcipline of their Commander f&h,- quh, wbo was accounted a famous, and a renowned Captain, as Gomara reporcs when he relates che Story of him, and of the manner whereby he was puc c~ Death by his own Souldiers. After ali which Don Diego de Almagro fent to gather che fpoils, which the Hi- íl:orians mention to have been a choufand head of Cartel, and abouc a choufand Inclia1