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.

57 2 R.oyal Commentaries. BooK II. e H A P.. x·xx1v. The Battel of the River Amanea y ; and the lmpri{onment of Alonfo de Alvarado· and his Souldiers. N OT long after the Ambaffadours were departed from Couo, A!m"gro fol· lowed them out of the Cizy ; and finding that tbey did nor retum in tbeir- due ~ime, he retired again·to the City, where he remained wirh fome trouble and anxiety of mind, fufpeéting the evil which had befallen them; for he was very . foBfible both that Alonfo d~ A/varado had much a better Airmy than lfü ; aad thac.. he was nor weH aífured of the fidelicy of cbe peopJe wit1'i 'him, of which manf had belonged to Plernando Qicarro, and mighc probablY,•change rhe fide and colours ·at the appearance of the Enemy, for wfüci\ reafon•it was net judged convenient to Earry them imo the Field wirh tliem: And moreover ,. he belleved that t~er<: could be no ~od defig_ns rowards him, in rega!lcf thac a derent:ion or feizure had- been made of his Meíléngers. Whilff Al¡nagro was cnus divid~d in his thougbts and fears, he received a Letcer from Caprain piedra d~ Lerma-, wlm (as we have faid' ' before} being mueh difguíted witl\ rhe Marquis, and judging chis to be a conve- nll?A~ opporrunity to revenge himfelf; gave intimation ro Almagro of his own i1Jft refümrne1m, on fcore of tbe unhandfome ufage he had received from Pifttrro;. ancf herei.!IA~o adtling rhe, µe rfidious treattnem exercifed towards ·h~ Ambaffadours, whfo:h w:as a bar arous Aét, a[\(i·difowned by the greateíl: parr.of his people ; he iny,ited liú¡n to advaru;e againíl: rbe Forces under tbe Cómmancl of Alv,arado, aífu- ri11g him, 1a up0n bis, appearance' aoove a hundred. Qf his fHendswould join witf\ hirn, an · ecure him f bappy fucceíi wid1 'much' ffü:ility and h.onotir, and that lie doub_red n t: ut bring over th whele ~arty toq1is fíide and imereft, being' cm- tirnly difilltisf.ied wirh che proceedirigs of Aivarttdb meir Capcain~ llpon 1 t>hefe A,d·1/ie~ J)iego de Almagro, in the fPac;e o[ fifreen Days, fitted and pr~videcl; J!iimlel~ wi1: · atfmatcers neceffiit;y for this Emerpri~, and departed from Coz,co in íearch oP Alonfo de Alvaradb; and in füs wa:y he rook Alv11re;:, Holguin, wlio was fent out upon a party to make difcovery, and learn fomerhing of tl:ie procee- dingsof Almagro, bue was becrayed by his own Men, who had been fuborned and infiruéted by Pedro de Ltrma ; as alío che greateíl: number of chofe who rernained were engaged in che Confpiracy. So foon as Alonfo de A/varado was informed chat A /vare;:, Ho!guin was taken, he fufpeél:ed Pedro de Lerma, and would have feized him ; for, as Comara faich, he had uttered forne fufpicious words, as chat be was of BHrgo,, and was well acquainted wirh the humour of A/varado ; but Pedro d( Lerma being advifed of the fecret intentions of A/varado towards hirn, efcaped away with fe.veral friends,. iA-a-kiru:J. e.C e~A-maflfler-, f-Or: íiK.~was EA@. a-ffuGt.i0A afld- ime1:e~ h~ had wirh rhe Souldie_ry, that had he had on~ly fo.ur Days rime to have worked h1s defign<, he had camed che whole Army w1th bnn : And now to accomplilh bis Plor, he counfelled Almagro to make ali fpeed and haíl:e polTible, for char his Viél:ory confiíl:ed in expedicion ; of which he might be well aífured, for rhat he had :ilready fecured che Affeétions of the people towards him : And as to the Rules which were to be obferved in the management of rhis affair he direéted him the manner how, che time when, and che place where he was to'aífault him ; rhe time was to be at Nighc, when Darkne[s covers the guilt of Traytours; and h~ in Perfo~ w~s their gui9e to t11€ Bridge, where many of the Confpiratours w~e attefl~mg- m expeétauon oF tHem ; a:nd- ~h~ f!orfe were ordered to pafs the füver, wh1ch was not fo deep, but that chey m1gm foard or wade it over with- out danger. Having