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.

BooK v~ -· ., 815 ' , . ~ . . Chapcer, .And indeed he had nmch reafon for chis .Aífertion ; for cenainly rhat paffage js fo.difficulr and horrid a.s cannot be expreífed or defcril?ed. . When [ohn de. Acójla· underíl:ood by bis Scoucs that he was not far from rbe defc:enr of cha e, ill way, he adv:anced wich íix Horfernen to cake a view oí.che Enemy, and finding thac chey had already poífeífed ch~mfelves of che top of the Mounrain, and were fo very numerous, he durfi not engage with them : the truth is, they deceived him much in cheir numbers, and ipade him believe they were rnany mor,e.than in realicy rhey· were; for, as Hiíl:orian,s fay, , rhey rnounced their Indiani and Negroes on Horfes and Mules, and put Lan.ce~ and .Partifans into their hands, and drew them up into a marcial pofiure; and. that ,the Enemy mighc noc .difcover che qua- Jicy of chis Rabble, they placed three or .four Fil~s of Spaniards in the Front well appoinced and armed, to cover che Negroes aod lndirtns in their difguife ; and then of che lnfantry they formed another Squadmn of ch~ like condition. The Hi~ ftorians add farther, chat Acofta, to amufe fifarro and. rna~e him believe that he · would doe fomething, fenr for a recru_it of chree hundred M,ufquetiers ; bue he having .not aéted acéording to any of chofe Rules which Carvajal had given him, the_ d~íign was loíl:; and when _che Recrilits qme ~o him, findipg,himfelf unable to eogage wich che PreGdenr, he retreated e.o Co>::,eo wichou.r any aétion, .to give ¡m aGcounc to Pipmo of whac had paífed, and that che Prefident approached near unto che City. CH A P. XXXIII. Con~alo. Pi~arro publijbes hü Orders for the Army to, march 'Out of Cozco. Carvajal diJ!uades him from it, and putS ~iin in mind of a Prophecy relating .to his life. The Pre- fident marches towards Cozco. lhe Enemy goes forth to · meef hi1'li~ ' T,· . HE deÍtgn of ?ohn de Acofta failing, Pi fª"º reiolved to ~arch fortb and meet che Enemy, and give him Batee!; for having formerly had fuccefs againíl:,. .· Indians and Spaniards, he took che greater conf\dence to adventure ali his forcune5 on che hazard ofWar. In arder hereunto he made Proclamation that in four days time every man íhould put himfelf in a readinefs to rnarch to Sacfahuana,_ being four leagues from che City; but Pi farro having .made chis publication wichout che knowledge or privicy of his Lieucenant-General, C11rvajal was inuch croubled ar it, and told him, thac it was by no means proper, or agree-: able ~o che welfare of his affairs to go forch to rneet , che Enemy ; for thac was to eafe che Enemy of a trouble and cake it u pon·himfelf; 1 befeech yoa.,' Sir, faid he, to believe me in chis macter, and leav.e che conduét Qf ir ro me. )o which Pifarro anfwered, that at Sacfahuana he had made choice' of a fpot of Land very advancageous for hirn, and where che Enemy could onely at- tack him in che Front, and that he donbted not to gain a Viétory with his Can. nqn onely. Sir, replied Carvajal, in chis Countrey we cannot miís every where of íl:rong ~nd fafi places, and I know particularly, (if you will be pleafed-to leave it unto me) to chufe you fuch a place where you may be aílured ofVictory. My meaning is, chat whereas you deftgn to march four leagues to meet che Enemy; that you racher change your courfe to che contrary way, and expeél: their coming at Orco1, about five leagues from hence on che other fide; which if you.are j>lea- fed to doe, you íhall theo fee che trouble and confufion chis farcher march of five leagues will caufe amongfr che Enemy, and che·difficulties they will have ~o purfue you : And then having leifnre to furvey che grouod, you may make choice of che rnofi advantageous fttuation to give Batee!. ·And 1 do again and again befeech you to retreat back, rather chan proceed forward to meet the Enemy, che which I would perfuade you unto though there were nothing mo~e in .ir rhan merely what fome judicial Aftrologers have prognq(l:icated concer.ning your life; .namely, N n n n n thac