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. Royal Commentaries. 'john de Acoj}a was juíl: ready to make an Atterupt of Surprife upon the Enemy,news was brought, that one of Centeno's Souldiers was Aed to the other Party; whereby fearing that the deGgn was difcovered , tbat refolution was laid afide, much to the farisfaétion of Pifarro, who was of opinion that his advantage was greater in a ful! engagement with the whole Body, th?n to skirmifh and fight in [mall parties : and thus much Go.mara confíirms, and fays, that Pi~arro told Acofta, tbac there was no neeo to adventure his perfon where tbe Viétory was fecure and already cerrain. And indeed tbe confidence of Pifarro and his Officers was grounded on a belief, that every individual Souldier would fight as valiantly as themfelves, which certainJy, if they had, it would hav~ gained them che Viétory: but their errour foon appeared; for neirher did thofe who were reputed valianr, fight like fuch, nor men of lefs eíl:eem fhew chemfelves cowards. · The Advice which the Souldier brought who fled from Pi far ro, that {ohn de A- cofra was defigning to furprize chem and beat up cheir quarters ; caufed the Prefi" dent to draw out bis men and put thern into array, in which poíl:ure they conti- nued the whole night, and endured fo much cold, (as the Hiíl:orians Gomara and Car.ate write ) that · they were not able to bold their weapons in their hands. But fo foon as it was day, being the ninth of April 1548. the King's Army .drew fartber out into·the open field, aod into a larger quarter than the night befare. The , lnfancry were ali joined in a Body conduéted by their refpeétive Captains , and fupported on each hand with wings of Mufquetiers; and flanked on the left wirh two hundred Horfe, Whofe Captains were Diego de Mora, {ohn de Saavedra, Rodri- go de Sal~qr and Francifco HernandeCG Giran, whom Carate calls Aldana : on tbe rigbt ·were che Captains GomeCG de A/varado , Don Pedro Cabrera, and Alonfo Mercadillo, wich other two bundred Horfe appoinced to defend the Roy:il Standard, which was carried by che Lice11ciado Carvajal , in the fame rank with thefe Captains. On che right hand of thefe ( at fome diíl:ance from the.m ) C_aptain .Alonfo de 'Mendofa and Diego de- Centeno were ranked with fixcy Horfe under their cornmand, ali wbich, or che greateíl: pare of chern, confiíl:ed of chofe who efcaped from che Battel of Huarina ; wbo would have no other,Captain than Mendofa, becaufe he had been their Companion and fellow Souldier in ali tbeir travels and fufferings : and thefe drew up near che River to fuccour and receive füch as fhould revolc · over to tbeir Party; for they expeéted many to fly over to them from ali quar- ters of the Army ; and on this quarcer efpecially tbere appeared moíl: difficulcy and danger. Caprain Graviel de RojM was induíl:riouíly employed in planting his Cannon in che field , which he with much labour performed by reafon of che Rocks and ruggednefs of che way. The General Pedro de Hinojofa, tbe Lieute- nant General Alonfa de A/varado' and tbe Serjeam Majar Pedro de Villa-vicencio ' and the Governour Pedro de Valdivia, difpofed the other Troops and Companies in their due Places. In the Rere of ali was the Prefidei:it with three Biíhops, viz. of CoZ:.co , of f2.!!_itu and Los Reyes , with che principal perfons of che Order of Preachers , and Friars of the Order of our .Lady of Merced, wich a very great number of Church-men and Friars, who followed che Camp; far guard of whom a Party of fifty Horfe were appoinced , and co defend them in cafe any misfor· tune ,fhould happen. CH A P. XXXV. The Succefs of the Battel of Sackfahuana> to the time of the total defeat of Gon~alo Pi~arro. S O foon as it was day Gonfalo Pifarro commanded chem to beat a march , a'nd drew out bis meo into the Plain which !yes between the River and the Mountain : he alfo commanded a Plat-form to be raifed and the Cannon·mouo- ted. lt is fard alfo, by Gomara, that hé cornmitted the charge of drawing up the Army to Licenciado Cepeda> becaufe that Carvajal was [o angry and difpleafed thé!t . h~ 8.29