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.

Royal Commentaries. BOOK VII. XXIII. . The Royal Awzy pa/fes the Rivers of Amancay, and Apuri- mac, Wi,rh more facility and eafe than was expeEied. The Sc~ts and Van of the Army come to Cozco. W Hen the Kings Army marched out of Huaman~a in"purfuit of Francifco Hernandez.., of wbom they·had received intelligence, that he had takea the way towards Coz.ca; they proceeded with ali care and due circumípeél:ion, having cheir Scouts and Spies befare them : When they carne to tbe ~ÍV'er A- ·mancay, they forded it over where it was moft fhallow; but for their Footmen, who were laden, and íuch as carried the Artillery, they made a ~ridge at a place (wir.h much eafe) where che River is very narrow: At ~his placean ún- Jucky accident fell out, which was thi•, Captain Amonio Luxan having pafled the Riv:er, ftóoped dovm on the fi<lc of the Bank to drink, and takirig up the Water with his Hands, as he was riGng up, both his Feet flid from under him on che Rock 'whereon he íl:ood, and fo he fell backwards into che Water, and funk down, and ncver appéare<l more, tnough all po11ible care and .dili· gence was uíed to rernver him; only about two yearjafcerwards the lndians brought hisl Goat.of ;\fail unto Coz.ca, at the time when my Father was Chief Juítice of the City. The Command of his Foot Company was . afterwards conferred on ']ohn R11mpn, though h\! had lately loft his former Company in -Ch11quinca. , 1 · ·. The Arm.y being come to the River of Apurimac received the news of this unhappy accident; and alfo was infon]Jed, 'fha~ one of the Scoucs named Fran- ·cifco Menacho with about forty more of hi~ Companions had palfed [he River, and that he like a brave aad·refolute Soul~ier. had fhewed ~nd led chem che way which never any had atternpted qefore; and that he had boldly caft himíelf in at the place which is now called che Ford, .and that he had palfed and repalfed ic feveral times ,whilefi: the Camp was marching thither, the which rafh and precipitate aé'tion in him gave boldnefs to the whole Army to foll ow bis Ex- ample, and co pafs over wi[hout lofs of time, which would have caufed great delay, had they am::nded there uatil a Bridge could have been ereéted : Aad for che better fecurity of their Footmen wirh their Burdens, and for the ln- -dians, who cartied the Artillery; the Horíe were ordered to flank them on thc fidc to break the force of the Currant, by which means ali the Foot¡nen and Indians who were laden, carne fafely to the other íidc without any lofs or- danger; as Palentino 'confirms; Ch11p. 50'. And hereín the Providence o( God is much to be admired', for th<;mgh an Army paffed then wirhout danger, yec fince that time no !ingle perfun hath adventured upon it, nor durft any Man attempt to wade or ford it over. And now being got to the other fide, they entered on a Mountainous and Rocky Way, foil of labour and difficulty, and che focond Day afterwards they came to Arimacrampu, feven LeJgues diftant from t~e Ci~y: And from rhence they proceede? f~rther the very Night they tamc thtchcr, though t~e Officers were much d1fqmered and troubled to fee rhe Onkrs given by one Party, to be again prefently Countermañded by others of a different Faél:ion; which was the caufe that the Scouts and Van of the Kings Army, and of Hernandez.. bis Forces, marched always in view each of theother; for the ~ebels feemed pot to fly, but to proceed on their way in aq orderly manner, as 1f chey apprehended no daager from cheir Enemy in the Rcar : Thus at length they carne to Sacfahuana four Leagues from che City, frorn whence rhoíe who were Citizens of Coz.ca, were defirous to be ordered abroád upon the Scour, with which occaíion they made a viíit to tbeir Wives _and Children at heme, where rbey carne abouc Noon, and the fame Day in the Morn ing A/varado the Lieutenant General of the Rebels had departed thence. That Night the Gitizens would not líe in their own Houfes, ' Ielt the Enemy ' fhould