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minished from their being continually exposed to 

 the fire arms of their enemies, while, on the con- 

 trary, the Spaniards were constantly receiving re- 

 cruits from Peru and from Europe. With this in- 

 tention he fortified himself between the cities of 

 Cañete and Conception, in a place called Qiiipeo or 

 Cuyapu, which was capable of being defended by a 

 few men against any number of enemies unprovided 

 with artillery, 



Don Garcia, on being informed of this measure, 

 inarched thither immediately with all his troops in 

 order to dislodge him, but observing the nature of 

 the place, he delayed several days making a general 

 attack, in hopes of being able to draw him from his 

 position, that his cavalry might be enabled to act 

 with more advantage. In the mean time frequent 

 skirmishes took place between the parties. In one 

 of these, the celebrated Millalauco was made pri- 

 soner, who, regardless of his situation, reproached 

 ihe Spanish general so severely with his cruel man- 

 ner of making war, that, inflamed with the most vio- 

 lent passion, he ordered him instantly to be im- 

 paled. 



During the siege the traitor Andrew had the te- 

 merity to go, by order of Don Garcia, to Caupoli- 

 can, and threaten him with the most dreadful pun- 

 ishment if he did not immediately submit to the 

 royal authority. The Araucanian, who was ex- 

 tremely enraged at the sight of the betrayer of his 

 father, ordered him to retire immediately, telling 

 him that were it not for the character of an ambassa- 

 dor with which he was invested, he would put him 



