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Jthose -who had slain their heloved general. Ih 

 vain the Spanish commander repeatedly offered 

 them quarter. None of them would accept it 

 excepting a few of the neighbouring Indians, 

 \vho happened accidentally to be in their camp. 

 The Araucanians perished to the last man, and 

 fought with such obstinacy that they sought for 

 ileath by throwing themselves on the lances of 

 Iheir enemies. 



This victory, which was not obtained without 

 ^reat loss by the victors, was celebrated for 

 three days in succession in Santiago, and in the 

 ^ther Spanish settlements, with all those demon- 

 strations of joy customary upon occasions of 

 the greatest success. The Spaniards felicitated 

 jthemselves on being at last freed from an enemy, 

 >vho at the early age of nineteen had already ob- 

 tained so many victories over their nation, and 

 who possessed talents capable of entirely de- 

 stroying their establishments in Chili, and even 

 Jiarassing them in Peru, as he had resolved upon 

 when he had restored the liberty of bis native 

 country. 



As soon as the terror inspired by this young 

 J?ero had ceased with his life, the sentiments of 

 hostility, g,s almost always happens, were suc- 

 ceeded by those of generosity. His enemies 

 themselves highly applauded his valour and 

 military talents, and compared him to the most 



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