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CHAP. VI. 



Don Garcia orders twelve Ulmenes to be hanged ; 

 He founds the city of Cancte ; Cawpolican, at' 

 tempting to surprise it^ is defeated^ and his 

 army entirely dispersed. 



The Spanish general^ before he quitted Meli- 

 rupUj caused twelve Ulmenes whom he found 

 among the prisoners^ to be hung to the trees that 

 surrounded the field of battle. Galvarino was 

 also condemned to the same punishment. This 

 unfortunate youth, notwithstanding the loss of 

 his hands, had accompanied the Araucanian 

 army, had never ceased during the battle to 

 incite his countrymen to fight vigorously, show- 

 ing his mutilated arms, while he atteiupted with 

 his teeth and feet to do all the injury he could 

 to his enemies. One of the Ulmenes, overcome 

 with terror, petitioned for his life, but Galvarino 

 reproached him so severely for his cowardice, 

 and inspired him with such contempt for death, 

 that he refused the pardon which was granted 

 hito, and demanded to die the first, as an atone- 

 ment for his weakness, and the scandal he had 

 brought upon the Araucanian name. 



After this fruitless execution, Don Garcia pro- 

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