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succeed, an Ulmenate, with the office of first 

 captain of his army. He then showed him his 

 troops, appointed the next day for the execution' 

 of their scheme, and dismissed him with the 

 the strongest demonstrations of esteem and fa- 

 vour. The Spaniards, informed of all, em- 

 ployed that night in making every preparatioa. 

 to ohtain the greatest possible advantage from 

 the treachery of their ally. 



When the principal officers oi the Araucanians 

 were informed of the intention of their general, 

 they openly disapproved of it, as dishonourable 

 and disgraceful to the national spirit, and refused 

 to accompany him in the expedition. Adhering, 

 nevertheless, with obstinacy to his design, he 

 began his march at day-break, with three thou- 

 sand men for Canete, in the vicinity of which he 

 lay concealed until the time appointed, when 

 Pran came to inform him from Andrew that all 

 was ready. The Araucanians then proceeded in 

 silence to the city, and finding the passage free, 

 began to enter it. But the Spaniards having 

 allowed entrance to a certain number, suddenly 

 closed the gate, and at the same moment com- 

 menced a fire with grape shot from all their 

 cannon upon those without. 



Dreadful was the slaughter made among them, 

 and the more so as it was wholly unexpected. 

 The horse then made a sally from another gate, 

 and completed the destruction of those who had 



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