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received several other dangerous wounds. Tlii 

 misfortune obliged him to retire to a neighbour- 

 ing mountain^ where he was drawn into an am- 

 bush by the serjeant-major, and slain with fifty 

 of his soldiers, notwithstanding the great valour 

 with which they defended themselves for a long 

 time. The same d&y Cadeguala, who Inid ob- 

 tained great reputation in the army for his 

 courage and military skill, was proclaimed Toqui 

 by his officers. 



Whilst the Araucanians endeavoured to oppose 

 the progress of the Spaniards in their country, 

 the English also planned an expedition against 

 them in that remote quarter. On the 21st of 

 July, 1586, Sir Thomas Cavendish sailed with 

 three ships from Plymouth, and in the following 

 year arrived on the coast of Chili. He landed 

 in the desert port of Quintero, and endeavoured 

 to enter into anegociation with the natives of the 

 country. But his stay there was but of short 

 continuance ; he was attacked by Alonzo Mo- 

 lina, the Corregidor of Santiago, and compelled 

 to quit the coast with the loss of several of his 

 soldiers and seamen. 



In the meantime Cadeguala, who had signal- 

 ized the beginning of his command by several 

 bold incursions, resolved to avail himself of this 

 timely diversion to surprise the city of Angol, 

 with some of whose inhabitants he maintained a 

 a secret intelligence. By means, of these agents 



