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the minister, or of his own accord, had a per- 

 sonal conference with Lincopichion, to whom the 

 Araucanians, upon the death of Curimilla, had 

 confided the command of their armies. Fortu- 

 nately, both the commanders were of the same 

 disposition, and being equally averse to so de- 

 structive a war, readily agreed upon the most 

 difficult articles of peace. The 6th of January 

 of the following year was the day fixed for its 

 ratification, and the place of meeting, the village 

 of Quillin, in the province of Puren. 



At the time fixed the Marquis appeared at 

 the appointed place, with a retinue of about ten 

 thousand persons, from all parts of the kingdom, 

 who insisted on accompanying him. Lincopi- 

 chion, who also came there at the head of the 

 four hereditary Toquis, and a great number of 

 Ulmenes and other natives, opened the conference 

 with a very eloquent speech. He then, accord- 

 ing to the Chilian custom, killed a camel, and 

 sprinkling some of the blood on a branch of cin- 

 namon, presented it in token of .peace to the go- 

 vernor. The articles of the treaty were next 

 proposed and ratified ; they were similar to those 

 which had been accepted by Ancanamon, except 

 that the Marquis required that the Araucanians 

 should not permit the landing of any strangers 

 upon their coast, or furnish supplies to any 

 foreign nation whatever ; this being conformable 

 to the political maxims of the nation, was readily 



