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granted. Thus was a period pDt to a war of 

 ninety years^ and this grand negotiation was ter- 

 minated by the sacrifice of twenty-eight camels, 

 and an eloquent harangue from Antiguenu, 

 chief of the district^ upon the mutual advan- 

 tages which both nations would derive from the 

 peace. After this the two chiefs cordially em- 

 braced, and congratulated each other on the 

 happy termination of their exertions; they then 

 dined together, and made each other mutual pre- 

 sents, and the three days succeeding were past by 

 both nations in feasting and rejoicing. 



In consequence of this treaty all the prisoners 

 were released, and the Spaniards had the satis- 

 faction of receiving, among others, forty-two 

 of those who had been in captivity since the time 

 of Paillamachu. Commerce, which is insepa- 

 rable from the good understanding of nations, 

 was established between the two people ; the 

 lands that had been deserted in consequence of 

 hostile incursions were repopulated, and by their 

 regular produce animated the industry of their 

 undisturbed possessors ; the hopes of religion 

 became also again revived, and the missionaries 

 began freely to exercise their ministry. 



Notwithstanding these and other advantages 

 which were to, be expected from the peace, there 

 were, among both the Araucanians and the 

 Spaniards, some unquiet tempers, who endea- 

 voured by specious reasons to prevent its ratifi- 



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