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Dangerous Mountains, 

 Strange Huts. 





Valiant fifi«t. 



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difowning that they had any Gold , and among the reft, one fpeaking boldly 

 to the Sfanilh Officer faid , That he flood ama^d at his treacherous dealings, T»hy did he 

 keep him Chain d againft Law and fromife, and often threaten' d him Vtth death, but yet 

 vould not Ml him , for he , fold he , had rather choofe to die, than lm Jo miferabU 



" 'cottiere^s Confciencc troubling him , he would willingly have releas'd the 

 Indian, and the rather, becaufe he promis'd to procure a great ran fome or 

 Gold • but the inferior Commanders would not confent to it. After this they 

 march'd fix days through great Wilderneffes, and over high Mountains, find- 

 ing no Footfteps of any People. Laftly, They came down a very dangerous 

 and fteep Mountain, where had not the Shrubs and jutting Stones ferv d them 

 to hold by, they had all broken their Necks. 



Fifteen Leagues, the hanging of this Mountain fpread it felf along a fweet 

 River, on whofe oppofite Shore ftood ftrange Huts full of dead Tygers, Deers 

 Heads', and Legs ; here they ftaid two days to reft themfelves, where the Trees 

 Mitmei and the Cazabi Plants yielded them good Food. 



Travelling forward, Gottiere^ ask'd an Indian which was the neareft way to a 

 Village, but he pretending not to know any near hand , had his Head imme- 

 diately 'cut off. In like manner, and for the fame reafon the Indtan Prince 

 fliould alfo have been Executed, had not Gottiere^ given order to the contrary; 

 feeing his refolution , that with no lefs Patience than undaunted Courage, 

 ftretch'd forth his Neck to the Executioners. Mean while, their Provifions dc- 

 creafing, they fuffer'd extreme hunger ; infomuch, that fome fainted quite 

 away. The Souldiers alfo rebelling againft Gottiere^ior Food, he commanded 

 them to kill their Dogs , and ftamp the Barks of Trees j two days they tra- 

 velled much difcontented in this manner , and at laft came to the entrance of 

 a Wood, where they efpy'd in Indian ftanding behind a Tree, which on a fud- 

 den ran away with incredible fwiftnefs : early the next morning , above four 

 thoufand Indians c«me Marching againft the faint Spaniards, making a terrible 

 noife with Horns and Drums 8 they were all except their Princes Painted black 

 and red 5 fome wore Plumes of Feathers on their Heads, and Collars of the 

 fame about their Necks j the fight began very fiercely , by cafting abundance 

 of Stones, and (hooting of Arrows, wherein, though Gottiere^ was at firft 

 Wounded, yet after half an hour the Aflailants fled, but recruited with frefli 

 Forces rencw'd the fight , breaking into their Ranks, and making fo great 

 (laughter amongft them with Woodden Swords, and Palm-Tree Clubs, 

 knocking down, and dealing fuch deadly Wounds, that of the Spaniards, three 

 onely efcap'd , faving themfelves by flight , who two hours after , much 

 amaz'd and terrify 'd, came to their referve, confifting onely of twenty four 

 Men , which Alphonfo dt <fyfa Commanded ; the infulting Enemy at their 

 Heels, waving over their Heads the Swords, Shields, and Crofs.Bows 

 which they had gotten from the (lain Spaniards ■ and fome withal crying in the 

 Spanifi Tongue, Come Christians, come, and take Gold. But de %tfa, for all their pride, 

 fet them going with fome Volleys of Shot ; after this , efcaping innumerable 

 other dangers, he came to Sombre de Dhs, without having cffefted any thing of 

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