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the same with Fabnis Maximus, when he thought Hannibal 

 invincible, who used the same artifice in his defence in order 

 that Rome might not mistrust his fidelity. 



It is a military and political axiom that the first thing for 

 a General to do in a conquered country is to study, as ours 

 did, the character and capabilities of the natives, the situa- 

 tion of the land, the condition, forces, vices, defects, and 

 virtues of the enemy, so that he may know what to choose 

 and what to reject, using well-prepared and gentle measures, 

 according to the occasion and the necessity of the moment. 

 He left not a stone unturned so as to avoid adding strength to 

 the enemy in the Island, — so much was the power limited that 

 a report was spread about that Madune, with the assistance 

 of the two famous rebels Cangarache and Barreio, had 

 returned to his old ways. He endeavoured to confirm the 

 King of Candia into confidence with us, assuring him by 

 a special embassy with large presents, which was the first 

 thing to oblige them. The King of Candia showed himself 

 both grateful and satisfied, and on the return of the embassy 

 sent another not less full of artful and honied words, which 

 the General received at Manicravare. 



In the meanwhile the rebels took up arms a second time, 

 afraid that Constantino de Sa would punish them for their 

 evil doings. Fortifying themselves in the kingdom of the 

 Two C'orlas with the natives of the Eleventh Corla (whom 

 they brought over to their side, and who were in almost 

 countless numbers, being masters already of the lands of 

 Batecalou, Pacardina, Cociar, and of all the Kingdom of 

 Vilacen), they openly aspired to place Madune in absolute 

 possession of the Empire ; who, with foreign aid and helped 

 by great Captains, offered himself to the Zingalas, and 

 encouraged them with hopes of restoring the old Empire of 

 their ancestors. 



This news did not take our General by surprise, as he had 

 already received intimation of it at Malvana, for besides 

 the report, his spies kept him informed most minutely 

 of everything that passed. Considering the forces of 



