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people lived. The name of this place is Tehuacingo, or Tehuacacingo, 

 and the battle was fought on the fecond day of September 15 19. 



The lofs of the enemy on this occafion was very confiderable, eight 

 of their principal chiefs being amongft the number. As foon as we 

 found ourfelves dear of them we returned thanks to God for his mercy, 

 and entering a ftrong and fpacious temple, we dreffed our wounds with 

 the fat of Indians. Of fifteen wounded men, only one died. We ob- 

 tained a plentiful fupper of the fowls and dogs which we found in the 

 village, and refted for the night under the protection of ftrong guards. 

 In this and all other battles, as foon as we wounded an enemy he was 

 immediately carried off by his companions, fo that we never could af- 

 certain the nun^ber of the dead. Fifteen of them were made prifoners 

 by us, of whom two were chiefs. 



After the fatigues fufiered in the late battle we repofed for one day, 

 which was employed in repairing our crofs-bows, and making arrows. 

 On the next, Cortes, not to give the enemy time to arrange new attacks, 

 fent out as many of the foldiers as were fit for fervice, to fcour the 

 country, which is there very flat and well adapted for cavalry. Ac- 

 cordingly, feven of the cavalry, and two hundred infantry, attended 

 by our allies, went out, and made prifoners twenty men and women, 

 but without any harm whatever being done by the Spaniards. The 

 fame cannot be faid of our allies, who being cruel, made great deftryc- 

 tion, and returned loaded with fowls and dogs. As foon as we returned 

 Cortes relcafed the prifoners, and having given them food, and treated 

 them kindly, he expoftulated with them upon their madnefs in at- 

 tempting to refift us. He alfo at this time releafed two of the chiefs 

 whom we had taken in the late battle, and fent them with a letter, and 

 to inform their countrymen, that we only required an unmolefted paf- 

 fage to Mexico. Thefe chiefs waited upon their General Xicotenga, 

 who was pofted with his army at the diftance of two leagues, at a place 

 named to the beft of my recolledtion Tehuacinpacingo, and delivering 

 ihe meffage with which they were intrufted, the reply of Xicotenga 

 . , was, 



