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made two returns over his fhoulders, and round his body, fo that he 

 gave the idea of a truly gallant foldier, and impreffed all who beheld 

 him with refpe6t. The Alguazil Bermudez, and Andres de Duero, 

 wiflied particularly to communicate with him in private, but jufl at this 

 moment arrived a Captain Gamarra, together with one Juan Yufte, 

 Juan Buono, and Salvatierra the braggart. Thefe perfons, determined 

 Narvaez to make him prifoner, for the freedom with which he had 

 fpoken in favour of Cortes, and Narvaez had in confequence given 

 privately an order for the purpofe, which coming to the knowledge of 

 thofe already fpoken of, as having embarked in the interefts of Cortes, 

 they immediately reprefented to him the impropriety of fuch a violent 

 proceeding, and how impolitic it would be. Hereupon Narvaez again 

 addreffed him in a very friendly manner, requeuing his alTiftance to 

 bring Cortes and the reft of us into their power, and invited him to dine 

 with him the next day. Velafquez promifed afiiftance to his defign, 

 but reprefenting Cortes as determined and head ftrong, he recommend- 

 ed a divifion of the country, and that each fhould take feparate pro- 

 vinces. At this time Olmedo getting within hearing of Velafquez, and 

 fpeaking in the manner of a perfon of truft, addreiTing himfelf to Nar- 

 vaez faid, " Let your excellency order out your troops under arms, 

 *' and fhew him what your force is, that Cortes may know, and be 

 *' terrifyed at it." Narvaez agreeing to this, the troops were turned 

 out in review order, and pafted by them. Velafquez complimenting 

 Narvaez upon their number and appearance, and wifhing him an in- 

 creafe of his power, the latter replied, faying, he believed Velafquez 

 was now convinced how effed:ually he could have crufhed Cortes and 

 all thofe with him: to which Velafquez only anfwered that he trufted 

 they knew how to defend themfelves. On the next day he dined 

 with Narvaez, and there was in company a nephew of the governor of 

 Cuba, a captain in the army. The converfation turning on the recent 

 events, this gentleman ufed very infulting language in rcfped: to Cortes ; 

 upon which, Velafquez rifing up addreffed himfelf to Narvaez and faid, 

 *' I have already requefted, general, that you would not permit in my 

 ** prefence, difrefpedlful language of any of my friends, for we do not 



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