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our number. Such is the fortune of war! We then proceeded on our 

 march, and halted for the night by the river and brid-e which is about 

 a league diftant from Cempoal; at prefcnt ther£ is a dairy farm at that 

 place. 



After the departure of the reverend father and juan Velafquez from 

 the quarters of Narvaez, it feems that certain of the officers gave advice 

 to him of the fecret pra6tices which had been going on, and recommend- 

 ed to him to be well upon his guard, as Cortes had many friends 

 amongft his troops. The fat Cacique alfo, who was greatly in dread 

 of being called to account by Cortes, for having delivered up the women 

 and mantles with which he had been intrufted, was very vigilant in 

 watching and obtaining intelligence of our motions, as he was direded 

 by Narvaez to do. 



Finding that we had now approached near to Cempoal, the fat 

 Cacique thus addreffed Narvaez. " What are you doing, and how 

 *' carelefs are you ! do you think that Malintzin and his Teules are equal- 

 " ly fo? I tell you that when you leaft exped: it he will come upon 

 ** you and put you all to death." Although Narvaez laughed at this, 

 he did not however rejedt the warning. The firfl thing he in confe- 

 quence did was, to declare war againft us with fire, fword, and free rope. 

 This we learned from a foldier named El Galleguillo, who came over to 

 us, or was fent by Andres de Duero to Cortes. He then drew up his 

 artillery, cavalry, and infantry, in a plain diftant a quarter of a league 

 from Cempoal, where he determined to wait for us. It happened to 

 rain exceedingly heavy on that day, and as the troops of Narvaez were 

 not accuftomed to hardfhip, and moreover defpifed us, they grew rel- 

 iefs and uncafy in their fituation, and the captains advifed their chief 

 to march them back to their quarters, which he accordingly did, form- 

 ing his eighteen guns in a line, in front ot the building in which he 

 lodged. His officers alfo advifed, that a grand guard of forty cavalry 

 fhould be pofted for the night on the road of Cempoal, and that fome 

 cavalry vedettes, and adive foot foldiers, fliould be placed to watch 



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