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offers if they would come in and fubmit. Our officers guided by one 

 of Narvaez's foldiers arrived at the poft of the cavalry, and by their 

 promifes and arguments won them over, and they all entered the town 

 together. 



By this time it was clear day. Cortes, feated in an arm chair, a 

 mantle of orange colour thrown over his fhoulders, his arms by his fide, 

 and furroLuided by his officers and foldiers, received the falutations of 

 the cavaliers who as they difmounted came up to him to kifs his hand. 

 It was wonderful to fee the affability, and the kindnefs with which he 

 fpoke to and embraced them, and the compliments which he made to 

 them; amongft the number were Auguftin Bermudez, Andres de Du-, 

 cro, and many other friends of our general. Each, as he had paid his 

 refpedls, took his leave, and went to the quarters affigned him. Du- 

 ring all this time, and even before the arrival of the cavalry, the drums, 

 fifes, and timbals of the army of Narvaez never ceafed, having ffruck 

 up at day break in honor of Cortes, without being defired or fpoken to 

 biy any one of us. One of them a Negro and a comical fellow, danced ] 

 and fhouted for joy, crying, " Where are the Romans who with fuch 

 *' fmall numbers have ever atchieved fuch a glorious vidlory?" Nor 

 was it poffible to filence him or the reft, until Cortes was at laft obli- 

 ged to order one of them to be confined. 



Our loffes on each fide on this occafion were as follow. The en- 

 fign of Narvaez, named Fuertes, an Hidalgo of Seville. A captain of 

 the fame army named Roxas, of Old Caftille, and two others killed, and 

 many wounded. One alfo of the three who had antecedently deferted 

 from us to him was killed. Four of our foldiers were killed, and a 

 number wounded. The fat Cacique on our approach had taken refuge 

 in the quarters' of Narvaez ; he alfo received a wolmd : Cortes ordered 

 him to his houfe, and to be there protected and taken care of. Of the 

 two others who deferted from us, each got his deferts, Efcalona being 

 feverely wounded, and Cervantes well beaten. 



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