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As to the fierce Sal vatierra, his foldiers declared that they never faw Co 

 pitiful a fellow, nor fo terrified a being when he heard our drum beat; 

 but when we fhouted for vicftory, and cryed that Narvaez was dead, he 

 told them that he had got a pain in his ftomach, and could fight no 

 more. Such was the refult of his bravados. Captain Velafquez de 

 Leon took his relation Diego Velafquez to his own quarters, where he 

 had his wounds attended to, and treated him with the utmoll diftinc- 

 tion. 



The reinforcement of the warriors of Chinanta, which Cortes had 

 been promifed, marched in fhortly after the adion was over, conduced 

 by our fbldier Barrientos, with great pomp and regularity, in two files, 

 lanciers and archers alternately, and in this manner they came to the num- 

 ber of one thoufand five hundred, with colours, drums, and trumpets, 

 fhouting, and making fuch a warlike appearance that it was glorious to 

 behold. It afforded matter of aftonifhment to the army of Narvaez, for 

 they appeared to be double their real number. Our general received 

 them with infinite courtefy, and difmiffed them with thanks and hand- 

 fome prefents. 



Cortes now fent Francifco de. Lugo to order all the captains and 

 pilots of the fleet to come to him at Cempoal, or, in cafe they refufed, 

 to make them prifoners. He alfo gave diredions that the ftiips ftiould 

 be difmantled, thereby cutting off all poffibility of a communication with 

 Cuba. Narvaez had confined one Barahona, a rich man, and after- 

 wards an inhabitant of Guatimala ; him Cortes ordered to be immediate- 

 ly releafed, and kindly treated ; I recolledb when he joined us he appear- 

 ed in a very weak and languid ffate. The captains and pilots of the 

 fleet immediately came to pay their refpedts to our general. He made 

 them take an oath that they would not feparate from him, and would 

 obey his orders j and he appointed one of them, Pedro Cavalkro, his 

 admiral of the whole fleet. Cortes warned him, that if, as he expedl- 

 cd, more veffels arrived from Cuba, he fliould immediately difmantle 

 them, and fend the captains and pilots to the head quarters. 



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