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foldicrs of old Ramirez wore cotton armour which was very thick and 

 clumfy, fo that no arrow could penetrate through it, we called them 

 "the pack-horfes." 



Cortes having been thus reinforced to the amount of an hundred 

 and fifty foldiers and twenty horfes, determined to punifh the Cacatame 

 and Xalacingo Indians, with feveral others who had been concerned in 

 the murders of Spaniards. Twenty cavalry and twelve crofsbow-men, 

 made part of the force fent againft them, the whole of which confifted 

 of two hundred of the veterans of the army of Cortes, and a body of 

 Tlafcalans, commanded by Gonzalo de Sandoval. Oar detachment 

 received intelligence that the enemy were in arms, fortified, and rein- 

 forced by Mexican troops. Sandoval therefore arranged his plan of at- 

 tack, firft fending to inform them, that he would pardon the deaths of 

 the Spaniards, provided they fubmitted, and returned the treafure. The 

 anfwcr they fent back was, that they would eat him, and all thofe with 

 him, in the fame manner that they had done the others. Sandoval 

 then proceeded to attack them, which he did in two places at the fame 

 inftant, and notwithflanding that both the natives and the Mexicans 

 fought with great fpirit, they had no better fuccefs than on former oc- 

 caiions, being defeated and purfued with a confiderable lofs. Our peo- 

 ple after the adion going into fome of their temples, found cloaths, 

 arms, bridles and faddles, prefented as offerings to their gods. Sando- 

 val declared his intention of halting three days there, aiKl he alfo now 

 again demanded from them the treafure which had been taken. They 

 readily fubmitted themfelves to his Majefty, but in regard to the trea- 

 fure, they faid, that it was no longer in their power, having been tranf- 

 mitted to Mexico. Sandoval referred them to the general for their par- 

 dons, and returned with his troops, having made a confiderable number 

 of women and boys prifoners, all of whom were immediately marked 

 with the iron. I was not on the expedition, being ill of a fever, and 

 throwing up blood at the mouth; but I was bled plentifully, and thanks 

 to God recovered. In confequence of the directions given by Sandoval, the 

 chiefs of thefe nations, and alfo of many others in their neighbourhood, 



I i came 



