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humility, and requeftrng that they fhould be fent to him. At this mo- 

 ment the perfons deputed by Cortes arrived, and Diego de Ocampo be- 

 ing at that time firfl alcalde under Cortes in Mexico, began to remon- 

 ftrate againft the entrance of Garay's force into that country, and feveral 

 days were paffed in rcmonflrances and replies. During this time num- 

 bers of Garay's foldiers deferted from him; thus he faw every day his 

 force dimini(King, and that of Cortes encreafing. From his fleet he had 

 intelligence, that two of his fhips had been loft in a tempeft, and that 

 the remainder, which were at the mouth of the river, had received and 

 reje(5ted a friendly invitation from Vallejo to remove higher up to a place 

 of fecurity, threatening at the fame time, that in cafe of refufal he would 

 confider them as pirates. 



Vallejo continued fecretly to negociate with the officers of the fleet, 

 and having fucceeded with two of them, they went to the fhip of the 

 commodore Juan de Grijalva, and informed him that he fhaiild either 

 bring his vefTel into the river, or quit the place entirely. To this Gri- 

 jalva only anfwered by difcharging his artillery, but on the receipt of 

 certain letters from Alvarado and Fra Bartholome, accompanied with 

 promifes conveyed by a royal notary he was at laft induced to accede to 

 the firfl: propofition. No fooner had he brought his fhip into port than 

 Vallejo declared all on board prifoners to his general Cortes; he was 

 perfuaded however by Fra Bartholome to give them their liberty, from 

 motives of humanity, which as he faid was the method of adling mofl 

 agreeable to God ^nd to Cii?far<. 



The unfortunate Garay entreated the officers of Cortes to reitore his 

 fhips, and to compel his troops to return to him, promiflng to give 

 up his intended eftabiifhment, and make the beft of his way to the river 

 Palmas. This propofal was acceded to, and every meafure taken to 

 deliver up to him his deferters, though with little eftect ; for the foldiers 

 defpifed Garay, and as to the oath of fervice, they faid that they had 

 complied with it in coming to Panuco, Garay was then in the utmoft 

 defpair, and finally agreed to adopt the rjieafure advifed by the officers of 



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