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pofe on the bank of a river. The Mexicans and Tlafcalans were pofted 

 at a little diflance, for Sandoval knew by experience, that if the enemy 

 attacked him in the night, he would be little bcneiited by them. 



As foon as daylight appeared, Sandoval put his army into march, 

 but had hardly advanced half a mile when he heard the found of the 

 drums of the Indians, and he was Ihortly after fronted by three large 

 bodies of their warriors, who attempted to furround him. As foon as- 

 Sandoval perceived this, he made an attack upon them v/ith his cavalry 

 in two fquadrons with fuch fpirit that he entirely broke and difperfcd 

 them. This was not however effected without the lofs of two foUiiers 

 and three horfes. Our allies then made conflderable dcftrudion, burn- 

 ing all before them, until the army arrived at St. Eftevan del Puerto. 

 The remains of this colony Sandoval found in a wretched ftate, and he 

 was received as one who favcd them from d€fl:ru(5lion, and the foldiers 

 of Garay who were there affured him, that the prcfervation of what re- 

 mained was folely owing to our veterans. Sandoval then divided his- 

 cavalry, mufqueteers, and crofsbow-men, into different bodies, and 

 placed them under the command of the veterans, with orders to carry 

 on the war with vigour againfl the neighbouring Indians, and to fend 

 in what provifions they could colled:, for he was unable to go out, in 

 confequence of a bad wound. During three days his parties fent in a 

 number of prifoners of the lower clafs, together with five chiefs, the 

 former of whom Sandoval releafed. He then gave out an order to his 

 troops not to fend in any but fuch as had been prefent at, or concerned, 

 where the lives of Spaniards had been loft. 



Sandoval now prepared for an expedition againfl the enemy, and 

 on the day after, marched out with thofe troops which he had brought 

 from Mexico, and by fkilful meafures fucceeded in taking twenty ca- 

 ciques, who had commanded where no lefs than fix hundred Spaniards 

 had been put to death. Purfuing mild and fevere meafures at the fame 

 time, according to the circumflances, he fummoned the neighbouring 



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