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endeavours to convert him to our holy faith ; he accordingly preached 

 an entire day, and at laft fucceeded, and as an indulgence, inftead of 

 being burned he was hanged, and his territory given to his fon. Alva- 

 rado now fell upon, and difperfed fuch of the natives as remained about 

 the town, and his fuccefs haying become known in Guatimala, pre- 

 vious to his arrival on the frontiers of that nation which was in hoftility 

 with the people of Utatlan, they determined to treat; for that purpofe 

 they fent an emba0y charged with a quantity of gold, and to declare 

 their fubmiffion as vaffals to his Majefty; they offered at the fame 

 time to ferve in his wars. Alvarado accepted theif'fubmif!ion and their 

 offer of fervice, defiring them to fend to him two thoufand of their war- 

 riors, which requifition was immediately complied with. As the peo- 

 ple had rebelled again, Alvarado continued in the country of Utatlan 

 about eight days, collecting a confiderable fpoil and many flaves, and 

 then fetting forward on his march, he foon arrived at the city of Gtia- 

 timala, where he was hofpitably received. 



During this time the greatefl hafinony prevailed between Alvarado 

 and his troops, and the natives, the chiefs of whom informed him that 

 in their Neighbourhood was a nation called the Altitans, who poflefTed 

 feveral f^rong fortreffes on the fide of a lake, and who refufed to come 

 m and make fubmiffion. They alfo reprefented them as a bad and ma- 

 licious people. To thefe Alvarado fent an invitation, but they maltreat- 

 ed the perfons who brought it, in confequence of which, he found it 

 deceflary to go with an arnAed force, and taking with him one hundred 

 and forty Spanifli foldiers, and two thoufand Guatimalans, he marched 

 againfl them, renewing his offer, which was returned by a difchargeof^ 

 arrows from their warriors, who marched out armed in coats of mail, 

 and founding warlike inflruments. Alvarado put them to flight, and 

 pfurfued them, with confiderable lofs, to their foltrefT&S which were over 

 the lake. He then drove them from thence, and making feveral pfi- 

 fcilef^,. compelled them to take to the Water, and crofs over to an ifland. 

 The principal perfons whom he had takeri, he fet at liberty, and bid 

 them go^nd ufe their endeavours to perfiiade their countrymen to a peace. 



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