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Near this was a large and deep river, which it was neceflary to pafs, 

 and here we were oppofed by the people of the town and vicinity, but 

 after a fharp adlion, wherein we had fix foldiers wounded and three hor- 

 fes killed, we put them to flight, they all taking to the mountains and 

 woods, having firfl: fet fire to their town. We flayed here five days 

 taking care of the wounded, and having made many of the women of 

 this place prifoners, our captain fent to invite the people to peace, which 

 was accepted, and they returned to their homes. Godoy was averfe 

 from this lenity, and told our captain that thefe people who had revolt- 

 ed without any reafon fhould be puniflied, or at any rate made to pay 

 for.the horfes which were killed in the action. I was of a different 

 opinion, and thought that fince they came peaceably they fhould not 

 be made to fuffer ; and giving my opinion freely, Godoy became enra- 

 ged and broke out into angry words, from which we came to blows, 

 and drew our fwords. A good many cuts pafled between us before we 

 could be parted, and if we had not been fo, one or other of us would 

 have loft his life. Marin, who was a good and mild man, faw the 

 impropriety of ufing harfh meafures with thefe people, and reftoring all 

 their property to them, left them in peace. 



We continued our march, and pafling by other diflridls of Cima- 

 tlan, and Talatiopan, we were affailed by a number of their archers, 

 who gave us a volley whereby above twenty of our foldiers were wound- 

 ed, and two horfes killed; and but that we immediately attacked and 

 drove them from their poft, they would have done us much mifchief. 

 I muft obferve, that thefe are the flrongeft archers that ever I met with, 

 for they drive their arrows through two fuits of cotton mail well quilted; 

 which is a wonderful force. Their country is in great part marfh, 

 which fhakes when a foot-man walks upon it. It was therefore in vain 

 to purfue the natives, and as for our oflers of peace they treated them 

 with iiegled. We therefore thought it befl to make our fhortefl way 

 to our town of Guacaciialco. We took our route for it by the diftri6t 

 of Guimango, Nacaxa, Xuica, Teotitlan, Copilco, and others which 



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