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his opprefTions, and unlawful proceedings. Thefe fadts had alfo been 

 already reported by the courts of St. Domingo, which contradid:ed the 

 accounts of the death of Cortes, and informed his Majefty how that 

 officer was employed for his fervice. The Emperor is reported to have 

 declared his indignation at the manner in which Cortes had been treated, 

 and his determination to fupport him. 



When Fra Altamirano arrived at Truxillo, and explained his bufi- 

 nefs to Cortes, the latter returned thanks to heaven for having granted 

 peace to that country. He alfo declared his intention of going thither, 

 but that it muft be by land, on account of the contrariety of the currents 

 and his own bad ftate of health. The pilots however reprefented 'to 

 him that the feafon was favourable, it being then the month of April, 

 and prevailed upon him to give up his firfl: determination, but ftill he 

 could not leave that place until the return of Sandoval, whom he had 

 detached againft a Captain Roxas, who ferved under Arias, and againfl 

 whom complaints had been lodged by the natives of a diftrid: named 

 Olancho, which was diftant about fifty five leagues from Truxillo. 

 Sandoval had been detached thither with feventy foldiers ; at firft the 

 two parties were upon the brink of hoftilities, but became afterwards 

 reconciled and parted amicably, Roxas and his foldiers quitting that 

 country. 



Sandoval was immediately recalled in confequence of the meffage 

 brought by Altamirano. The general appointed Captain Saavedra his 

 lieutenant in that province, and wrote at the fame time to Captain 

 Luis Marin, to march our whole party by the road of 'Cuatimala, 

 and Captain Godoy he ordered to Naco. Thefe letters Saavedra mali- 

 cioufly fuppreffed, for they never came to our hands. Cortes previous 

 to his embarkation confefTed to Fra Juan and received the facrament, 

 for he was fo ill that he thought himfelf at the point of death. The 

 wind favouring his voyage to the Havannah, he foon arrived there, 



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