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The governor, highly gratified with being the first 

 conqueror of the Araiicanians on the formidable 

 Mariguenu, conducted his army to the sea shore, 

 where he was saluted with repeated discharges of 

 cannon from the Peruvian fieet, which, in scouring 

 the coast in search of the English, had witnessed the 

 victory. These demonstrations of general joy were 

 answered on the part of the army by frequent vol- 

 leys of musketry, and the custoniary military rejoic- 

 ings. Availing himself of this opportunity, the go- 

 vernor sent the quarter-master to Peru, on the re< 

 turn of the fleet, in order to obtain the greatest pos- 

 sible reinforcement of troops to prosecute the war 

 the ensuing campaign. 



In the mean time he abandoned the ancient situa- 

 tion of the fortress of Arauco, and rebuilt it in ano- 

 ther more convenient upon the sea shore, where, in 

 case of need, it could be more readily succoured. 

 Colocólo was lord of this district ; he was son to the 

 celebrated Ulmen of that name, but of a disposition 

 very different from that of his father. Indignant on 

 .^seeing his lands occupied by the enemy, he endea- 

 voured to drive them off, but being defeated and 

 made prisoner, he solicited and obtained his life, on 

 condition of persuading his subjects, who had retired 

 to the mountains, to submit to the Spanish govern^ 

 ment. These, on being urged by his wife Millayene 

 to fulfil the promise of their chief, replied, that as 

 his present misfortunes had been caused by love of 

 his country, so ought he to endure them with a firm- 

 ness worthy of his birth ; that, stimulated by hi§ 



