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said, " What are you doing here, Spaniards 1 more 

 Indians are coming against you, more than there are 

 hairs on the skin of a deer." The Spaniards an- 

 swered that they would go out to seek them ; and, 

 leaving the guard in the camp, the Captain Don 

 Francisco Montejo immediately set out, came upon 

 them at a place five leagues distant, and attacked 

 them with such vigour, that, though they at first de- 

 fended themselves bravely, the Spaniards gained 

 upon them, and killing many, the rest became dis- 

 heartened and took to flight. 



In the mean time the son of the adelantado ar- 

 rived from Campeachy; and being now all united, 

 and the Indians at first withholding all supplies, they 

 very soon began to suffer from want of provisions. 

 While in this condition, unexpectedly a great ca- 

 cique from the interior came to them voluntarily (the 

 circumstances will appear hereafter) and made sub- 

 mission. Some neighbouring caciques of Tihoo, 

 either moved by this example, or finding that, 

 after so many years of war, they could not prevail 

 against the Spaniards, also submitted. Encouraged 

 by the friendship of these caciques, and believing 

 that they might count upon their succour until they 

 had finished the subjection of the country, the Span- 

 iards determined to found a city on the site oc- 

 cupied by Tihoo ; but in the mean time a terrific 

 storm was gathering over their heads. All the In- 

 dians from the east of Tihoo were drawing togeth- 

 er ; and in the month of June, toward the evening 



