the South-Sea. 6*3 



hefs ; fo that they form an Army in a Moment, without 

 any Expence; and, to prevent any Surprize, there is al- 

 ways, in every Caziquejhip, on the higheft Eminence, a 

 Trump, or Inftrument made of a Bull's Horn, which can 

 be heard two Leagues about. As foon as any Accident 

 happens, the Cacique fends to found that Horn, and every 

 Man knows what is in Agitation, to repair to his Poft. 



<c Our Poverty, faid the Scythians to Alexander the Great, 

 cc will always be more active than your Army laden with 

 cc the Spoils of fo many Nations ; and when you will 

 €C think us very remote, you will find us at your Heels ; 

 cc for with the fame Celerity we purfue and fly from our 

 " Enemies. 



Their ufual Weapons are Pikes and Lances, which they j rm 

 dart with extraordinary Dexterity. Many of them have 

 Halberts, which they have taken from the Spaniards ; they 

 have alfo Axes and Broad-Swords, which they buy of 

 them, wherein the latter fail in Point of Policy ; for it is 

 to be fear'd left they be fame day fcourged with their own 

 Rods: They alfo, but feldom, make ufe of Darts, Ar- 

 rows, Clubs, Slings, and Leather Noofes, which they 

 manage fo dextroufly, that they take hold of a Horfe, Moftngof 

 where-ever they pleale, in his Career. Thofe who want Horfe* 

 Iron for their Arrows, make ufe of a Sort of Wood, 

 which being harden'd at the Fire, is not much inferiour to 

 Steel. By long waging War with the Spaniards, they have 

 got Coats of Mail, and all Sorts of Armour ; and thofe 

 who have none, make it of raw Hides, which is Proof a- 

 gainft a Sword, and has this Advantage over the other, 

 that it is light, and lefs cumberfome in Fight in fliort, 

 they have no Uniformity in their Weapons, but every 

 Man makes ufe of thofe he is moft expert at. 



Their Manner of Fighting is, to form Squadrons in 

 Files of 8o> or 100 Men, fome arm'd with Pikes, and 

 others with Arrows intermix' d ; when the foremoft are 

 broken, they fucceed one another fo quick, that it does 

 riot appear that ever they gave Way. They always take 



