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that their opponents could do nothing against them,, 
Permission was given to the allies to pursue them, 
which they did, and entered their province, where 
they committed such ravages, that several bodies of 
the Seclaves came to the governors camp to intreat 
forgiveness, and to request him to put a stop to the 
devastation. He accordingly despatched his aid-de- 
camp to Antanguin, to restrain the allied chiefs ; and 
the same day he marched thither himself. This vil¬ 
lage contains five hundred houses, and is well pali¬ 
saded and defended by a ditch. At the extremity of 
the town, the allies had pitched their camp, and he 
learned from them that the Seclaves had fled as far as 
the western coast, reporting as they went, that they 
had been conquered by demons, who vomited flames 
upon their armies. The chief of Antanguin came 
to the camp with his head and beard shaved, in 
token of submission, to intreat forgiveness for having 
joined the Seclaves. He acknowledged himself con¬ 
quered, and his province confiscated, but begged to 
be allowed to retain it on condition of paying an 
annual tribute. He informed the governor that the 
king of the Seclaves was completely sick of the war, 
and had sent envoys to Hyavi, to request him to 
intercede and procure him peace at any rate. 
The governor continued in this place several days, 
during which he and his officers were employed in 
taking surveys of the country, which they found to 
be very rich in pasture, and herds of cattle. En¬ 
voys arrived from the Seclaves, demanding peace, 
