History of the Conquest of Peru : With a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas 1
History of the Conquest of Peru : With a Preliminary View of the Civilization of the Incas 1
William Hickling Prescott
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del Piru, MS.— MS., Parte 3, lib. 8, cap. 4. — Relactoo del Primer. Deacub., NaJuoro, Reaoion Samaria, BIS. MS. 366 CONQUEST OF PERU. [h6om Hi seven were cavalry. He mustered only three ar quebusiers in his whole company, and a few cross- bow-men, altogether not exceeding twenty.* The troops were tolerably weH equipped, and in good condition. But the watchful eye of their com- mander noticed with uneasiness, that, notwithstand- ing the general heartiness in the cause manifested by his followers..., there were some among them whose countenances lowered with discontent, and who, although they did not give vent to it in open murmurs, were far from moving with their wonted alacrity. He was aware, that, if this spirit became contagious, it would be the ruin of the enterprise ; and he thought it best to exterminate the gangrene at once, and at whatever cost, than to wait until it had infected the whole system. He canae to an extraordinary resolution. Calling his men together, he told them that " a crisis had now arrived in their affairs, which it demanded all their courage to meet.
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