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Royal
Commentaries.
Boo
I(
II.
the
Indians
call
Cachipampa,
which fignifies the Field of Salt, and is fituate about
a League difianc co the
ourhward
from the
Forcrefs.,
near to a pleafant
oun~
tain of faltilb Water ; of which the Inhabitants of the City, and parts adjacent
bringing the fireams into feveral alt· pans, make great abundance of Salt: And
che
e Works ofSalt lyin between the Cicy, and the place where the Fight was
· they called ·
t
the Bartel
o~he
Salina,·.
'
Orgonnor
dre
up his Men into Battalia, with intention to dye with
his
Sword in
his
nand :
And
though the
Enemy was
much
more {l:rong than his Army both
in
Men
and
Arms ;
yet
having been a
uldier
in
Italy,
where he had
fee~
much
fervice, and had vanquifhed in a fmgle Combat a Cavalier, who ""as a
famous
Commander ;
he did
not
in
the leafi droop in his courage, or fhew any incon–
fiancy, or fear of min
: And being a fiout Souldier, he forneching refemed, and
as heartily piqued
at
a Mefiage
~bi
h
Hernando Pifarro
had fent him two Days
before, becau[e
it
appeared fomething like a challenge ; being to give him notice,
tha~
he, and
a
certain Companion
ould enter the Batcel on Horfe-back, armed
with Coacs of Male, over which they would wear a fiafhed Coat of Orange-co–
loure Velvet; of which
he
thought
fie c
give him notice, that
in
cafe
he, or
any ocher, had an intention
to
engage :vith
him,
he might dillinguifh
him
by
thofe
ignals.
Th· Meffage
Hernando
was induced to fend on the fcore of fome Indignities,
which he
remembred and refented ever fince the time
of
his
Imprifonmenr.
Orgonmu
taking this for a challenge, called Captain
Pedro de Lerma
to
niin,
whom
he lme
ro be an
nemy to the
Pifarror,
and one who ever fince the
bufinefS
at
Amanca,
had e eluded himfelf from all poffibility of reconciliation with them;
and told him, faying,
Our Enemy
is
fa
confident
of
his Force, that he
11/ready
trimnphJ
for hi1
Pillory,
giving
m
the Jigns
by
which
TPe
m'!Y
k.puw
hi1 Per/on.
ow
in
regard our Army
is
inferiour
to
his
in Number, thongh fuperiour
in
Courage and Bravery,
fo
chat we have liede hopes
to
fubdue him ; howfoever
:>
lee
u at leafr ravHh the enjoyment of Vietory out of his hands, nor fuffer
him,
whatfoever comes ofit,
to
fee that
joyfull
day: They are, as they
fay,
two Com–
panion ,
fo
and
fo
h bited :
Lee you
and I Encounter them with Cuch refolution
>
as that they may be £lain by our hands ;
fi
{hall we wipe off this affiont, and not
dye unrevenged.
ith this refolution rhey prepared themfelves for the Batte1,
' hich (hortly enfued
ith great effufion of bloud and cruelty, as
will
appear
in
the Chapters following.
CH AP.