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V.
pr tra
rhe War; and fo tyre the Enemy, as
to
force them to
yield
co You or
H to grant you fuch advantageous terme as you fhall require.
'
But
Gonfalo Pifarro
rejeCl:ed thi Couo[el, as
in
no manner agreeable to his ho.
nour ; for that
it
argued cowardife to fly from the Enemy , and that a retreat of
thi nature would .cafi a blemifh and fhadow upon the lufire and glory of all the
brav€ actions he had performed. To which
Carvajal
replyed, that
this
was
not
to
lofe Honour but
.to
improve chat w?ich
w.asalready acquired; for
it
was
the
pare of
g~eac ~.aprams
and men expenenc
ed mWar, to know how to protract
H,
and wuh military Strategems to weaken and defiroy an Enemy, wirhout adven–
taring
on the hazards of
a
Bartel, which
is
fo
doubtfull, chat neither Parry
can up–
on the greatefr advantages remain affured of Vietory: hereof many inllances
might be prodaced in the World; but we <hall need no other than
chat
of the
Batcel of
Huarina;
ofViCl:ory in which, the Enemy remained fo confident that
we are informed, they gave order
to
their Servants
to
provide a double
~Uow
..
ance of meat at their tables, for entertaiQment of fuch prifoners as
they
fhould
take
in
the Fight. And,
ir, confider farther, that this Vietory was a
particu–
lar mercy and favour of God Almigbty towards you, and was not obtained
by
force of Arms or humane Policy ; nor is
it
reafon to tempt God again or expect
the like miracles from him. To which
Pifarro
replied, that he knew not bow
to
mm his back upon hi Enemy , and therefore refolved
to
live in hope, and
make trial once more of his fortune: having great confidence, that he
who
had
given him
fo
many Vietories, would not leave him at lafi, or fuffer him to
be
over–
come. Thus ended the Difcourfe, without approbation by
Pifarro.
P11!emi110
in
Chap.
88.
relate .part thereof, and that
Carvajal
concluded,
faying,
Sir,
be
pleafed
to
doe, as I dvife you; and as for
Centeno's
men, difmifs them all, for
be–
ing conquered men, they'' ill never
be
true friends; for
if
you refolve upon a
Retrear, you will
be better
without
them.
All rhefe parricu]ars are wrote by
Diego Fernandez.,,
and agree very "'ell
wich
the
Genius of
Franci.fco
de Carvajal,
who was a man of great pares and
abilities, though
never fufficiendy known or fathomed by his own people, nor yet
by
!hangers.
Now if we would know the true ground and caufe why
Pifarro
did not
approve
of
this
nor other Counfels which were given him by
Carvajal;
no other
reafon
can be afiigned than that from the very day that a Confultation was held at
Los
Reyes
,
whecher the Prefidenc
Gafca
was
to
be received
or
not , and
chac
Carvajal
was ofopinion that the terms were good which were offered, and chat they iliould
enter into
a
Treaty, and examine the Power and Infuuetions which
Gafca
broacl1t:
from chat very time he loft his Credit with
Pifa,,.o,
who ever afterwards
fa(pec.
ted the reality of all the Counfels he propofed, which did not exactly fquare
with his own
·advice and reafon ; and indeed
Pifarro
was
of
an humour nor
to
ad·
mit of any advice but what proceeded from hirnfelf, affeeting. always co have cbe
reputation of a Governour and Manager of all affairs. And as it
is
natural for
mankind
to
hate and detell: a Partner in Government and Rule ;
fo
did
Pifarro
more eafily admit of a prejudice againfi
Carvajal;
which though gi:ounded on a
falfe imagination,
yet
fo deeply did it take place with him, and poffelS his
fancy;
that all the
future
Services which
Carvajal
performed and
th~
Miracles he
aeted
at the Batte! of
Huarina
could not avail to root out chat fufpicion he had concei·
.
ved of him, And indeed this proved
fatal
to
Pifarro,
for tnofe who -are
acquai~ted with rhefe Secrets attribute his more fpeedy deftruction and
do~
nfall
to rhts
ealoufie and Sufpicion which he had conceived againfi
Carvajal.
CHAP~