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Commentaries.
out of the Field, duríl: noc engage in·a pirched Batee!, as chey had formerÍy done,
yec cbey concinued cheir frequenc Skirmifhes wirh lofs and damage on one fide and
the ocher. - And having marched cwency Leaguesfarcher unto che Bridge of
A–
mancay, Alonfo de A/varado
received intelligence from che
Jndians,
that che
Inca
was
f!ed', and recired intd che MoutJ!ains, thac
Remando de Pifarro
was irnprifoned,
thac
rohn
de PiFarro
was dead, with many ochers, during che laíl: Siege, befides fe-
.vera] orher parciculars which had 'happened ;
to
ali which
A/varado
had been a
ftr~nger uncill -cbat ti::ne : Bue now upon -rhis advice, ic was judged moíl: fafe noc
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to
proceed farther, uncill chey hadreceived new Orders from che Marquis, to whom
they gave a true information of the fiace·ofall affairs; and leíl:, in che mean time,
Almagro
fhould make an attempt upon them, chey forcified themfelves, and provi–
ded for aSiege.
Almagro
hearing chat
A!onfa de A/varado
was with his Forcescome
as far asche Bridge of
Amancay,
difpatched a Meífage to' him by
Diego de Alvar;do,
anp eighc otber Cavaliers of che beíl: Quality then with him ; and in a p~aceable
and civil manner gave him to underíl:and, thac the title and claim he laid ro rhac·
Government was very manifeíl: and plain by che Commiffion he had re~eived from
his Majeíl:y ; ~ncl therefore he exhorted him
to
recuro in peace, and ifnot, he pro–
teíl:ecl againíl: hi¡n for all che Bloud, Miferies and Damages which fhould follow.
Th_is Meífage being d,elivered, ·
Alonfa de Alv//1.rado
feized on thofe that broughc
it;
and
decained chem Prifoners, ,faying, Thac
to
the Marquis, and not to him, they
oughc to notifie
their
in!huétions, not being authorized or empowred to aa: any
thing without bis Ordets : And though
Garfilaf{o de la P"ega,
._
Pera/vare~ Holguin
Oome~
de
Tordoya,
and other principal Officers were of opinion; thac chey ougbt t~
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be fer free, and liberty given chem to intimare cheir Meífage to che Marquis him• .
felf; for thar in
ali
pares
qf
che World, .even amongíl: che moíl: barbarous Nati-
0ns, the Perfons of Ambalfadours were always privileged, and freed froni Mole–
ftations and Arrefis whatfoever. That chis courfe would íerve to augmenc and
enBame ébe heacs of paffion, which were kindled becween che Governours, ra.,.
' ther than'to allay and appeafe chem. That ic was a hard cafe that chofe who had
gained thac Empire, and were in hopes to enjoy che fruics of cheir Jabours in peace
and quietnefs, fhould now quarrel and kill each other, when they carne ~o íhare
and divide che prey. That he íhould conftder wich what infamy the relation of
this
Scory would be received
in
tpe.World, when ic fhould come to be known
tbac ·on che fcore of par.ticular interefis, a civil and inrefüne War was 9egun
a:–
mongíl: them:
BucA!onfa
de
Alvarado
being far from being moved by chefe.reafons
adhered to bis own opinion, inciced by a natur~l obíl:inacy, to che great dítcon~
tentment of bis people, who were defirous to en¡oy the Riches of
Peru
·
in peace
and in an·amicablé correfpondence, which they liad acquired at rhe coíl: and ex:
pence of much bloud, and of inceífanc labours and turmoiJs full of danger.
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