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his Coun[el was not followed; that giving ali for loft he refofed to fake any:
charge of the Army, bue encered himfelf imo rhe ranks of the Infantry, to fight
like a privare Caprain : for which reafon Hiíl:orians rnake no mention of
Carvajal
in all this aétion.
·
Whilíl: che Officers were chus bufily employed in difpoíing the Army in their
feveral Stations',
Gar 1 ilaf{o,
rny Lord, carne out from arnongfi thern, and upon pre-=
rence that his
Jndian
had negleél:ed to bring bim his Lance, he defrended down·to~
wards che River, calling out with a loud voice to his
Jndian;
and fo foon as he
was got below che Clifts of che Wacer-galls, he haíl:ned wirh all [peed poffible
towards the Royal Camp, and having,paífed che wec ground which was betwee!l
che two Armies, and which drains ic ielf in che River, he then afc.ended into che
upper grounds, and ~n rhe view ofboth ~'nnie~, 0e prefented himfelf _before_the
PreGdem who rec,e1ved and embraced lum vrnh opem Arms; and fa1d to h1m ·,
Seigfliou;
Gar
1
ilaf{o,
I have long expeéted that you íliould render chis fervice'to
his Majefiy: To .which
Gar
1
ilaf{o
replied, Thac he had long been a prifoner with–
ouc liberty, and reíl:rained from making chis open demoníl:ration, but füll hada
heart and good
will
thereunto._
Pi
1
arro ~
1
:is
much troubled at che depªrtu:e and
lofs of
Gar
1
i!af{o;
yec, noc to d1fcournge his own men, he feemed
to
ma'ke light of
ir;
and meeting with a Cofin German of my Father's called
Gomi'-t,
Sttam:, de
Figu:;_
er0t1,.
he faid,
Gar
1
ilaf{o
hath !efe us, and do not you think now, that he
wíll
be iri
á
fine condition, in cafe we íhould gec rhe Viél:ory
?,
and chus did he fiill flaccer
himfelf with hopes of fuccefs, which in a íhorc time afrer failed , and he unde–
ceived. My Facher's efcape was, as now relaced, though che Hiíl:orians tell us
firíl: of the flighc of
Licenciado Cepeda,
and chen of my Father and others, as if
they had all gon away togecher, but their inforfllation was not
fo
particular as
mine: bue rl)ere is anocher Writer, who relaces che rnattér as I have done, and
names rny Facher
in
che firíl: place; and chen a Cofin of mine, and ochers, and
thac
Gon
1
alo Pir¡arro
was greatly affiiaed and troubled for it: And then proceeding
on
with his Story, he fays that
Licenciado Cepeda
foon followed after them. The truth
is,
Gar
1
ilaf{o de la Vega
Bed {ingly withouc other company , and that he contrived
his efcape in chofe tbree days that
Pi
1
arro
was in che field before che Enemy was
·come up, during which time he furvéyed che ground and places over which he
rnight pafs wich moíl: fafecy ; and chen it was chat he plotted, chat bis
Jndian
íhould
not bring his Lance, chat he mighc have an excufe to depare from his company;
and chat he paífed under covert of che Clifrs, by che River fide; che whi_ch Par–
ticulars I heard from him[elf, together with che feveral paffages and fucceffes of
thac great aél:ion , when he had leifure freely ro difcourfe chereof in che times of
peace and fettlemenr. I have alfo heard
Garr¡ilaf{o,
my Lord, fay, that afrer
Gon–
t¡alo Pir¡,mo
hud taken away his horfe
Sa/inillas
at che Batee! of
Huarina,
as is before
memioned, tbat he purpofely omitted to buy himfelf another, chat
fo
Pi
1
árro
ob–
ferving him on fooc, mighc be moved eicher to recurn bis horfe to him agai:n, or
fopply him with fome orher : and accordingly it happened, for chat four days be~
fore
Pi
1
arro
marched out of
Coz,co,
to fight che Battel ac
Sacfahuana;
he recurned
him his horfe
Salinf
/!tu ,
which was
fo
welcome rn him, chat when he faw h1m in
his Srable, he chought thac fome Angel from Heaven had brought him thithet.
I have not repeaced thefe Parciculars co excuíe my Facher, for all chofe rnatters are
already paíl:, bue to relate che truth of chiogs, wi-i:h che circurníl:ances of days,
hours_and momems ; for I intend neicher ro accuíe nor refleél: on any man, bue
liké a plain Hiíl-orian to lay down matter of Faét. And fo accordingly- let us re–
curo to che fuccefs of chat Battel.
Pir¡arr_o
Forces were drawn up according to che direétion of
Licenciado Cepeda:
and by che ftde of che Moumain a Pany of Mufqueciers were detached
to
skir–
rniíh wich che Enemy : to oppo[e which che Captains
Hernan Mexia de Gu:{.man
and
rohn Alonfo Palomino
were comµ1anded out with cheir Companies, and caufed
them to recrear wichouc lofs or hurt on either fide.
In
the mean time che Cannon
plaid on boch lides : but that of
Pip:irro's
did no execucio,n, becaufe che Prefidenc's
Forces being drawn up in a low ground, chey íhot over : but the Prefidem's Can–
non being planted
to
more advamage, commandea the ,Enemy's Camp on alÍ fides,
fo
that c:,.,o·men were killed with che weat íliot, one of which was Page
to
Pi
1
ar–
ro.
Wh1líl:
Licenciado Cepeda
was drawmg up che Forces bis eyes were íl:ill cowards
the _way where he mighc beíl: efcape to the Enemy ; and feigning, as if he looked
for a more advancageous ground,
fo
foon as he found bimfelf ac fome corivenient
difl:ance