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_Royal Commentaries.

BOOK

VII.

XXIII..

The

Royal A-mzy

paffes

the Rivers

Amancay,

and

Apúri–

mac,

wi_rh

more facility

and eafe

than

was expeéled.

The Sc&us

and

Van of the Army come

Cozco.

Hcn the Kings Army marched out of

Huaman~a

i¡i"purfuit of

Francifco

Hernand

ez., of

whom they had received intelligence, that he had takea

the way towards

Coz.ca

;

they proceeded with ali care and due circumfpeél:ion,

having their Sco

uts and

Spies before them : When they carne to tbe ~ÍV'er

A–

mancay,

they forded it over where it was moft fhallow; but for th~ir Footmen,

who were laden, and fuch as carried the Artillery, they made a ~ridge at a

place (with much eafe) where che River is very narrow: At this placean ún–

Jucky accident fell out, which was thi•, Captain

Amonio

Luxan

having pafied

the River, ftooped dovm on the fidc of che Bank to drink, and taking up the

Water with his Hands, as he was riGng up, both his Feet ílid from under him

on the Rock 'whereon he ftood, and

he fell backwards into che Water, and

funk down, and ncver appeared more,

though ali po11ible care and dili·

gence was uíed to rernver him; only about two yearjafcerwa~ds the lndians

brought his1Goat,of .Mail unto

Coz.ca

at the time when fr)Y Father was Chief

Juíticc of the City. The Co

mman

d of his Foot Company was , afterwards

conferred on

']ohn R11mon,

though h1r had lately loft bis former Company in

Ch11quinca.

· ·. The Arm.y being come to the River of

Apurimac

received the news of this

unhappy accident; and alfo was informed, 'fhac one of the Scoucs named

Fran–

·cifco Menacho

with about forty more of his Companions had palfed che River,

and that he like a brave aad refolute Soul~ier. had fhewed and led chem che way

which never any had atternpted b.efore; and that he had boldly caíl: him'felf in

at the place which is now called che

Ford,

_and that he had palfed and repalfed

ic feveral times ,whilefr the Camp was marching chicher, the which ralh and

precipitate .aél:ion in him gave boldnefs to che whole Army to follow hís Ex–

ample, and to pafs ovcr wichout lofs of time, which would have caufed great

delay, had they am::nded there until a Bridge could have been ereél:ed : Aad

for the better fecurity of their Foocmen wirh their Burdens, and for the

ln–

-dians, who cartied che Artillery; the Horfe were ordered to flank them on

thc fidc to break the force of the Currane, by which means ali the Fooqnen

and Indians who were ladeo, carne fafely to the other íidc without any lofs or·

danger; as

Palentino

·confirms,

Chap.

50·.

And herein the Providence of God

is much to be admired-, for thc;mgh an Army paffed chen wichouc danger, yet

fince that time no fingle perfon hath advencured upon ic, nor durft any Man

attempc to wade or ford it over. And now being got to che other fide, they

entered on a Mountainous and Rocky Way,

foil

of labour and difficulty, and

che iecond Day afcerwards they came to

Arimacrampu,

feven Le3gues diftant

from che City: And from thence they proceeded farcher che very Nighc they

tamc thither, though tµe Officers were much difquieted and troubled to fee

che Orders given by one Party, to be again prefently Councermañded by

others of a differ-ent Faél:ion; which was the caufe that che Scouts and

Van

the Kings Army, and of

Hernandtz.

bis Forces, marched always in view each of

theother ; for che Rebels feemed pot to fly, bue to proceed on their way in an

orderly rnanner, as if they apprehended no danger from their Encmy in the

Rear: Thus at length they ca~~ to

Sacf

ahuana

ÍO?r Leagues from the City,

frorn whence thofe who were C1t1zens of

Coz.ca

were defirous to be ordered

abroad upon the Scour, with which occaíi

on the

y made a viíic to tbeir Wives

_and Children at heme, where rhey carne about

oon, and the fame Day in the

Morning

A/varado

th~ Lieutenant General of the Rebels had departed thence.

That Night the Gitizens would not líe in their own Houfes, ·

1eJt

the Enemy

fhooW