Twohundredsoldiersweresent；andtheyfirstdiscoveredtheIndiansbyacloudofdustfromtheirhorses’feet，astheychancedtobetravelling。
Thecountrywasmountainousandwild，anditmusthavebeenfarintheinterior，fortheCordillerawereinsight。TheIndians，men，women，andchildren，wereaboutonehundredandteninnumber，andtheywerenearlyalltakenorkilled，forthesoldierssabreeveryman。TheIndiansarenowsoterrifiedthattheyoffernoresistanceinabody，buteachflies，neglectingevenhiswifeandchildren；butwhenovertaken，likewildanimals，theyfightagainstanynumbertothelastmoment。OnedyingIndianseizedwithhisteeththethumbofhisadversary，andallowedhisowneyetobeforcedoutsoonerthanrelinquishhishold。Another，whowaswounded，feigneddeath，keepingaknifereadytostrikeonemorefatalblow。Myinformersaid，whenhewaspursuinganIndian，themancriedoutformercy，atthesametimethathewascovertlyloosingthebolasfromhiswaist，meaningtowhirlitroundhisheadandsostrikehispursuer。“Ihoweverstruckhimwithmysabretotheground，andthengotoffmyhorse，andcuthisthroatwithmyknife。”Thisisadarkpicture；buthowmuchmoreshockingistheunquestionablefact，thatallthewomenwhoappearabovetwentyyearsoldaremassacredincoldblood！WhenIexclaimedthatthisappearedratherinhuman，heanswered，“Why，whatcanbedone？theybreedso！”
Everyonehereisfullyconvincedthatthisisthemostjustwar，becauseitisagainstbarbarians。WhowouldbelieveinthisagethatsuchatrocitiescouldbecommittedinaChristiancivilizedcountry？ThechildrenoftheIndiansaresaved，tobesoldorgivenawayasservants，orratherslavesforaslongatimeastheownerscanmakethembelievethemselvesslaves；
butIbelieveintheirtreatmentthereislittletocomplainof。
Inthebattlefourmenranawaytogether。Theywerepursued，onewaskilled，andtheotherthreeweretakenalive。TheyturnedouttobemessengersorambassadorsfromalargebodyofIndians，unitedinthecommoncauseofdefence，neartheCordillera。Thetribetowhichtheyhadbeensentwasonthepointofholdingagrandcouncil，thefeastofmare’sfleshwasready，andthedanceprepared：inthemorningtheambassadorsweretohavereturnedtotheCordillera。Theywereremarkablyfinemen，veryfair，abovesixfeethigh，andallunderthirtyyearsofage。Thethreesurvivorsofcoursepossessedveryvaluableinformationandtoextortthistheywereplacedinaline。Thetwofirstbeingquestioned，answered，“Nose“Idonotknow，andwereoneaftertheothershot。Thethirdalsosaid“Nose；“adding，“Fire，Iamaman，andcandie！”Notonesyllablewouldtheybreathetoinjuretheunitedcauseoftheircountry！Theconductoftheabove-mentionedcaciquewasverydifferent；hesavedhislifebybetrayingtheintendedplanofwarfare，andthepointofunionintheAndes。