to establish their power, for their own selfish advantage, than for
the sake of religion. "By their fruits ye shall know them."

A council of war was now held; when the young General Andres resolved to
advance upon the town of La Paz; while Manco, with five thousand men,
was to keep the communication open with the north, where he was to
rejoin Tupac Amaru.

I rejoiced at this, for I was anxious to see Pedro and Ned Gale again;
and I own, from the scenes I had witnessed, I longed to quit the Indian
army, and to commence our proposed journey towards Europe. We marched
as rapidly as before; the cavalry scouring the country in every
direction, and now and then reporting that they had met and destroyed a
few of the enemy; but no prisoners were brought in.

I had often expostulated with Manco in vain, on the wanton destruction
of human life. His answer was, "We treat the Spaniards as they treated
us. I cannot prevent my people from taking vengeance."

Yet, strange to say, every chief made a point of attaching to himself,
as a Christian chaplain, one of the priests who had been saved from the
captured towns and villages.

As we approached the neighbourhood of Cuzco, intelligence was brought us
that the Spaniards had collected in great force in that city; and that
having been joined by a number of Indian tribes from Chili, and further
to the south, they were well prepared to give battle to Tupac Amaru. On
hearing this, we redoubled our efforts to join the main army. We found
them drawn up in the neighbourhood of Tungasuca, in an extensive flat,
with a hill on one side, and a river in their rear, prepared to receive
the enemy, who were advancing along a valley in their front. A strong
body was posted on the hill, where the artillery was likewise stationed.
I at once repaired there, in the hopes of finding Ned; but the cacique
who had command of it received me very coldly, and informed me that the
services of my countryman were no longer required, and that he could not
tell where he was. This chief went by the name of Quizquiz, after a
famous general of the Inca Atahualpa. I had met him before. I did not
like either his countenance or his manners; but the Inca had confidence
in him, and listened to his advice. He had become, I suspected, jealous
of Ned, and did not like his interference.

After wandering about for some time among the motley assemblage of dusky
warriors, I found my old friend in the rear, sitting o