ed in Castile after a short passage; and
of our success at court 129

CHAP. LVII. What took place in our camp after the departure of our
agents to his majesty with the gold and the letters; and the instance of
severity which Cortes was compelled to give 132

CHAP. LVIII. How we came to the resolution of marching to Mexico, and of
destroying all our vessels, which was done with the sanction and by the
advice of all Cortes' true adherents 133

CHAP. LIX. Of the speech which Cortes made to us after our vessels were
destroyed, and how we prepared for our march to Mexico 135

CHAP. LX. How Cortes arrived with us at the spot where the vessel lay at
anchor, and captured six soldiers and sailors of the said vessel who had
stepped on shore; also what further took place 136

CHAP. LXI. How we set out on our march to the city of Mexico, and, upon
the advice of the caziques, take our road over Tlascalla. What took
place here, and of the battles we fought 138

CHAP. LXII. How we commenced our march upon Tlascalla, and sent
messengers before us, to obtain the sanction of the inhabitants to pass
through their country; how they took our messengers prisoners; and what
further happened 143

CHAP. LXIII. Of the terrible battles we fought with the Tlascallans, and
what further happened 146

CHAP. LXIV. How we quartered ourselves in the township of Tehuacacinco,
and what we did there 149

CHAP. LXV. Of the great battle we fought with the Tlascallans, and what
further took place 150

CHAP. LXVI. How we sent a message next day to the caziques of Tlascalla
to bring about peace between us, and the determination they came to upon
this 153

CHAP. LXVII. How we again sent messengers to the caziques of Tlascalla
in order to induce them to make peace, and the resolution they came to
upon this 157

CHAP. LXVIII. How we came to the determination of marching to a township
in the neighbourhood