to a therefore which has an air of fable and romance but which is recorded by all the contemporary with trivial variations and which us was in current circulation in the island when he arrived there about six years after the event it too with the adventurous and extravagant character of the man and with the wild and exploits incident to indian warfare in the course of their march having halted near the river one day produced a set of of polished steel so highly that they looked like silver these he assured were royal ornaments which had come from heaven or the of that they were worn by the of on solemn dances and other high and were intended as presents to the he proposed that should go to the river and after which he should be decorated with these ornaments mounted on the horse of and should return in the state of a spanish monarch to astonish his subjects the with that fondness for glittering ornaments common to savages was dazzled with the sight his proud military spirit also was flattered with the idea of of those the principal iron of spain are established in where that is found in abundance life and voyages of tremendous animals so dreaded by his he accompanied and his followers to the river with but attendants nothing from or ten strangers when thus surrounded by his army after the had bathed in the river be was assisted to mount behind and the were then adjusted this done they among the savages who were astonished to behold their in glittering array and mounted on one of those fearful animals made several to gain space followed by his little band of the indians shrinking back with from the at length he made a wide sweep into the forest until the trees shut him from the sight of the army his followers then closed round him and drawing their swords threatened with instant death if he made the least noise or resist ance though indeed bis and effectually prevented the they bound him with to to prevent his falling or an escape then putting spurs to their horses they dashed across the and made off through the woods with their prize they had now fifty or sixty of wilderness to on their way with here and there large indian towns they had borne off their captive by dint of far beyond the pursuit of his subjects but the utmost vigilance was requisite to prevent his escape during this long and journey and to prevent exciting the this romantic of is recorded at large by by his l c bj in his and by in his history of st peter martyr and others have given it more alluding to bat not its romantic details f of any they had to avoid uie parts of the country therefore or to pass through the indian towns on the gallop they suffered greatly from fatigue hunger and many pe and swimming the numerous rivers of tlie plains toiling through the deep tangled forests and over the high and rocky mountains they accomplished all in safety and entered in triumph from this most and characteristic enterprise with his wild indian warrior bound behind him a captive could not refrain from expressing his great satisfaction when this dangerous foe was delivered into his hands the haughty met him with an air lofty and to him by submission or to his vengeance for the blood which he had shed of white men he never bowed his spirit to on the contrary though completely at the mercy of the he displayed that defiance which is a part of indian heroism and the savage towards his even amidst the agonies of the and the stake he his achievement in surprising and burning the fortress of and its garrison and declared that he had secretly with an intention of upon it the same desolation though struck with the wild heroism of this considered him a dangerous enemy whom for the peace of the island it was necessary carefully to guard he determined to send him to spain in the meantime he ordered that he should be treated with kindness and respect and lodged him in a part of his own dwelling house where however he kept him a close prisoner in chains pro cap do and voyages of in the splendid which had him this precaution most have been necessary from the of his prison for that the admiral s house not being spacious nor having many chambers the captive could be seen by by from the always maintained a haughty towards while he never evinced the least for the to which he had fallen a victim it rather increased his admiration of him as a con warrior looking upon it as the of a master spirit to have upon him and borne him off in this hawk like manner from the very midst of his fighting men there is nothing that an indian more in w than a deep well executed was accustomed to bear himself with an air of dignity and authority as admiral and and great personal respect when he entered the apartment therefore where was confined all present rose according to custom and paid him reverence the alone neither moved nor took any notice of him on the contrary when entered though small in person and of no state immediately rose and saluted him with profound respect on being asked the reason o this being or great chief over all and but one of his subjects the proud replied that the admiral had never dared to come personally to his an seize him it was only through the of he was his prisoner to therefore he owed reverence not to the ind l c t sup k � � s the of was felt by his subjects for the natives of this island seem generally to have been extremely loyal and 