Meanwhile poor Philips and his mates, under com?mand of Goddard, went westward towards Panuco. They were perfectly naked, and the weather was burning, the thorns tore their flesh, and the musquitoes stung them until they were frantic. They had to beat their way through the thorny jungles with cudgels, and the happiest seemed to be those who were laid at rest suddenly and for ever by the unerring Indian arrow. For twelve days they toiled on thus, until, as one would have conceived, life was scarcely worth having on any terms. Yet life was precious, too, even with certain slavery, and possible ill-treatment Bare, torn, and bleeding as they were, the sound of a gun on the twelfth day was pleasant to Burberry Sale them, and the crowing of a cock immediately after " was no small ioy vnto vs." They had arrived at the river Panuco. Sitting down and drinking greedily of this river (a bow-shot in breadth), they saw that the other side was crowded with Spaniards riding up and down. At first the Spaniards took them for their Indian enemies, the Chichimichi; but at last one of them came across in a canoe rowed by two Indians, and surveyed them. Crossing again and giving his report of them, twenty Spanish horsemen (armed) at once crossed in canoes, towing their horses behind them. Arrived at the side of the river where the poor English stood, they Burberry Sale set their lances in rest and charged them. Submission being made to the Spaniards, they were brought up to the town guarded by tame Indians, the boys and the more feeble being carried on their Burberry outlet conquerors horses. |