Mean while _Quesitangal_, a neighboring Prince, having also raised an Army with which he design’d, being assisted by darkness, craftily to fall into the _Spanish_ Quarters by Night, subtilly dissembling, sent Embassadors the day before, with several Presents, and Overtures of Peace, which indeed were onely Spies, to take notice where they might best break in upon them; which _Cortez_ mistrusting, and soon being inform’d of the whole Design, he cut off the Spies Hands, so sending them back to _Quesitangal_ with Defiance: Hereupon the _Indians_ immediately setting forward, took advantage of the ensuing Night, and with great fury fell upon the _Spaniards_, who preacquainted with the Design, were in so good a posture to receive them, that not able to endure such hot Service, they quickly retreated, and utterly gave over the Enterprize: But _Cortez_ as much encourag’d by these Victories, pursu’d them, and the same Night Storm’d _Tlaxcalla_, a City containing above twenty thousand Houses, which in few Hours he carried. This City was curiously built, of bak’d Stones, and a place of great Trade; insomuch that the Market-places swarm’d with Buyers and Sellers, bartering one with another all manner of Provisions, as Fish, Flesh, and Bread, also Plumes of Feathers, Pearls, imbroyder’d Tapestry, Chalk, Stones, Timber, and Herbs. Twenty days _Cortez_ staid here to refresh his Army, and then march’d to the neighboring City _Chiurutical_, with the Auxiliary Forces of the _Tlaxcallans_, to the number of above a hundred thousand; they told him, That the People of _Chiurutical_ had barricado’d up their Streets, laid upon the tops of their Houses great heaps of Stones, that their upper Rooms were cramm’d with Archers, and all things made ready both for Offence and Defence; which Advertisement he not much hearkned to, because he was conducted into the City with all their State-Formalities of Singing and Tabering upon their _Tamboes_, and every where courteously entertain’d. [Sidenote: A Plot strangely discover’d.] [Sidenote: Strange Martial Affairs.]