But whilst _Cortez_ having staid waiting eight Months in _Tenustitan_, for the return of the Messengers sent to the _Spanish_ Court, receiv’d Tidings, That _Pamphilo Narvaecy_, by order of _Velasques_, was come with eighteen Sail, Mann’d with eight hundred Foot, and eighty Horse, from _Cuba_, and now riding before the _Mexican_ Coast; from whence soon after he receiv’d unexpected Command, to come presently aboard unarm’d, and resign up his Authority: But he in stead of submission, compell’d _Narvaecy_ in a short time to relinquish his Title, and own him for Superior. Mean while the _Spaniards_ which remain’d in possession of _Tenustitan_, ran the hazard of a general Massacre; for the Citizens much stomacking the Oppressions of the _Spaniards_, who grew very insolent, inslaving their King, bringing their inveterate Enemies the _Tlaxcallans_ and _Guazuzingans_ into their City, exacting them to pay Tributes, pulling down their Gods, and demolishing their ancient Idols, they brake out from all Parts in a tumultuous manner, ran to Arms, and besieg’d them Day and Night in their Fort, although _Montezuma_ endeavor’d to perswade the contrary. _Cortez_, hearing of it, came to their relief with the New Forces Landed from _Cuba_; but he fighting his way ere he could get in, was so roughly entertain’d by the _Mexicans_, that they kill’d him forty Men, wounding as many more; and notwithstanding fifteen Field-pieces with continual Shot made foul Breaches, lessening the number of the Assailants, yet they suddenly fill’d up their Vacancies again with fresh Men, which clamber’d over the Heaps of those that lay slain. Three Days the Battel had continu’d very fierce, when _Montezuma_ being with the _Spaniards_ in the Castle, went to a low Window, to see if he could command his Subjects to retreat; but a continual Cry so deafned their Ears, and showres of Arrows and Stones so took away their sight, that he did nothing: Then _Montezuma_, thinking to be more easily either heard or seen, went to a higher Window, where looking out, he was unfortunately hit with a Stone, of which he died three days after. Besides their Enemies, the _Spaniards_ suffer’d extremely by Famine; and though they had beaten down a Tower, which had done the Castle great mischief, and set five hundred Houses on fire, yet they could discern no likely issue thereof, but judg’d it best to make their escape by Night over the nearest Bridge: _Cortez_ therefore dividing his gotten Treasures, which amounted to above seven hundred thousand Duckets, amongst his Soldiers, carried _Montezuma_’s Son, and two Daughters, Prisoners with him, though not without infinite danger and loss; for the _Tenustitans_ assail’d him on both sides, and falling in also upon his Rear, spar’d not to kill _Montezuma_’s own Children. In this last Fight the Service was so hot, that _Cortez_ lost forty two Horse, a hundred and fifty _Spaniards_, and two thousand