Auxiliaries; and although gotten over the Lake, they were still pursu’d by the _Mexicans_, who would then undoubtedly have made a general Slaughter, had not _Cortez_ amused the Enemies, by leaving in the Night great Fires in several Places, his suppos’d Camps, whilst he silently stole away: Yet the _Tenustitans_ would have pursu’d the _Spaniards_, had they not wanted Provisions: But _Cortez_ sending his Treasure before him, through the Countrey _Colva_, to _Vera Crux_, with a Convoy of five Horse, and forty four Foot, were all cut off by the _Colvaans_, and feasted upon in a Thanksgiving Sacrifice. The same misfortune befel twelve _Spaniards_ in _Tepeacu_, which great City surrendred it self up to _Cortez_, being assisted by a mighty Army of _Tlaxcallans_ and others. But after all these Losses, he took _Guaccachiulla_, and _Izzuca_, both fortified with strong Walls and Gates; in which last he burnt above a hundred Temples, built for Humane Sacrifices. All the Countrey through which he thus ransack’d, he call’d _New-Spain_. From the City _Tazuco_, which he had newly taken, intending to besiege _Tenustitan_, he digg’d through the Lakes a broad Trench, of above three Leagues in length, to bring up thirteen new Ships to _Tenustitan_; and the neighboring People envying, that that City should not be conquer’d, as well as theirs, rais’d an Army of above a hundred and fifty thousand Men, making _Cortez_ their General: Himself incamped on one corner of the City, appointing the other two sides to be invested by _Gonsales Sandovalo_, and _Pedro Avarado_; but the Besieg’d resolutely broke out, and made a fierce Sally with five thousand Boats, setting upon the thirteen Ships; but the great Guns made such execution and havock amongst them, that they retreated with great damage. Whoever were taken Prisoners in this Fight by the _Spaniards_, the _Tlaxcallans_, being Commission’d by _Cortez_, feasted upon. On the seventh day the City was taken, but not without great Slaughter, and the new King imprison’d. [Sidenote: Sad accident occasion’d by a _Tyger_.] After this mighty Conquest, _Cortez_ resolv’d to discover those Territories that lay Southward; and whilst he was making all things ready for the Voyage, he sent two Ships with an invaluable Treasure to _Spain_, who fearing to be taken by the _French_ Pyrats, ran in at _Tercera_, where a miserable Accident hapned to the Seamen of the biggest Ship, wherein were carried two Tygers, which though taken young, and bred up amongst men, yet had not so quite forgotten their natural ferocity, but that one breaking loose in the Night, tore seven of them in pieces, hurting a far greater number, of which some had the Brawns of their Arms, the Calves of their Legs, and fleshy parts of their Thighs bit out. [Sidenote: Strange Battel with Baboons.]