Several Places in _America_ breed Tygers, that far exceed Lyons in fierceness; so that where any considerable number of them frequents, though the Soil be never so fruitful, yet it is left desolate and forsaken. But the Baboons that frequent the Woods are more pleasant, and less dangerous. _Peter Arias_ relates, That his whole Army incountred with these Beasts, which climb’d from one Tree to the other, shrieking, and making very strange Gesticulations to those that were gone before, and gathering their Mouths and Hands full of Stones, which they threw as exact and strongly as a Man. When one of these Baboons, shot by a Musquet, fell to the Ground, the rest gave such a horrible shriek, that the Woods resounding with the noise, strook a terror into the _Spaniards_. Amongst several things that hapned in this Counter-scuffle, take this one: A _Spaniard_ taking aim with his Musquet at an old Baboon, which sate pearch’d up in a Tree, and being now just ready to give Fire, the Baboon Soldier, at the very instant, to break the Shot, taking a Stone out of his Mouth, threw it exactly into the Mans Mouth, with such force as beat out some of his Teeth; with which sudden blow surpris’d, he lost his Mark; and the proud Foe, shewing signs of Triumph, went his way. [Sidenote: Great destruction.] [Sidenote: The unfortunate Expedition of _Garajus_.] [Sidenote: _Spaniards_ rosted.] [Sidenote: _Cortez_ his Ambition.] But whilst _Cortez_ staid in the Countrey of _Tenustitan_ (now call’d _Mexico_) _Franciscus Garajus_ sail’d out of the Haven of _Jamaica_, with eleven Ships, to the River _Panucus_, there, according to the Command of the Emperor _Charles_, to plant a Colony: Whereupon he went ashore, ordering his Fleet to sail along in sight of Land: So wading through the River _Montaltus_, which glides between high Mountains, he came to a Morassy Ground, in which he and they often sunk almost up to the Middle, and lost his way in a Thicket of young Trees; yet at last being come to the River _Panucus_, he found several high Walls, being the Ruines of Fortresses, Temples, and Towers, destroy’d by _Cortez_; so that the City lay quite desolate. Twenty Leagues further, upon the Banks of the same River, _Cortez_ had in like manner sack’d and destroy’d _Chiglia_, a Town which before its burning reckon’d above twenty thousand Houses, besides many fair Palaces, Walls, Towers, and Temples: Which Cruelties and Spoil had bred so great an _Odium_ in the Inhabitants against the _Spaniards_, that they immediately sent an Army against _Garajus_, who had only a few half-starv’d Men with him; yet he receiv’d the Enemy twice in his Retreat to the new Colony _St. Steven_, rais’d out of _Chiglia_’s Ruines; but finding no Provisions where-ever he came, he judg’d it fittest to send his Horse into the Countrey to Forage; which _Cortez_ meeting, took Prisoners, under pretence that _Garajus_ came to take Possession, where he had neither Authority nor Right.