AN ACCOUNT OF THE ABIPONES, AN EQUESTRIAN PEOPLE OF PARAGUAY. FROM THE LATIN OF MARTIN DOBRIZHOFFER, EIGHTEEN YEARS A MISSIONARY IN THAT COUNTRY. _IN THREE VOLUMES._ VOL. III. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1822. London: Printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar. CONTENTS OF VOL. III. PART III. CHAP. _Page_ I. Of the deadly Hatred of the Abipones, and their Allies the Mocobios, towards the Spaniards 1 II. By what Means the Abipones possessed themselves of Horses, and how formidable this Attainment rendered them to their Neighbours 7 III. Of the Violences committed upon the Cities Sta. Fè and Asumpcion 14 IV. How much the Guarany Towns were annoyed by the Abipones 22 V. Of the Achievements of the Abipones in the Lands belonging to the City of Corrientes 29 VI. Of the Excursions of the Abipones against the Colonies of St. Iago del Estero 44 VII. Of the Expeditions of Francisco Barreda, General of the St. Iagans, against the Abipones and Mocobios 55 VIII. Of certain Defects in the Soldiers of St. Iago, of their Companies, and of the Degrees of Military Rank amongst them 66 IX. Of the Atrocities of the Abipones towards the People of Cordoba 77 X. Of the fruitless Excursions of the Cordobans against the Abipones 94 XI. Of the frequent Endeavours of the Jesuits in reducing the Abipones to Obedience under the King of Spain and converting them to the Catholic Religion 102 XII. A Colony founded for the Mocobios afterwards the occasion of Abiponian Colonies 113 XIII. The first Colony of St. Jeronymo, founded for the Abipones Riikahés 128 XIV. Some things worthy of note respecting Ychoalay and Oaherkaikin 141 XV. Further Praises of Ychoalay 153