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aid of some of my countrymen now in Italy who recollect the principal events, to supply in some measure the want of a regular detail, and to give a sufficiently accurate account of them. Having stated these circumstances, I shall merely observe that, without being influenced by national distinctions or prejudices, the chief merit to which I aspire in this narration is that of impartiality. I have related nothing but what I have either found in those writers upon Chili who have preceded me, or have received from persons of unquestionable veracity, and have thought proper to confine myself to a plain narrative of facts, and omit all reflections that might occur, in order not to appear to be too much influenced in favour of either of the contending parties.

The attention of several philologists has of late

years been directed to the examination of the barbarous languages. For this reason I have been induced to annex to this work some remarks upon the Chilian tongue, which, from its structure and harmony, well merits to be known. Several printed and manuscript grammars of this language are to be met with, but the one which I have principally used is that of Febres, printed at Lima, in the year 1765, and de serving of particular recommendation for its method and its clearness.

CHAPTER I.-Of the Origin Appearance and Language of

CHAP. II.-Conquest of the Peruvians,

CHAP. III.-State of Chili before the arrival of the Spa-

niards; Its Agriculture and Aliment,

CHAP. IV.-Political Establishments; Government and Arts, 18

CHAP. V-First Expedition of the Spaniards in Chili,

CHAP. VI.-The Spaniards return to Chili, under the com-

mand of Pedro de Valdivia; St. Jago the Capital founded;

Various Encounters with the Natives; Conspiracy of the

Soldiers against the General,

CHAP. VII-The Copiapins defeat a Body of Spaniards;

successful Stratagem employed by the Quillotanes; Val-

divia receives Reinforcements from Peru; He founds the

City of Coquimbo, which is destroyed by the Natives; The

Promaucians form an Alliance with the Spaniards; Foun

dation of the City of Conception,

CHAP. I.-Local Situation, Character, Dress and Dwellings

of the Araucanians,

CHAP. II.-Division of the Araucanian State; Its political

Form and civil Institutions,

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CHAP. III.-Military System of the Araucanians; Their Arms

and Mode of making War,

CHAP. IV.-Division of the Spoil; Sacrifice after War;

Congress of Peace,

CHAP. V.-System of Religion and funeral Ceremonies,

CHAP. VI.-Division of Time; Astronomical Ideas; Mea-

CHAP. VII.-Rhetoric; Poetry; Medical Skill; Commerce

of the Araucanians,

CHAP. VIII.-Pride of the Araucanians; Kindness and Cha-

rity towards each other; Mode of Salutation; Proper

CHAP. IX.-Matrimony and domestic Employments,

CHAP. X.-Food; Music and other Diversions,

CHAP. I.—The Araucanians under the Conduct of Aillavilu,

and afterwards of Lincoyan, attack the Spaniards; Val-

divia makes Incursions into their Territory and founds

therein the Cities of Imperial, Villarica, Valdivia and

Angol, with several other Places,

CHAP. II.-Caupolican appointed Toqui; He attacks the

Forts of Arauco and of Tucapel; The Spanish Army en-

tirely defeated and Valdivia slain,

CHAP. III.—The Spaniards abandon Puren, Angol and Vil-

larica; Caupolican Jays Siege to Imperial and Valdivia;

Lautaro defeats the Spanish Army in Mariguenu, and

destroys Conception,

CHAP. IV.-Villagran raises the Sieges of Imperial and

Valdivia; The Small Pox breaks out among the Arauca-

nians; Conception having been rebuilt, Lautaro returns and

destroys it; He marches against St. Jago, and is killed,

CHAP. V. Don Garcia de Mendoza arrives at Chili, with a

Reinforcement of Troops; His Expedition against Cau-

CHAP. IV.-Don Garcia orders twelve Ulmenes to be

hanged; He founds the City of Canete; Caupolican, at-

tempting to surprise it, is defeated, and his Army entirely

CHAP. VII.-Expedition of Don Garcia to the Archipelago

of Chiloé; Foundation of Osorno; Caupelican taken and

CHAP. VIII. Successes of Caupolican the Second; Siege of..

Imperial; Battle of Quipeo fatal to the Araucanians ;

Death of Caupolican; Termination of the Government of

CHAP. I.-The Toqui Antiguenu recommences the War;

His Successes against Francis Villagran, the Governor;

Destruction of Canete; Sieges of Arauco and Conception;

Battle of the Bio-bio,

CHAP. II.—Paillataru elected Toqui; Government of Rode-

rigo de Quiroga; Conquest of the Archipelago of Chiloé ;

Description ofthe Inhabitants,

CHAP. III.-Establishment of the Court of Royal Audience;

Government of Don Melchor Bravo de Saravia; Military

Operations of Paillataru and his Successor Paynenancu ;

Supppression of the Court of Audience; Second Govern-

ment of Quiroga; Foundation of Chillan; Some Account

of the Pehuenches,

CHAP. IV.-Government of the Marquis de Villahermosa ;

His Successes against Paynenancu; Capture and Death of

that General; Enterprises of the Toqui Cayancura, and his

Son Nangoniel; Landing of the English in Chili; Opera-

tions of the Toqui Cadeguala,

CHAP. V.—The Toqui Guanoalca takes the Forts of Puren,

Trinidad and Spirito Santo; Exploits of the Heroine

Janequeo; Battles of Mariguenu and Tucapel,

CHAP. VI-The Toqui Paillamachu kills Loyola the Go-

vernor, and destroys all the Spanish Settlements in Arau-

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