Pioneer Spaniards in North America . Aneighboring chief came to visit Cortes, bringinga splendid gift including specimens of exquisitefeather-work and ornaments of wrought Spanish commander, in sending a shininggilt helmet as a gift to Montezuma, the Aztecwar-chief, intimated that it might be returnedfilled with gold dust, and informed his visitorthat the Spaniards were troubled with a dis-ease of the heart, for which gold was a specificremedy. When the Spaniards observed one of the Az-tecs setting down in picture-writing a report ofhis observations for his masters use, Cortesseized t
Pioneer Spaniards in North America . Aneighboring chief came to visit Cortes, bringinga splendid gift including specimens of exquisitefeather-work and ornaments of wrought Spanish commander, in sending a shininggilt helmet as a gift to Montezuma, the Aztecwar-chief, intimated that it might be returnedfilled with gold dust, and informed his visitorthat the Spaniards were troubled with a dis-ease of the heart, for which gold was a specificremedy. When the Spaniards observed one of the Az-tecs setting down in picture-writing a report ofhis observations for his masters use, Cortesseized the opportunity of making an ordered out his cavalry and made them per-form their evolutions on the beach, to the soundof a trumpet. This exhibition, together with theflash and roar of the cannon, and the sight ofthe ships swinging at anchor in the bay, did notfail to awe the visitors. A full account was sentto Montezuma, whose most earnest desire thence-forth was to hinder these formidable strangers 148 |«|l|f?|i; ).
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