. The history of America, : from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war. : With an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies. . nterfered by torrents, unnavigable by reafon of their rapidity,it was neceflary to find fome expedient for paffing them. From their unac-quaintance with the ule of arches, and their inability to work in wood, the Peru-vians could not condruct bridges either of flone or timber; but, in order tofupply that defect, they formed cables of great drength, by twiding toge
. The history of America, : from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war. : With an appendix, containing an account of the rise and progress of the present unhappy contest between Great Britain and her colonies. . nterfered by torrents, unnavigable by reafon of their rapidity,it was neceflary to find fome expedient for paffing them. From their unac-quaintance with the ule of arches, and their inability to work in wood, the Peru-vians could not condruct bridges either of flone or timber; but, in order tofupply that defect, they formed cables of great drength, by twiding togetherpliable withs or ofiers, fix of which they dretched acrofs the dream parallel toone another, and made them fad on each fide. Thefe they bound (irmly toge-ther, by interweaving fmaller ropes fo clofe as to form a compact piece of net-work, which being covered with branches of trees and earth, they pafied alongwith tolerable fecurity. Proper perfons were appointed to attend at each bridge,to keep it in repair, and to aflift pafiengers \. * Acofta, lib. iv. c. 37. Zarate, lib. i. c. 4. f Zarate, lib. v. c. 14. GarciLlTb, lib. iii. c. 8. Hcrtera, dec. III. lib. x. c. I, 2. Ulloa, Voy. vol. I. Robcrtfon, Hill. vii. The. ///f/ /Ac (f//ff/yr/f>/ (tMi/r, ///? /{ri//r) i>/ ///// ft~// /r/tM////sty . T M E HISTORY OF A M ERIC A. The Peruvians had even extended their ingenuity to works of elegance. CHAP. thefe their poiiihed ftone mirrors are highly celebrated; and their dex- *•—-v—-Jterity in forming vefiils of gold and filver appeals even to have been fuperior tothat of the Mexicans. But many other circumftances feem to indicate, thatiociety was lefs advanced in Peru, notwithstanding fo many improvements in artsand policy, than among the fubjects of Montezuma. In all the dominions ofthe Incas, Cuzco was the only place that had the appearance, or was entitled tothe name of a city. Every where elfe the people lived moftly in detachedhabitations, difper
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