. 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. . for him, rather with a feeming view to promote the public intereft, than to re-compenfe his fcrvices or gratify his ambition. Aldana was farther authorifed topromife, in the name of all the towns and cities in Peru, the repayment ofwhatever had been expended of the royal treafure, befides a confiderable freegift, provided a general pardon was granted for paft offe
. 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. . for him, rather with a feeming view to promote the public intereft, than to re-compenfe his fcrvices or gratify his ambition. Aldana was farther authorifed topromife, in the name of all the towns and cities in Peru, the repayment ofwhatever had been expended of the royal treafure, befides a confiderable freegift, provided a general pardon was granted for paft offences, and Pizarro con-tinued in his prefect ftation -j-. While Pizarro was deliberating what courfe he fhould purfue, in order to pre-ferve his ufurped authority, confutations were held in Spain, with no lefs folici-tude, corccrning the means of re eftablifhing the emperors dominion over himfelf was then in Germany, employed in conducing the war againftthe fairous league of Smalkalde, one of the moft interefting and arduous enter-prifes in 1m reign ; the care of providing a remedy againft the diforders in Peru, • GarcibiTo, lib. iv. c. 40. Robertfon, Hilt. Amer. b, vi. f Herrera, dec. V. lib. ii. c. z. S there-. THE HISTORY OF AMERICA. 32I 1546, ^therefore, devolved upon his fon Philip, and the counfellors whom he had em- CHAP. X. :ployed to afilft in the government of Spain during his abfence. The actions of Pizarro and his adherents appeared fo repugnant to the duty of Subjects towards their fovereign, that the greater part of the miniftry, though unacquainted with the Iaft exceffes of outrage to which the malcontents had proceeded, infilled on declaring them inftantly to be guilty of rebellion, and agreed to punifh them with the molt exemplary rigour. But the difficulty of raifmg and equipping a body of troops fufficientfor that purpofe, and of transporting them to a country fo diftant as Peru, at a time when Spain was drained of men and money by a feries
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