The story of Columbus . STONE-CARVING M 8ANT0 DOMINGO. OJEDAS ADVENTURE. 173. goes and down into the beautiful Yega Eeal. Tlie In-dians sent scouts ahead to see how many there were ofthe white men. The savages were not able to countabove ten, so they carried earsof corn wdth them and shelledoff a grain for every man theysaw in the army of they brought back a verysmall amount of corn to re}3re-sent the Spanish army, the In-dian chiefs felt sure of success. Columbus divided his army uf^^r^, <. o ?i i,-into several parts, each of which iZw^i^^W^^^attacked the Indians from dif-feren
The story of Columbus . STONE-CARVING M 8ANT0 DOMINGO. OJEDAS ADVENTURE. 173. goes and down into the beautiful Yega Eeal. Tlie In-dians sent scouts ahead to see how many there were ofthe white men. The savages were not able to countabove ten, so they carried earsof corn wdth them and shelledoff a grain for every man theysaw in the army of they brought back a verysmall amount of corn to re}3re-sent the Spanish army, the In-dian chiefs felt sure of success. Columbus divided his army uf^^r^, <. o ?i i,-into several parts, each of which iZw^i^^W^^^attacked the Indians from dif-ferent points. The sound ofdrums, trumpets, and fire-armsdrowned the war-whoops of thenatives. The horses trampledthem under foot, their ridersdealt blows to right and left with their swords, the bloodhounds chased down theirprey and tore the helpless creatures to pieces, whilethe arquebuse did its share in the deadly w^ork. Thewarriors fled in every direction, or begged for mercyfrom the tops of rocks and precipices. Many werekilled, and many more were taken prison
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