A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 4

稾'A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 4

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A General History and Collection of Voyages
and Travels, Vol. IV., by Robert Kerr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: History of the discovery and conquest of Mexico and Peru
Author: Robert Kerr
Release Date: June 4, 2004 [EBook #12514]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, VOL. 4 ***

Produced by Robert Connal, Allen Siddle and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions

A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS,
ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER:
FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME.
BY
ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN.
ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS.
VOL. IV.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH: AND T. CADELL, LONDON. MDCCCXXIV.
* * * * *

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FOURTH VOLUME.
* * * * *
Twelve months have now elapsed since the first half volume of this work was offered to the public. The favourable reception it has experienced gives the Editor reason to hope that he has fulfilled the engagements which he came under at its first appearance, and is a powerful inducement to continue his utmost exertions to preserve and improve the character of the work. In the four volumes which are now published, several extensive and important original articles are introduced, which have not hitherto appeared in any similar collection, and had not even been previously translated into English. These materially contribute towards the ample information which was formerly announced, in the Preface to the first Volume, as a leading object in this Collection. In the subsequent parts of the work, every effort shall be made to fill up its several divisions with original articles of similar interest and equal importance.
Encouraged by a satisfactory and increasing sale, the progress of publication has been somewhat hastened, beyond what was originally promised in the Prospectus and Conditions; as the whole of the fourth Volume is now published, at the period when only its first half was to have appeared. It is intended to repeat this anticipation occasionally, by the publication of two numbers or half-volumes at once, when opportunity offers. While this may gratify one portion of our readers, it is not meant to preclude others from continuing to be supplied, as before, with the numbers or half volumes at regular intervals, in their own option.
EDINBURGH, _1st Jan_, 1812.
* * * * *

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

PART II. BOOK II. CONTINUED.
CHAP. V. History of the discovery and conquest of Mexico, continued.
SECT. VI. The Spaniards commence their march to Mexico; with an account of the war in Tlascala, and the submission of that nation.
VII. Events during the march of the Spaniards from Tlascala to Mexico.
VIII. Arrival of the Spaniards in Mexico, and transactions there till the arrival of Narvaez to supersede Cortes.
IX. Expedition of Narvaez to supersede Cortes in the command, and occurrences till his defeat by Cortes.
X. Occurrences from the defeat of Narvaez, to the expulsion of the Spaniards from Mexico, and the subsequent battle of Otumba.
XI. Occurrences from the battle of Otumba, till the march of Cortes to besiege Mexico.
XII. Transactions of Cortes and the Spaniards, from their march against Mexico, to the commencement of the siege of that city.
XIII. Narrative of occurrences, from the commencement of the siege of Mexico to its reduction, and the capture of Guatimotzin.
XIV. Occurrences in New Spain, immediately subsequent to the reduction of Mexico.
XV. Expeditions sent by Cortes to reduce the provinces of the Mexican empire.
XVI. Expedition of Garay to colonize Panuco.
XVII. Narrative of various expeditions for the reduction of different provinces in New Spain.
XVIII. Negociations of Cortes at the court of Spain, respecting the conquest and government of Mexico.
XIX. Of an expedition against the Zapotecas, and various other occurrences.
XX. Narrative of the expedition of Cortes to Higueras.
XXI. Return of Cortes to Mexico, and occurrences there previous to his departure for Europe.
XXII. Narrative of occurrences, from the departure of Cortes to Europe till his death.
XXIII. Concluding observations by the Author.
CHAP. VI. History of the discovery and conquest of Peru, by Francisco Pizarro; written by Augustino Zarate, treasurer of that kingdom, a few years after the conquest.
Introduction.
SECT. I. Of the discovery of Peru, with some account of the country and its inhabitants.
II. Transactions