ABSTRACT
Great was the dismay occasioned by the return of Almagro and his followers in the little community of Panama; for the letter surreptitiously conveyed in the ball of cotton fell into the hands for which it was intended, and the contents soon got abroad, with the usual quantity of exaggeration. Meanwhile, Pizarro and his followers were experiencing all the miseries which might have been expected from the character of the barren spot on which they were imprisoned. A ray of hope was enough for the courageous spirit of Pizarro. Pizarro found that preparations had been made for his reception in a style of simple hospitality that evinced some degree of taste. Pizarro felt the force of Almagro’s reasoning, and, though with undisguised reluctance, acquiesced in a measure which was less to his taste than an expedition to the wilderness.
