they were not able to make Reſiſtance, ſo they could expect no Mercy.
These People are moſt excellent Mathematicians, and arriv'd to a great Perfection in Mechanicks, by the Countenance and Encouragement of the Emperor, who is a renowned Patron of Learning. This Prince hath ſeveral Machines fixed on wheels, for the Carriage of Trees and other great Weights. He often builds his largeſt Men of War, whereof ſome are nine foot long, in the Woods where the Timber grows, and has them carried on theſe Engines three or four hundred Yards to the Sea. Five hundred Carpenters and Engineers were immediately ſet at work to prepare the greateſt Engine they had. It was a Frame of Wood raiſed three Inches from the Ground, about ſeven Foot long, and four wide, moving upon twenty two Wheels. The ſhout I heard was upon the Arrival of this Engine, which it ſeems ſet out in four hours after my Landing. It was broughtparallel
