Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
CHAPTER XVI.
_Days of Darkness._
The Melancholy Encampment.--The Fleet at Pensacola.--Singular Resolve of De Soto.--Hostility of the Natives.--Beautiful Scenery.--Winter Quarters on the Yazoo.--Feigned Friendship of the Cacique.--Trickery of Juan Ortiz.--The Terrible Battle of Chickasaw.--Dreadful Loss of the Spaniards. 276