A soldier who had lost patience, or who had forgotten his orders, fired low and killed a native.

The others, with loud cries, fled.

A Moor, who was the drummer in the Spanish corps, cut off the head and one foot of the dead native, and hung the body on the branch of a tree, without being seen to do it by those on the beach.
It then happened that three native chiefs came to where the Spaniards were, who, instead of showing them kindness, and taking them on board, showed them the headless body of their comrade, pretending that this cruelty was a means of making peace.
The chiefs, showing great sorrow, went back to where their people were, and shortly afterwards sounded their instruments, that is, their war drums, with great force and noise, which was heard on the hills among the trees.
Then from many directions they began shooting arrows and darts, and throwing stones, while the Spaniards fired on them, turning on one side or the other.
Queiroz saw all this from the ship where he was, with great regret to find peace turned into war.

It appeared to him best to land more men in the direction taken by a number of natives, who were trying to surround the Spaniards.

The supporting party got into such conflict with the enemy that the captain was obliged to fire two pieces.