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Show Thefourth Bookeofthefirftpart Cuar.4.63 Cuar.4.8.4. keeping the Riuer of Tygri betweene him andhis purfuers. The paffages ofthe Riuer were well guarded,and goodefpiall kept vpohn Ambigenws,to obferue which way hetook, 6. tve Before he came to Tygr# it felfe, he wasto pafleouerCoprates, a great River, and Of diners flratagemspradiifed by Antigonhs,andEumene', one gain the other, not foordable,vvhich he fought to doe byfinalf velfels,;whereof he hadno great ftore, A great part of his Armie had gotten ouer, when Eumenes, who kepta bridge vpon Tjvis,came with athoufand horfe, and foure thoufand foot, to feetheir demeanour: and finding them outoforder, charged them, brake them, and draue them headlong backe into Coprates, wherein moft of them vvere drowned ; very few efcaping with life,except fourethoufand that. yeelded themfelues: prifoners, in fight of4atigonm, 16 that was not ableté relieue them. This loffe made Astigowns gladtofalloff, and the Hus did the Warre continue doubtful, and was protracted toa greatet length each part hauing ftout Souldiers, and skilfull Generals : but the fide which had hitherto prevailed, beeing hindred by the equall authoritic of many, from pur- fuingalladuantagesto.the belt. _4atigonus grew, daily weaker, in men and reputation fothatto repaire himfelfe he could finde no wayfafer, than to put all to aduenture. He To knewthar his enemies lay ip their wintering places, quarteredfar afunder, fo that if hee could fuddenly come among them,he was'likely, to putthem ingreat diftreffe. Between him & them,the way was notlong, being only nine daies iourny,but very bad through heate ofthat Countri¢ inthe dog dayes,breeding difeafes in his Armie, by which many perifhied, caufed him'té remoueas fatte asinto Afedia. ofthe Hiforie oftheWorld, Sohetooke Python with him: Geauing Seleacus tobefiegethe Caftle of Su/e)and fecking to goc the ncereft way, paffed through fauage Nations, that continually vexing him with skirmifhes, flew great qumbers of his men, before he could arriue in Atedia, vith his troupes that were quite heart-broken. arough dric wilderneffe, hardly, paffable. Another way, fairer and leading through 2 Country well peopled,but requiring 25,daies iourny;he forfook,partly forthe length, partly, and chiefly,becaufehe would come vndifcouered,Sotherforetaking his iourny inthe dead ofwinter,he forbadeyntohis men the vfe.offire by night,becaufe he would not haue them defcried a farre off.: This commandement had been well obferued foure or fiue daies, when continuance oftime(as commonly)breeding negligence, & the cold §. IIE. weather pinching them,they werebold.to cherifh themfelues, being neerto their waies Of Eunteneshis cumming. A battaile betweene him and Antigonus. A 20.cnd.Thelightof thefefires gaue notice oftheir comming;whichbeing reportedtoPeacefles,and other Captaines, they were fo aftonifhed.withthe fudden danger, that inall Frer his departure,Ewmenes with his affociates fell inro confulation, about the remainder oftheirbufiteffe. Faine he would haue had them to enter vpoathole hafte they betooke themfelues to flight. But Ewwenes,. mecting with the newes, beganto hearten his affrighted companions, promifing to make -4arigonus march leifurely, and willing themto abide,and draw vp theit mentogether,T hey could {carce belceue him: yet they were content toberuled,and did ashe appointed, whofailed not in making his Prouinces, which Astigonis had left behinde him ;¢o whichalfo the Cap- taines of the Argyrafpides or Siluer-fbields were very inclinable, as defiring to draw heererto Greece. But Peuceses, and the reft, whofe, dominionslay in the high Coun- word good. Hetooke with him fomecom panies ofthe readieft men, wherewith he ac- tries, had more care oftheir owneparticular Eftates, and would needes march Eaftwvatd. ‘Thefe carried it ; forthe ea was not ftrong enoughto diuide itfelfe into parts. cupied certaine tops ofmountaines,looking toward the Campe.ofAztigonss there hee ) When they cameinto Perfis,Pencefles,ruling there, feaftedthem royally, and fought 3° by all meanesto win the Souldiers louetohimfelfe.Ewmenes perceiuing wherunto thole doings terided,fafired him a whileto keep goodcheare,till the time of war drew necte. Then did he faine an Epiftle,direéted,as from Orontes Gouernorof Armenia, to Peactftes him({elfe : The purport whereofwas,that Olympias, had vanquithed ce/ander, & {ent 0uera great Armie vnderPely/perchon,to ioyne with Eamenes. Thefe newes, asthey filled the Campe with vaineioy,fo they wroughtin all mens mindes a great willingnelltto obey Ewmenes, by vvhom wasthelikelieft apparanceoftheir preferment ; whereinthey dealt wifely,he being farre the moft fufficient Commander, as they found foone aker. For when Antigone, comming out of Medis, drew neere vnto them, Eamenes by one tnifchance wasfallen ficke,and faine to be carried ina Litter; the Armie marched in vz ty bad array,and was likely to haue beene forced totake battaile in that diforder. But Eumenes,whenthe reft of the Captaines were amazed, was carried about the Armicit his Litter, and vpon the fodaine did caft his men into fo good forme, that Aufigenss perceiuing hima far off, could not reftaine fram giuing him deferued commendations, Yethe did not ceafe to promife great rewards to the Captaines, andall forts. of men# they would forfake Eumenes:which hopes deceiuinghim, he came tothe triall of abat- taile. Zwmenes had more Elephants than Antigonus, otherwife, he was inferiour inaum ber both of horfe and footebya third part.The battaile vvas fought wvith variable !uc-, ceffe, and great loffe on both fides, continuing a greatpart of the day, and of the aig following.Yetthe victory was vncertaine. For Eumenes could not force hismento H¥¢ farre fromtheir carriages : by which meanes Antigonas (who hada more abfoluteco™, mand ouerhis)incamping on the ground wheron they fought,bad in his power tA€ dead bodies ; vvhich was accountedthe figne of vi@orie ;for he buried his owne, 28 = leaue to his enemics Crauingit,to doe the like. Buta greaterfigne of victory had Exmentte For heabodeftill in the fame place,and not oncly buried his men very honourably 1 Great leafure,but held the Countrie round about ; Whereas Astigonus vvas glad( hauing eee one day ) to ftealeaway by' night, and returncinto Media, from whens . " chofeaconuenient groundto incampe vpon,arid made great {tore offires in fun dry plaGes, asif the whole Armie had beene prefent. This was a forrowfull {pectacle ta Canedse gene, who thought himf{elfe preuented ofhis purpole; and began to feareleft he fhould compelled to fight,whileft his men were tyred witha long and painful iourny. Ther- ore he refolued to turne afide, and take the way to fuchplaces,as might better ferue co telichh his Armie. This he did with greatcare and circum{pection, atthefirft,as knowing how readyBwmenes would bey pon all aduantages. Bur after a while,confidering that ho enemieftirred about him, he began to paufe,and think in himfelfe, thar {omewhator other was notfallen outaccording to his opinion. Tobe the better informedin the matter,he caufed fome inhabitants of that defert to bee taken, and brought before him ; of whom he learned, that they had feene no other Armie than his thereabout, but onelya few menthat kept fires on the hil-tops. Itvexed him exceedingly to finde that hee had, 40 been fo deluded. Therefore hee went againft thefe troupes with great fury, meaning to take tharpe vengeance on them, for hauing fo deceiued him, But by this time,fufficient fttength was arriued there,which could not be forced without much bufinefle,and long fay. All the Armie was come, faue only Exdamus, Captaine ofthe Elephants, who,be- Idesthoft: beafis,had no more than foure hundred horfemenin hiscompany. Amtdgonus faring of this fupply comrhing to his enemies, fent dbque twothoufand horfe, and all is light-armed footiien, to cut it off by the way. Fudamas beingfallen into this dan- B°t, Was faineto placc his Elephants round abouthis carriages, & foro defend himfelf as Well as he could; forhis horfemen, ouetlaied with multitudes, were quicklybroken, 40d driven to run away yponthe fpurre. Neitherktewthey, vvho fate vpon'the Ele- F oaich vvay toturne them; for onall fides they receiued vvounds, and were not € torequite them with the like. "Inthis extremitiethere appeared braue troupes of orfe and foot,that came vnexpedted to the refcue; and charging the affailants vpon the acke, drauethem to fecke their owne fafety by {peedy flight. "Thefe werefent by Evwar thoughhe knewnot what his'aduerfarie meant to doe,yet he knew very welk 4 aees for him to doe: and therefore, playing both games himfelfe, prouided . §.V. |
