After his victory Laelius returned to Carteia where he learnt what had been going on at Gades, how the plot had been discovered and the consp irators sent to Carthage. the purpose for which he had come was thus frustrated sent word to L. Marcius, saying that if they did not wish 压J.﹄以奋‘奋‘ 名e00 waste their time by sitting before Gades, they ought both rejoin their commander-in-chief. Marcius quite azreed.and they both returned in a few days to New Carthage./\ .1 7 lr 1 .1 1 P vn their aeparture Mago Qreatnea more freely after hav been threatened by the double danger from land and sea ;lngandthe on receiving intelligence of the renewal of hostilities，by Ilergetes.he once more.entertained砂pes of reconquering 胜gers were despatched to harthage, to lay before the senate a highly coloured account of the mutiny in the Roman and the def ecti on of the allies of Rome, and at the same strongly urge that assistance should be sent to him in order that he might win back the heritage left him·by his ancestors, the sovereignity of Spain.11 Mandonius and Indibilis had retired for some time within their borders and were qu ietly waiting till they knew what was decided with regard to the mutiny. They felt no doubt that if Scipio pardoned the offence of his own fellow一coup trvmen. he would exercise clemency towards them also. But when the severity of the punishment became generally known they were convinced that equal ure would be meted out to them, and so they decided to ie hostilities. They summoned their tribesmen once more s, and called out the auxiliaries