* NIEUHOFP*S BRAZIL, 76 1 



A Proclamation for a general Pardon, 



*' The great council of Brazil makes known to every body whom it may concern, 

 that they being fenfible, to their grief, how many of their fubjedts, having been mifled 

 by fome of the ring-leaders of the rebellion, have left their mills, wives and children 

 for fear, as has been infmuated to them, of being difturbed, plundered, and killed 

 by our ftraggling parties : we being willing to provide againft it, and to contribute as 

 much as in us lies, to the profperity of our fubjeds, and their eftates, have thought fit 

 to publifh their intention, to be, to defend and protedt the inhabitants of the ogen 

 country, againft all evil-intentioned perfons to the utmoft of their power. And to 

 reduce thofe-who have left their habitations, to obedience, and prevent their utter 

 deftru6tion, we promife our pardon to all fuch as fliall within five days after fight of 

 this our proclamation, make their perfonal appearance in the Receif, not excepting 

 thofe who have been actually engaged in the laid rebellion (unlefs they are among 

 the number of the chief ring-leaders^, provided they leave tlie rebellious party, and 

 return to their former obedience ; and that they fhall enjoy the quiet pofleffion of their 

 mills and lands as before, under our protedion ; under condition however, that they 

 fliall be obliged to take a new oath of allegiance to the ftate. Thofe on the contrary, 

 who fliall perfift in their rebellion, or fliall aflift the rebels under what pretence foever, 

 are hereby declared enemies of the ftate, who have forfeited their lives and eftates, 

 whofe perfons and eftates fliall be liable to be profecuted with fire and fword," &c. 



This proclamation being immediately tranflated into the Portuguefe tongue, was fent 

 the next morning to St. Antonio and the Vergea to be publiflied there ; feveral copies 

 were alfo diftributed among the friars, in order to publifti them from the pulpits, and 

 caufe them to be affixed to the church-doors. 



The 1 8th, good ftore of provifion and ammunition was fent to the fort Keulen and 

 Rio Grande, and the garrifons of both thefe places forewarned to ke;ep upon their 

 guard. At the fame time the proclamation of pardon was fent thither to be publiflied ; 

 and Antonio Parayba, chief of the Brazilians in thofe parts, was fummoned to keep his 

 Brazilians in readinefs with their arms, whenever they fliould be commanded to give 

 proofs of their fidelity to the company. 



The 1 9th of June, two inhabitants of Porto Calvo, that were landed but the fame 

 morning in a fmall boat on the Receif, brought news to the great council, that Kama- 

 ron, at the head of the Brazilians, and Henry Dias, with his armed negroes, confifting 

 in feven companies, had pofted themfelves in the Alegoas, near the fugar-mill Velho ; 

 that their number wa-s increafed fince to four or five thoufand men, by the conjundion of 

 thofe who were pafled the river St.Francifco through the Matta, and that they had 

 begun to commit open hoftilities ; fo that now the council had not the leaft reafon to 

 doubt any further of the defign of the Portuguefe. The commander of Porto Calvo 

 fent word much to the fame purpofe, and that he prepared for a vigorous defence. 

 The firft effeds of this infurrection broke out in the diftrid of Pojuka, and confidering 

 that our whole force there confifted only in thirty men, under Jacob Flemming, a lieu- 

 tenant, orders were fent him to retreat to St. Antonio, there to defend themfelves with 

 their joint forces. The firft beginning of hoftilities was made by thofe of the Pojuka, 

 by feizing upon two boats, all the paflengers of which they took prifoners, and flew 

 them afterwards, except one feaman, who had the good fortune to efcape. This done, 

 the inhabitants both of the village and the open country chofe for their head Tabatinga 

 Amador d'Arravio, whereby they cut off our communication with the Cape Auftin by 



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