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my mafter, that whatever Mr. Paulo de Kunha fhall promife you, will be punctually 

 obferved and performed.** 



Then the governor took his leave, telling him that he would not detain him any 

 longer, for fear of creating a fufpicion in his colleague, and fo retired into his own 

 apartment. But Mr. Hoogilraten and John de Soufa were no fooner returned from 

 thence, but the governor lent for the faid Mr. Hoogftraten and his colleague Mr. Van- 

 der Voerde, to confer with them, concerning their propofals, made in the name of 

 the council of the Dutch Brazil : as they were walking thither, Mr. John de Soufa 

 told again to Mr. Hoogftraten, with a low voice, " And why are you obliged to accept 

 of the major's commiflion ? It is an eafy matter for you to tell them, that you would 

 rather continue governor of the place where you now are ; and be fatisfied, that when 

 you come among us, that you will not want any employment fit for a good foldier as 

 you are.'* Mr. Hoogftraten being not a little moved with this difcourfe, was more 

 delirous to get aboard their veiTel, as foon as poffible he might, to get an opportunity 

 of communicating the whole matter to Mr. Vander Voerde ; which he did accordingly, 

 as foon as they were entered the cabin, the door of which he ordered to be locked 

 immediately. 



In the meanwhile, viz. the 5th of July, it was debated in the council of the Dutch 

 Brazil, whether, for the fecurity of the country, they ftiould not want the affiftance of 

 the Tapoyers, under their King, John Duwy, dwelling in Rio Grande ; who for that 

 purpofe had gathered a good body near Kunhau, efpecially fmce the Portuguefe com- 

 mitted all manner of barbarities againft the Dutch, and had fummoned the barbarians 

 called Rondelas, from the Bahia. 



But confidering the devaftations which muft needs enfue upon the march of thofe 

 barbarous people in the flat country, it was thought convenient not to come to any 

 certain refolution upon this point, until they had advifed with Lieutenant-colonel Haus, 

 I to whom a letter was difpatched immediately upon that account. 



On the 7th of July, the faid Mr. Haus fent word to the council, that he intended to 

 march the fame day from Moribeca, and after being joined with Captain John Blaar, 

 to attack the enemy at St. Lawrence ; but by another letter of the 1 6th, written by 

 Captain Blaar, they were informed that the rebels continued very ftrong at St. Law- 

 rence, expefting a certain reinforcement from the Matta, where they had forced the 

 people to take up arms for them ; defirjng a fuccour of fifty men, to drive them from 

 thence. Hereupon the council difpatched meffengers both to Blaar and Haus, ordering 

 them to join their troops, and to rout the rebels near St. Lawrence, on which in a great 

 meafure depended the prefervation of the Dutch Brazil. 



The 7th of the fame month the council received alfo a letter from Lieutenant Flem- 

 ming, dated at Pojuka, in which he advertifed them, that he had received certain 

 intelligence, that Kamaron was marching againft him, and that two companies were 

 already come to the fugar-mill of Pikdora. Hereupon orders were fent him, that if 

 he found himfelf not in a condition to keep the monaftery for want of provifions, he 

 ihould, at the approach of Karamon*s troops, retire to St. Antonio, the better to make 

 head againft the enemy. The fame day Enfign Hartftein marched with a detachment 

 of ninety foldiers and thirty Brazilians, of the garrifon of the Receif and Itamarika, to 

 Ajama and Jegoaribi, in queft of the rebels, but meeting with none, returned about 

 noon, and the fame evening direfted his march towards Haus. 



The 8th of July, the council having received advice from Haus that they intended 

 the fame day to march from the fugar-mill of St. John Fernando Vieira to attack the 

 rebels of St, Lawrence, if they would abide his coming, it was refolved to fend as 



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