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and fummoned the reft to take a new oath of allegiance to the government, which 

 they did accordingly. 



The council ufed the fame precaution in the diftriO: of Pojuka, in the Vergea, 

 GarafTu, and Goyana, where they obliged fuch of the inhabitants as had not left 

 their dwelling-places to take a new oath of obedience. But the late fuccours fent 

 thither from the Bahia fruftrated all thefe endeavours. 



On the 24th of July, Mr. Ley came with credentials from St. Antonio to the council, 

 unto whom he made the following proportions. 



I. That whereas feveral young and able men, living near St. Antonio, had not 

 lifted themfelves purfuant to the proclamation iffued for that purpofe, they defired 

 orders might be fent for all thofe living in the jurifdidlion of Maurice's Town and 

 St. Antonio in the open country, to be obliged to take up arms for the defence of the 

 country. 



II. To oblige all fuch young men as were not able to ferve as volunteers, at their 

 own charge, to lift themfelves for foldiers, and to inftrud them in martial difci- 

 pline. 



III. That perhaps it might not be unadvifeable to draw the garrifon out of Porto 

 Calvo, to appear the more formidable in the field. 



IV. To divide our land-forces into two bodies, the better to maintain themfelves 

 in the open country ; whereas now, upon the leaft motion of the enemy, our whole 

 force was obliged to follow them ; and that the garrifon of St. Antonio ftiould be 

 reinforced with fuch a number, as to be able to fend abroad a good party, for the 

 conveniency of fetching the neceffary provifions out of the country. 



After mature deliberation, the council was of opinion as to the 



I ft. That the young inhabitants of St. Antonio, Pojuka, and Moribeca, ought not to 

 be forced to ferve in the fort St. Antonio. 



2d. That they would empower Mr. Ley and Heck to take as many of the young men 

 as voluntarily offered themfelves into the fervice for four months, at nine gilders per 

 month, and one month's advance-money. 



3d. They were abfolutely againft the leaving of the fort Porto Calvo, but that it 

 ought to be defended to the utmoft. 



4th. What concerned the dividing of their land-forces in two bodies, they would advife 

 with Colonel Haus, but they approved of the propofed reinforcement of the garrifon of 

 St. Antonio, for reafons by them alledged. 



Lieutenant Hans Vogel, by his letters dated the 1 8th and 27th of July, at Seregippo del 

 Rey, advifed the council, that he had fent a detachment towards Kamaron, who could 

 not get fight either of any Portuguefe or Brazilians, but that they had taken a fingle 

 Portuguese, who was charged with letters to be carried to Rio St. Francifco. He told 

 them that Kamaron with feme troops was marched through Rio St. Francifco into the 

 captainftiip of Seregippo del Rey; and that three or fourfmallveffels or caravans, with fome 

 troops under the command of Andrew Vidal, were failed from the Bahia to Maranhaon 

 and Siara. He likewife fent the letters found upon the faid Portuguefe to the council, 

 by which it appeared that the firft foundation of this revolt had been laid among thofe 

 of the Bahia, or, at leaft, that they had been made privy to it, and that they had pro- 

 vided thefe fuccours ; for, among others, there was a letter from the bifhop of that 

 place, to a certain friar of the Receif, iij which he told him, that he hoped to be with 

 him before long j whereupon the fifcal was ordered to examine the matter, in order to 

 find out the bottom of this correfpondency betwixt thefe two clergymen. 



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