y^ NIEUHOFF*S BRAZIL. 



as from Salvador Korrea de Saa Benavides, commodore of the Portuguefe fleets, and 

 Jeronymo Sarrao de Pavia, who had landed Andrew Vidal with his men near Rio 

 Tormofa. 

 The firft letter was as follows : 



The Jirji Letter. 



" Purfuant to Your Lordfliips' letter, and the propofitions made in your behalf by 

 your deputies, Mr. Balthafar Vander Voerde, counfellor of Juftice, and Dieterick 

 Hoogftraten, governor of the cape of St. Auftin, in which you requefted the recalling 

 of the troops under Henry Dias ; I being defirous to fulfil my promife, fent to you in 

 my anfwer by the moll effedlual means that I could poflibly think of, have fent the 

 two colonels, Martin Soares Moreno and Andrew Vidal de Negreiros (both perfons 

 of unqueftionable condud and prudence), to the captainlhip of Pernambuko, with full 

 power and inftrudions to reduce the revolted Portuguefe to their due obedience, for 

 which reafon alfo I have fent a letter to the faid rebels, to exhort them to the remem- 

 brance of their duty, and to lay down their arms. Which, that it might prove the 

 more effeftual, I have fent thither fufficient force, which may be ferviceable to Your 

 Lordfhjps, to reduce thofe that remain obftinate to reafon, and to chafe the rebellious 

 troops out of your dominions. I hope that with God*s alTiftance this may prove an 

 effeftual means to quench the fire of rebellion, to reftore the peace of Brazil, and 

 to encreafe the good under Handing and friendlhip which has been eftablifhed betwixt 

 both thefe nations. We recommend you to God's protedion, remaining 



" Bahia, July 21, 1645. " Your Lordfhips' affedionate fervant, 



Antonio Tell^s de Sylva." 



The fecond letter of the faid governor to the council runs thus : 



The fecond Letter. 



" I have difpatched my orders to Colonel Jeronymo Sarrao de Pavia, captain-major 

 of our fleet (which I have fent to your afllftance), to deliver thefe prefents to you, im- 

 mediately after the landing of the forces aboard the faid fleet, and to offer in my name 

 all the aflifl:ance he is able to give you, j^urfuant to my command and Your Lordfliips' 

 requeft. I am very ready to embrace this opportunity to give you thefe marks of my 

 zeal for your welfare, efpecially in contributing- what in me lies to the reducing of your 

 revolted fubjeds to their obedience. Neither do I in the leall quefl:ion, but that by 

 this expedient the flames of an inteftine war will be quenched, beyond all hopes o^ 

 being ever rekindled hereafter ; and that I fliall have the fatisfadion of having bp 

 inflirumental to anfwer the expedation of Your Lordfliips, purfuant to the prop 

 made to me upon that account in your behalf. So recommending you to God' 

 tedion, I refl: 



" Your Lordfliips' affedionate 



" Bahia, July 22, 1645. Antonio Tellef 



Befides thefe he fent another letter by Don Salvador Korrea d 

 admiral of the Portuguefe fleet, direded to the council of Dutch 



