ygS KIEUHOFF*S BRAZIL. 



right of fucceflion, or any other legal pretenfion, but bafely by force of arms. We 

 defire Your Lordfhips to take eifedlual meafures concerning the methods to be obferved 

 in the carrying on of this war, which we hope will be managed fo by your prudence as 

 that quarter may be allowed to the inhabitants of our nation ; if not, I fliall be obliged to 

 a£t as I find it moft confiftent with my honour, to take fatisfadion for thefe injuries. 

 We defire alfo to put a flop to the murdering of the women, children, and ancrenc 

 people, in cool blood, as has been done lately at Tihicupapo, Rio Grande, and Paraybsu 

 God protect Your Lordfhips. 



" From our quarters at St. John, Sept. 29, 1645. 



" (Signed) Andrew Vidal de Negueiros." 



The great council returned, with the confent of the members of the court of juftice 

 and Colonel Garfman, an immediate anfwer to the faid letter, wherewith they fent the 

 faid lieutenant, in company of the drummer, back the fame evening. 



But we muft look back to their proceedings : after Andrew Vidal de Negreiros and 

 Martin Soares Moreno had landed their men, to the number of eighteen hundred or 

 two thoufand, the 28th of July 1645, ^'^^^ good ftore of arms and ammunition, near 

 Tamandare, betwixt Olna and Formofa, they v;ere foon after joined, not only by four 

 companies which had taken their way by land from the Bahia, but alfo by the troops 

 under the command of Kamaron and Henry Dias, who had hitherto kept Porto Calvo 

 blocked up by their forces. From thence they direfted their march to the city of Serin- 

 haim, and laid fiege to the fort in which there was only a garrifon of eighty Dutch fol- 

 diers and fixty Brazilians, commanded by Samuel Lambert and Cofmo de Moucheron. 

 Two days after their arrival near Serinham, the enemy ported themfelves in the D'ln- 

 genio of Daniel Hohn ; about which time Henry Dias was feen in Serinham, notwith- 

 ftanding the Portuguefe commanders Andrew Vidal and Moreno difowned to have any 

 correfpondence with them at that time. The faid commanders had alfo fent the Cap- 

 tain-major Paulo de Kunha before to fummon the faid fort, which he did accordingly 

 by his letter dated the 2d of Augufl, at the fugar-mill of James Peres, and direded to 

 Samuel Lambert. 



Tbe Summons fent to the Fort of Serinham. 



" I am come to this fugar-mill by fpecial orders from Martin Soares Moreno and 

 Andrew Vidal Negreiros, our governors, they being very bufy at prefent in landing 

 their men ; they have fent me before to prevent all mifchief that otherwife might happen 

 betwixt you and us ; and if in the meanwhile you will join your forces with ours, or 

 retire with them to fome other place, you may fafely do it, I being ready to furnifh yo» 

 with paifes for that purpofe, the before-mentioned governors being come with an int' 

 tion to put a flop to the prefent infurreclion. God proteQ: you. 



" From the fugar-mill in St. Antonio,. Auguft 2, 1645. 



Paulo de 



Two days after, the before-mentioned commanders-in-chief fent ano^ 

 Samuel Lambert, very little different from this,- 



