NIEUHOFF*S BRAZIL, 



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Afecorid Summons from the Poriugmfe Commanders. 



" We fuppofe you not to be acquainted with the intention of our coming, which- 

 makes us to be the lefs furprifed at your Handing upon your defence. The great 

 council of the Dutch Brazil have fent an embafly to our governor -general by fea and 

 land, Antonio Telles de Sylva, to defire His Excellency to make ufe of his authority 

 and forces to appeafe the infurredion in this captainfhip, which requeft being readily 

 granted, in order to be ferviceable to the council, and to free the Portuguefe from 

 the outrages they fuffered in their houfes and families, we were fent to land our forces 

 near thefe fugar-mills of Rio Formofa ; which having been done accordingly, and 

 ready to march further into the country, we thought fit to acquaint you with our 

 intentions, which in all probability may have reached your ears, the fame having been 

 publifhed in feveral places by our proclamations, of which we fend you one, deliring 

 it may be affixed on the church of Serinham. We defire you therefore to lay by 

 your arms to remove all fufpicion ; not queftioning but that we (hall meet with a 

 favourable reception on your fide, as we on the other hand fhall make it our main 

 endeavours to reftore tranquillity, among the revolted Portuguefe by all gentle means 

 that poiTibly may be ufed ; aifuring you at the fame time, that in cafe you refufe to 

 concur with us in this defign, you will caufe no fmall difpleafure to the great councils 

 of the Dutch Brazil. God proted you. 



" From the fugar-mill of Formofa, Auguft 4, 1 645. 



Martin Soares Moreno,' 

 Andrew Vidal de Negreiros."' 



The next following day Paulo de Kunha came in perfon before the place with a 

 body of foldiers and boors, provided with arms from on board the fleet, and after 

 having inverted the place, cut off the water of the fountains and rivers from the 

 befieged. In the meanwhile Rowland Carpentier and Daniel Hohn had been fent away 

 with paifes by the commanders of the Portuguefe forces, who embarked their heavy 

 cannon on board Carpentier's veflfel, in order to carry it up the river Formofa. Within 

 five days of the arrival of Paulo de Kunha, the whole force of the enemy appeared in 

 fight of Serinharn in battle array, and clofely blocked up the fort. The Dutch garri- 

 fon was inconfideiable in proportion of the enemy's flrength, who had fo well guardedl 

 all the avenues leading to the place, that they were foon reduced to want all manner 

 of necelfaries, efpecially water. Befides this, many of the circumjacent inhabitants 

 and volunteers went daily over to the enemy, who gave them an account of the con- 

 dition of the fort ; and notwithftanding they had fent feveral meifengers to the Receif,. 

 '""ey had heard nothing from the council for two months lafl pafl ; fo that being, 

 hout all hopes of maintaining their poll, they judged it more for the intereft of the- 

 any to prefer ve the garrifon, which might be ferviceable in other places, where- 

 -as fufficient want of good foldiers, than rafhly to expofe themfelves to the fury, 

 lemy's fword : accordingly Samuel Lambert, Cofmo de Moucheron, and La^ 

 who commanded in the fort, upon the fecond fummons made by the 

 "ed the 6th of Auguft. into a capitulation with the Portuguefe, of which i 

 ve an account in perfon the 15th of Auguft to tlie council, and delivered, 

 iguft to them in. writing. 



^uefe commanders make known to every body that we were fent 



^he requeft of the great council of the Dutch Brazil, to appeafe 



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