^$0 nieuhoff's brazil. 



defence of our holy religion and liberty ; and all thofe that have refufed to accept o^ 

 our offers will pay for it with the lofs of their lives, poffeflions, and debts. 



" A Reyal, Sept. 12, 1646. (Signed) John Fernaj^des Vieira."" 



The 1 4th of September, a man of war, called the Ter Veer, equipped by the cham- 

 ber of Zealand, (aboard of which was Colonel Hinderfon) arrived before the Receif, 

 after a voyage of fourteen weeks. The 24th of September, the enemy caufed fome 

 pamphlets to be difperfed, promifmg, in very haughty terms, a general pardon, and a 

 compofition of their debts, in cafe we would leave the ifland. The 27th of Septem- 

 ber, Colonel Schoppe returned with fome troops from Goyana, by the way of Itama- 

 rika ; I had not met with any enemy, but had found all the fugar-mills burnt in the 

 firil place, but the fugar-reed and farinha fields in a pretty good condition ; we received 

 afterwards further information, that the fugar-mills of Goyana were not quite burnt 

 down. The 27th of October, a conference was held betwixt the old council and Mr. 

 Van Goch, unto whom they imparted their advice concerning feveral matters relating to 

 the flate of the Dutch Brazil, and efpecially to the planting of the mandioka or farinha- 

 roots, and the killing of cattle, which they advifed to be done with great circumfpec- 

 tion, Brazil being not able to fubfifl without a confiderable number of oxen, which 

 were continually employed in carrying of fugar-reeds, wood, and other necelTaries, to 

 the mills. 



For the planting of farinha-roots they propofed Itamarika, Rio Grande, and Parayba, 

 which countries were thought fufficient to fupply their prefent occafions ; provided it 

 were done before the feafon was elapfed. 



In the meanwhile, Colonel Schoppe having made feveral, but, for the mofl part, un- 

 fuccefsful attempts, upon the enemy, our forces were thereby fo diminifhed, that we 

 were not in condition to make head againft the Portuguefe near the Receif; which 

 made our council take a refolution to endeavour the recovery of Rio St. Francifco, the 

 execution of which being committed to the management of Colonel Hinderfon, proved 

 more fortunate for us, he meeting with little refiflance thereabout. 



Accordingly, the 24th of Oftober, the following fhips. Count Eano admiral, Loanda 

 vice-admiral, the Arms of Dort rear-admiral, the Bluecock, the Watchful Dog, the 

 Greyhound, Eagle, the Star, Heemflede, and the Flight, with eight barks, fet fail under 

 the command of Admiral Lichthart and Colonel Hinderfon to the fouth. The 1 7th 

 of November the council received advice, that our troops under Colonel Hinderfon were 

 fafely landed at Korafippa, and, marching from thence to Rio St. Francifco and the fort 

 St. Maurice, had met with no oppofition from the enemy, who had begun to rafe the faid 

 fort. That they had been feconded by the fmall velTels, which had followed them up 

 the river^ which our forces had palfed, and were marched to Seregippe del Rey, having 

 left fome behind to repair the fort ; and that four Portuguefe had requefted their par- 

 don, which was promifed them. Whilfl our forces were employed thereabouts, I was 

 ordered thither to take care of the neceffary provifions (of which there was great plenty) 

 for our troops ; having accordingly caufed my cargo to be embarked aboard a fhip 

 called the Brownfifh, Francis Frantz mafler. 



I fet fail the 24th of November. We were carried with a brifk gale as far as the 

 mountains, called by our people the Saddle-hills, from their fhape, the coafl all there- 

 abouts being white fand downs. About half an hour after fun-fet, we faw ourfelves 

 off the bay of Tamandare, and from thence continued our courfe with a fair wind, 

 which in two days after brought us happily to the entrance of that great river, which 



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