S^S kieuhoff's brazil. 



The fort Erneftus, with five brafs and three iron pieces of cannon, and the battery, 

 with five brafs and two iron pieces of cannon. 



The Receif. 



Maurice's Town, upon the ifland of Anthony Vaez. 



The fort Frederick Henry, alias the Quinquangular Fort. 



The redoubt of ftone near this fort. 



The redoubt Kiik, betwixt the fort Frederick Henry and the fort Prince "William. 



The fort Prince William, upon the river Affagados. 



The forts then in poffefiion of the Portuguefe, and taken by them from the Dutch, 

 are thefe : 



Seregippo del Rey, Rio St. Francifco, and Porto Calvo, being reduced by famine, 

 were rafed by the Portuguefe, being fenfible that our people could not maintain them- 

 felves there without erefting of new ones, which was not to be done without a vail 

 charge. Near the point of Tamandare, the place where the Portuguefe from the Bahia 

 firll of all landed their men ; and where afterwards their fleet was beaten by ours, the 

 enemy laid the foundation of a fort for the fecurity of that harbour, where lliips of 

 great burthen might fafely ride at anchor. 



The 23d of January, Mr. Beaumont was fent by the new council to confer with the 

 late members, concerning the prefent condition of Rio St. Francifco, and what was bed 

 to be done there : they anfwered him as before, that the fort as it was now could do 

 but little fervice, and that therefore it would be worth our confideration, whether the 

 propofals made by them in writing might not now be put in practice. The faid Mr. 

 Beaumont further propofed, whether it would not be requifite to ered an earthen 

 redoubt for the defence of the Baretta ; unto which thofe of the old council replied, 

 that confidering the vafl charge, and the fmall benefit which could be expefted from 

 it, the fame might be more conveniently built in fome place or other, to facihtate our 

 paflage into the open country. Beaumont was of opinion, that thereby the enemy 

 would be prevented from advancing to the fort Frederick Henry ; but the old members 

 told him, that notwithftanding we had now a fort on the Baretta, we could not hinder 

 the enemy's coming upon that ifland near the fort, unlefs we would keep a con- 

 fiderable force there for that purpofe ; that we need not fear their tranfporting any 

 cannon thither, becaufe their retreat might be cut off at high tide ; neither could they, 

 from thence, do any mifchief to the Keceif, it being evident, that the fliot of our 

 biggeft cannon in the fort Frederick William could not reach the faid ifland. The 

 fame evening, Mr. Van Goch and Hack came to tell the members of the old council, 

 that the Hollandia and Ulyeflingen would be ready in a little time, in order to condud: 

 them to Holland, the Ulyeffmgen being ordered forthwith to return from the Bahia, 

 whither fhe was fent a-cruizing. 



By this time the enemy had blocked us up fo clofely in the Receif, that on the land 

 fide we durfl: fcarce look without the gates ; and a certain Portuguefe had prepared us a 

 worfe entertainment, having invited all our chief commanders abroad to his daughter's 

 wedding, during which time the enemy were to have furprifed the city j but this defign 

 being timely difcovered by fome Portuguefe and Jews, mifcarried. - 



About the 15th of 0£lober, the Portuguefe began to rebuild the fort Bon Jefus, as 

 it is called by them, but by us Altena, on the other fide of the river. We had fome 

 notice of it by deferters, but could not difcover the truth of it, becaufe they kept us 

 from advancing that way by their cannon, and the place was furrounded on all fides 

 with woods ; but as foon as they had caufed them to be cut down, we difcovered it 

 both by fight and the roaring of their cannon, which thundered incelTcintly againft 



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