170 Timehri. 



In November, 1677, Rowland Simpson was still petitioning for 

 redress from the French. 



In January, 1678-9, the Earl of Carlisle, the Governor, wrote home 

 from Jamaica that " a vessel from Surinam, lately driven here by stress 

 of weather, brought us news of the Indians having cut off most of the 

 English and Dutch remaining there, burnt all their canes and destroyed 

 their sugars with their houses, coppers, stills and provisions. The residue 

 of the English would have embarked for this island but the new Governor 

 Herr Heinsius, would not permit one to stir, being with the Dutch forced 

 into the castle for defence, The tediousness of the voyage is my reason 

 for not sending a King's frigate to bring off the rest of the English that 

 desire to be transported hither ; but for this I want his Majesty's order 

 (one frigate being gone to the Havanna for English prisoners) ; not being 

 acquainted how affairs stand at Home, I cannot foresee what employment 

 I may have for the Jersey in her present station." 



In May, 1679, the Lords of Trade and Plantations decided in reply to 

 Carlisle's enquiry that " no ship can be sent to Surinam without liability 

 to confiscation, the English therein having had ample time and oppor- 

 tunity to remove themselves ; yet that the Governor has no reason to 

 detain them if they choose to depart by a trading vessel, and advised the 

 King " In the matter of Lord Carlisle's request to send a vessel to 

 bring off the residue of the English from Surinam, although by 

 the 5th Article of the last treaty with Holland, your Majesty is entitled 

 to depute persons to see the condition of your subjects at Surinam and 

 send one, two or three ships at a time for the embarkation of them and 

 their goods, yet, conceiving the permission of the Dutch to be temporary 

 only, and all British subjects having had a fair warning, we do not think 

 any of your Majesty's Governors may with success, or without exposing 

 their vessels to confiscation, send thither at this time to transport the 

 English from Surinam, at least not until the States General shall, in 

 like manner as formerly, grant letters to the Governor of the Colony to 

 suffer the said English to depart, and permit the coming of ships for 

 their transportation ; on the other hand, we see no reason, unless for 

 present defence against the Indians, why the Dutch Governor should 

 forbid the English to transport themselves else whither, such contingency 

 being expressly provided for by the 5th Article of the surrender between 

 Colonel Byam Governor of Surinam, and Abraham Crynsens, who took 

 the same." In June Atkins wrote home from Barbados that he had 

 lately received a message from the Governor of Surinam that they are 

 in great misery through the Indians, who had most barbarously killed 

 many of their men, women, and children, and destroyed their plantations 

 and works, so that the people were forced to quit them and are ready 

 to starve ; and if some speedy course were not taken for their relief they 

 must abandon the place. He was asked if he would lend men to help 

 defend them, they should be well paid, and if in ten months they were 

 not relieved they would deliver the place and people to his Majesty ; and 

 if this were refused they should be forced to make the same offer to the 



