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sloop (of) war, the Zebra^ appeared of here and imme- 

 diately sent her Boat w\ an officer to ye River; after 

 delivering to the Governour his dispatches the Court of 

 Policy was immediately convok'd for the purpose of 

 deliberating on them, which consisted in a Letter from 

 the Commanders in Chief at Martinique, Vaugn and 

 Caldwell, to Grovestyns, informing him (that) in 

 consequence of Directions from Ministry at home they 

 sent to inform the Governour how that Troops were ex- 

 pe6led momently out and 600 would be sent over here for 

 the purpose of taking over the Colony for the Prince of 

 Orange, and to know where (whether) the(7) might be 

 received. 



The Court judiciously pay'd no attention to the Mis- 

 sion ; there accompany'd the Dispatches a Letter from 

 the Prince of Orange to the Governour requesting him 

 to give over the Colony, when the English should send. — 

 The Governour however in ye mean time, tho't it 

 best to take himself off clandestinely on board the Zebra 

 the 5 of May, and went oiT w**. her, sending letters from 

 on board, by the return of the Pilot Boat he went off in, 

 to the Court of Policy, that he found after his going on 

 board the vessel, from urgent Buisness, He was under 

 the Needcessity of going with her, and recommending 

 the care and welfare of the Colony to them in his 

 absence. 



Ten days had only elapsed when the Burgers of 

 of Stabroek began to make a stirr about the situation 

 the colony was left in, and took on themselves by a 

 pretty general Ele6lion to choose four Representa- 

 tives, w^ a Secretary, and lay'd down certain points of 

 consideration and imediately communicated them to the 



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