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Chap. VII. 



D fcription 

 of the Lord- 

 (hip of Far a. 



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Aftly, the <Pr<efeclure of'Tara is the raoft Northerly part o[<Brafile, bordering 

 upon Guiana, Co call'd from the River <Para, which runneth through the 

 midft of it, upon which, in a convenient place, and upon rais'd Ground 

 the Tortuguefe have built a very ftrong Caftlc, well Wall'd on all fides, fave onely 

 towards the River, where it is planted with Ordnance : It is built in a quadrant, 

 lar form, and hath at lead three hundred Perfons of the Portuguefe Nation (befides 

 the Garrifon Soldiers) belonging to it, who have all Employment enough about 

 the Cotton.Wool, Sugar-Canes, and Tobacco, which the Countrey is faid to af- 

 ford in great plenty. 



A %jUiion of the "Proceedings of the Netherland Weft-India 

 Company in Brafile to the Year KJ58. 



He chief Difturbers of the Vortuguefe in the poffeffion of the Countrey of 

 Srafile, were the United Netherlander* . for they having had good fuccefs 

 with their firft Fleet, under the Command of John Molenaer, John Dignumf* 

 Zpon,John Schelinger, Simon Matt, and the Merchants Cormlts Woodman fierard Beveningen y 

 and Heinier iwi Hel y Anno 1505. in the Eaft-Indies , where they got fuch footing, that 

 they took whole Kingdoms, tothegreat enriching of the Eaftern World, where 

 they fpread their Trade over the whole Countrey, were thereupon emboldned to 

 venture alfo to the Weft, that thereby they might cut off the Sinews of the King of 

 Spain's Wars, he being continually fupply'd with Treafures from Jmerica. 



The grand Promoters of this Defign were the Company of Merchants, who hi- 

 therto had Traded to Guinee . and the rather, becaufe Guinee brought them but little 

 Profit. But to fet upon the Spanifh Power, was a Bufinefs of nofmall Confequence. 

 neverthelefs they undertaking it, obtain'd Letters Patents from the States of the 

 United Netherlands, Anno 1621. for erecting of a Weft.India Company, in which it was 

 a weft-™* declared, That none without the faid Companies leave fhould drive anv Trade to 



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Sethis '"" Northern Tropick, to the Cape Sonne Extranet • nor to Jmerica from 



Terre-Neuf to the Straights of Magellan, or Le Mane ■ nor in the South Sea to Anian j 

 which if any attempted, they mould forfeit Ship and Goods . befides feveral other 

 Priviledges and Immunities granted towards the promoting and eftablifliing of the 

 faid Company. After a long Confutation which way to fleer their Courfe, it was 

 concluded upon in the Council for the Affairs of the Company, to Invade St. Sal- 

 vador in the Inlet Todos los Sanllos, whether they lent twenty Men of War and three 

 Ketches, Commanded by Jacob Wtllekens, and feter Teterfcoon Heitt- the Land Forces 

 being under the Command of Colonel John Van Dorth. In the beginning of the Year 

 1624, the Fleet fet Sail out of the Texel and the Maes, and infiveMoneths arriv'dat 

 St. Salvador. As foon as the <Portugue/es difcover'd the Dutch Fleet, they (hot with- 

 out ceafing from the Fort Tbilippo with three Brafs Guns, as alfo from the Caftlc 

 Tafagifty with four Demi-Canons, but chiefly from the Battlement rais'd three, 

 fquare out of the Water before St. Salvador, from whence they play'd at them with 



to. s.w„ twelve great Guns, whileftthe Vice-Admiral ran within Mufquet-fliot of the faid 



fet upon by .p, « . * 1 . . f - l[ v * W1,c »<*»« 



'undef *Lt Battlemenc wuh three Shl P s > and found fifteen Portuguefe Veffels lying near the 

 ,. Shore not far from the Caftlc Phtlippo, where there began a fharp Confl?<5r, to the 

 no fmall advantage of <PeterHein. who thereupon ventur'd with three Boats to 

 Board the fifteen Ships : which refolute Attempt of the Dutch Seamen fo amaz'd the 

 Portuguese, that they fet their biggeft Ships on Fire, and fled afhore : Thofe Ships 

 that efcap'd, being in all ten, the Hollanders took and brought them to the Fleet. 



This 



the Vnited 

 States, 



