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farewel Shots from the Fort, that they were forc'd to go to the Leeward to ftoo 

 their Leaks, and leave one of their Ships to the Enemy, in lieu whereof the Wei 

 Opel Fr.gat took a Barque with four Brafs Guns, in the little Haven Sierra Gorda. 

 from whence the Fleet ran into the Weftcra Bay of the Ifland Porto Pico where 

 whileft they repair'd and took in frelh Prdvifions, Henrickfroon fent the Shi™ Hefler 

 and Jo** richly laden for Holland-, the remaining part of the Fleet meeting with 

 ftrong contrary Tydes ztPorto %ico, were neceffitated to put into the Inlet Francifco 

 where they made feveral Marches up into the Countrey, to the lofs of many of their 

 Men, which were kill'd by the Spaniards, lying in Ambufcade amongft the Bram- 

 bles that grew along by the Ways. 



In the middle _of January, Anno 1616. Henrtckfaon Sailing about the North bf**** « 

 Porto pico, ftecr'd to Vomm.co, and from thence along the Mes Martini™, Luzia and &Sft* 

 the Promontory De tres Puntas, towards the Ifland Margarita, where Landing ' and *** 

 Storming the Caflle on the Land-fidc with fifteen Men, he gain'd the firft Breaft- 

 works j but the Spaniards flopping up the Way along which they were to return 

 they had without doubt been all flain, had not the Captains StapeUnd EJlienne com'c 

 to their affiftance ; for the Spaniards feeing them climbing up the Bulwarks, betook 

 them to the.r Heels,after they had kill'd nine of the fore-mention'd fifteen,amongft 

 whom were the Captains Urk and Molhnan : of thofe that lcap'd over into the Ditch 

 mod part efcap'd ; thofe few that were taken inform'd the Hollanders That the 

 Way towards the Village, inhabited by Spaniards, was every where fto'pt up with 

 Barncado's, through which none were able to pafs. Hendrickfzj>on thus become Ma. 

 fterof the Fort, fent the Booty which he had gotten there, together with three Brafs, 

 and five Iron Guns, aboard of his Ship, blew up the Fort, burnt all the Houfes 

 and ran into the Haven Muchina, to which he gave the Denomination of Port Mau- 

 rice ; where, befides a great number of dry'd Fifii, he took forty Tun of Salt out of 

 one Salt-pit. After this he taking in frefli Provifions at St. Fe, difcovcr'd Aves a 

 low Ifle full of high Trees, took above two hundred Sheep, and abundance of red 

 Wood on Bonaire, and before the Coaft a Spanijh Frigat richly laden, made Infle- 

 ctions into the Havens of HiJ]>aniola and Jamaica . from whence he fell back on the 

 Coaft of Porto Pjco, about the Ifland Mona, where difcovering four Spanijh Ships, he 

 took three of them, and burnt the fourth , he alfo got abundance of Tortoifes and 

 Crocodiles on the great Caiman, and took a new Ship between the little fandy Ifles 

 Qaios, as alfo before Cuba* Barque, which inform'd him, That the Fleet from the 

 Honduras, as alfo that from New Spain, was daily expeded at Havana : Thence Sail- 

 ing into the Haven Cabannas, he took anew Veflelof a hundred Tun, and abundance 

 of Timber and Carpenters Tools one the Shore ; he Landed alfo with feven hun- 

 dred Men on the Eaft.fide of the Haven, from whence he march'd along a narrow 

 Path a League up into the Countrey, where he found a running Stream, Paftures 

 full of Cattel, and a Village, the Inhabitants whereof being warn'd by the Barking 

 of their Dogs, fled, and left all manner of frefh Provifions to the Hollanders, viz. 

 above two thoufand Oranges, abundance of Lemmons, 'Bananas, Hogs, Calves, and 

 Bacon ; all which having fent aboard, they burnt the Village : After this they 'took 

 a Spanijh Barque before Havana, as alfo a Ship laden with Timber, another Barque 

 with Poultry, Ochenile, Money, and Haberdafliery Ware, one Veflcl with live Tor= 

 toifes, and another, full of Salt, dry'd Fifli, and fome Merchandife. While the 

 Fleet was thus Cruifing upand down before Havana, the Admiral Henrickfzoon 

 dy'd j a Man of moft approv'd Valor, and of great Conduit : After which Adrian Hni!kflMit 

 Chefzpon carry'd the Flag ; but the Men mutinying about the dividing of the Pro- ££'p c ' 

 vifions, which began to grow very fcarce, all things fell into great diforder ; the^i" c ^- 



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