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rably fcorch'd, had their Lives fav'd. Soon after which the Admiral fent into 

 Holland the Ship St. feter, the Hoop, Koftra Sennora de la Vittoria, and the ftlackLyon, 

 which befides their Lading of Hides, Silver, Gold, and Precious Stones, were 

 mod of them fulPof Sugar ; which fafely arriving, did not a little encourage the 

 Weft'lndia Company. After this Heyn took two Ships with Slaves from Angola, 

 which becaufe the Governor of St. Salvador vro\x\A not redeem, were put afliore on 

 Taperica. On the laft of March he fet Sail from the Inlet Todos los Sant~los y pafs'd by 

 Mono Tablo, and on Eajler Eve with a ftrong Gale by the Abrolhos : before the High- 

 land between Cape Frio and the River De Jenero, hedifcover'd two Sail, one whereof 

 being laden with Sugar was taken, but the other efcap'd in the Night ; then Sail- 

 ing on to the mcandring Stream Spirito Santlo, he digg'd Pits on fome of the River- 

 Ifles to g*t frefli Water, becaufe it was not fafe to Land on the Continent on each 

 fide, becaufe the Inhabitants (hot frequent fliowers of Arrows from the Thickets, 

 in which they lay ambufcaded. Moreover the Town Spirito SanSlo fent off fcveral 

 Fire-fhips at the time of Flood, but they being eafily quench'd did no harm. Here 

 alfo a Veflel laden at Lisbon with Wines and Piece-Goods, was taken by Heyn, who 

 fetting Sail again divided the Fleet into three Squadrons, the Vice-Admiral Qor- 

 nelis Oole keeping three Ships to Cruife withal before the River La Plata, HenricK 

 $ejl had one Frigat,a Kctch,and a Carvel, to guard the Mouth of the Stream Jenero, 

 whileft the Admiral himfelf Sail'd with four Frigats, three Ketches, and a Barque, 

 towards the Inlet Todos los SanSios, where two Ships riding near the Shore by the 

 Fort Tapecipe, were by him fet on fire. Alfo taking a Barque he was informed, that 

 fix laden Veffels lay in the River Tapeci(e } whither he fending fome Boats to explore 

 the truth, they found a great Ship without Men in the Mouth of the Stream, and 

 half a League farther fix Vortuguefe Veffels lying near the Shore; bringing back 

 news thereof to the Admiral, he went aboard of the Fox Ketch the next Morning, 

 and taking two Ketches and feveral Boats with him, Sail'd up the River, and per* 

 ceiv'd that the fore-mention'd fix Ships were gotten up higher, and were Mann'd 

 with a hundred and fifty Soldiers, Commanded by Captain Padilba • the Tortuguefe 

 Admiral lying in Ambufcade, no fooner perceiv'd the Netherlander* Boats, but he 

 let flie a whole Volley of fmall Shot at them, inlbmuch that it made them Retreat, 

 and their whole Defign had been fruitlefs, had not Heyn animated his Men to board 

 the Vice* Admiral; which encouragement prov'd fo fuccefsful that they raafter'd the 

 fame, killing all thofc that fell into their hands; which fo amaz'd the two Veffels 

 that lay by, that all the Men fwam afliore, and left their rich Lading to thedifpofal 

 of the Hollanders, befides which the vanquifli'd Party loft above a hundred and fifty 

 Men, and the Conquerors but fifteen. Somewhat farther up lay three Ships more, 

 but the River being dry there at Low- water, and fo narrow that the Trees on each 

 Shore could touch one another, Heyn judg'd it convenient to profecute the Defign 

 no farther, but to return with the three fore-mention'd Prizes, which he did not 

 without great difficulty . for the Tortuguefe had rais'd Battlements on each fide of 

 the Mouth of the River Tapecipe, and ftopt the fame with a funk Veflel, which Heyn 

 himfelf fet on fire at Low»water, and return'd untouch'd through thick Volleys of 

 Shot, which flew about his Ears to the Fleet, leaving the three Ships to be fetcht 

 off afterwards ; to which end he commanded that they fhould hang fome of the 

 taken Hides about the Fox Ketch's Pinnace, the Carvel and Boats, that fo the Men 

 which were in them might ftand fecure from the fmall 5L* t, and the rather, be- 

 caufe the Ships could not be got out of the (hallow and narrow River but by Toe- 

 ing. Mean while the Governor of St. Salvador lay with a confiderable number of 

 Citizens and Soldiers behind the fore-mention'd Battlements, not doubting but to 



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