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for thofe that leapt over-board were kill'd in the Water, whilefi Joachim Ouys^ooit, 

 John 'Braems, and Anthony Gonde fell upon the Admiral Sennora de los %emedios , and 

 took her. In both thefe Ships Ita took Two thoufand five hundred Cherts of In- 

 digo, above Six thoufand Hides, Two thoufand five hundred Packs of Sarfaparilla, 

 feveral Pots of Balfam Oyl, Seventy thoufand Pound of Ginger, One and twenty 

 Bars of Silver, Twelve Brafs , and Twenty eight Iron Guns . all which having 

 taken out, he fet fire in both the Ships. 



A little before this Vi&ory , the Fortune Frigat weighed Anchor from Flufring, 

 with fixty three Men of War , to be Landed on the Ifland Tabago. At St. Vincent 

 they found two Men that were left of feven , who having fetlcd along the River 

 Wiapofb, under Captain John Van^jen, were fore d by the falvage Natives to remove, 

 two whereof dyed by the way, the remaining five landing on the Ifle Trinidad, had 

 three of their Companions killed by the Indians of Granada , they being Frenchmen 9 

 to whom the Natives bore an inveterate Hatred , fo that they left onely the two 

 Hollanders alive. The Fortune affifted by the Soutb-Jlar Ketch , took a rich Barque 

 near the IJles des Virgines. 



Not long after the Wejl-India Company fet out twelve Ships more, under the ^W 1 

 Command oiDerick Simonfzon Uitgeeji, (who had the year before brought home the 

 two fore-mention'd great Prizes J who fetting Sayl and getting into the large Bay 

 of the Rocky Ifland Vincent , catch'd feveral Goats and Tortels. Before the Coaft 

 of Br ajile he took two rich Carvels , one from Pernambuco , and another from the In* 

 let Todos los Santlos • which Prizes having fent home with three Ketches, he fayl'd 

 towards Sierre Leona , known by high and thick Woods , which grow on a high 

 Coaft; from whence returning again to Pernambuco , he took fix rich laden Vef- 

 fels , amongft which was one Gallioon from Goa , with a great Treafure of Dia* 

 monds. 



Thefe fuccefsful Expeditions of the Fleets fet out from time to time by the Ex P 7dm<m.* 

 Well-India Company, enabled and encourag'dthem to undertake Matters of great- 

 er confequence, vi%. They fitted out one and thirty Sail, which carryed four thou- 

 fand Men , one hundred and thirty Brafs Guns , and five hundred fifty eight Iron 

 Guns; of which Peter Peter s^oon Hein being Admiral, took near the Soundings of 

 Tortuga, two Barques from Havana, the Men whereof inform'd him, that the Plate- 

 Fleet was not yetarriv'd there, nor that from Terra Firma, but were both expected 

 every day. The ftrong Current drove Peter Hein farther Eaft ward beyond Havana 

 than he expected , infomuch that he got fight of Matanca , where he overtook a 

 Barque fent out by Landronce de Cabrera, Governor of Havana , to give notice to the 

 Plate Fleet of the Hollanders Ships, which he had fecn from the Caftle Morro before 

 Havana : Mean while John Van Hoorn took a VelTel which was fent out before by d»ce toThe 

 the Plate Fleet , the Men whereof inform'd him that the Fleet it felf was near at *££&«£ 

 handj which Peter Hein found to be true,when the next Morning before Sun-rifing Z'm. 

 he defcry'd ten Sayl, of which fomehad ignorantly fayled to Leeward,and others 

 to Windward of the Dutch Fleet ; nine of them which were Laden with Hides, 

 Meal, Campeche*Wood, Cochinele, Indigo, and other rich Goods, were taken by 

 feveral Mann'd Sloops, becaufe the Ships were not able to come up to them by 

 reafon of the Calm. About Noon Peter Hein difcovering nine Gallions more, 

 made fudden Chace after them ; which they perceiving, made toward the Shore, 

 and about Twilight in the Evening they ran aground in the Bay of Matanca, where 

 the Commanders Landing faved themfelvcs, each carrying with him what Jewels 

 they could. About Break of Day Peter Hein made all the Sayl he could poffible to 

 come up with them, and feeing them faft aground, leapt into a Boat and Rowed 



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