Chap. VII. A M E\^1X A. j# 



ing an unlucky Bullet, made all the Sail flic could poflible, and brought news df 

 the approach of the Sfamfh Fleet to %ecijfa. Soon after which the Elephant came 

 from the Dutch Fleet thither, with a full Account of the fore-mention'd Engage- 

 ment, vi^. Thatbefidcs the Admiral Tater, there were flain Captain Thomas Sickes, 

 Qormillion, and Lieutenant Steenbergen, alfo that two Ships, the Trhice IVtlliam and the 

 Province of Utrecht, were funk : In lieu of which they had taken the Gallion call'd 

 TheBonaVentura, with twenty fixBrafs Guns, weighing above fixty four thoufand 

 Pound, two hundred and forty Cafldiatis, and a great parcel of Sugar and Tobacco ^ 

 Amongft the Prifoners was one call'd Francifcoje Fuentes, who beina Examined, 

 gave this Information, vi%. That the Fleet carry'dtwo Regiments of Spaniards &nd 

 one of Italians ; in which three Regiments were four thoufand Men, under the 

 Command of Conde del Bangniola ; and that upon the letting out of Ferdinand, the 

 King's Brother, to the Netherlands, all the chiefeft Gallions and Dunkirk Ships were 

 fent for, and Englifl) Veffels hir'd, to convey him fafe to the Flemmijh Coaft, which 

 made Oquenda fet Sail with fo much the leffer number to St* Salvador * that the 

 funk Gallion, call'd Antonio de Tadua, had fourteen Brafs Guns in her Hold, befides 

 twenty fix that were mounted. 



Soon after a Brazilian that had pafs'd by Albuquerque's Army to Olinda, brought In- T^r^** 

 formation, That he was fent by J andui and Oquenou, two Kings belonging to theT^-^s^ 

 puyans, to enquire if the Topatingas (for fo they call'd the Netherlander s that belong'd >«*". 

 to thcWeft'India Company) did yet refide in Ternambuco, with Proffers to affiftthem 

 with their Forces. Moreover, he inform'd them, That fince his departure from 

 (Boudevyn Henrickfeon, a great many of the Tapuyans TetiVares were kill'd by the Tor* 

 tuguefe near the River Grande and Inlet Trajiciaon, becaufe they had aflifted Henrickf- 

 ^pon, who had left them helplefs at his departure. He added alfo, That if the Weft* 

 India Company would give the other Srafilians any aflurance to aflift the Tapuyans, 

 it would be necelfary to Confult about it near the River Grande. 



This Propofal was found to be of fo weighty a Concern, that EOert Smient being 

 fent with the Ship call'd The New Netherland, and a great Sloop, to Siara, to make 

 farther enquiry into the Bufinefs , was accompanied by a Renegado Tortu- 

 guefe call'd Samuel Cochin, and feveral Urafilians (whom Henrickfyon upon their Re- 

 queft carry'd with him from the Inlet Trajiciaon to Holland) who went, under pre- 

 tence of vifiting their Relations at the River Grande and Siara, to invite their Coun- 

 trey-men to joyn with the Netherlanders* 



During Smient's abfence many Confultations were held about the dcmolifhing ofc**6£ 



• I ° ted and de- 



or defending of the City Olinda, about which there had formerly been many Con- "joi.md by 

 tefts j but at laft the Voices carry'd it, which were for the demolifliing thereof, in *"i 

 regard it was of little Confequencc,and could not be kept without many Men and 

 great Charges, becaufe of its bad Situation, whenas their Men might do greater 

 Service in other places : Wherefore they began to carry all things neceffary from 

 Olinda to fyciffa, and on the twenty fourth of November the City was fet on fire with 

 Barrels of Pitch and Tar, being in a light flame at every corner, whileft Stem Callen- 

 fels drew off the Garrifon in good order to (Recijfa ; and immediately fixteen hun- 

 dred Men under his Command were put aboard of fixteen Veffels, with intention 

 to go to farayba ; but the Enemy having a fortnight before had notice of this De- 

 fign, had fortifi'd himfelf all along the River. Callenfels approaching, cfpy'd twelve 

 Portuguefe Standards, and the Men ready on the Breaft-works to prevent his Land- 

 ing ; yet neverthelefs he not regarding their Bullets, prefs'd in amongft them, and 

 fore'd the Enemy from his Works. 



Near the Water ftood a Stone Caftle, and on one fide of it a large Storc-houfe < 



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