H6 a M E%1 C A. Chap. VII. 



march'd to Monteroos.Mls to take the fame j but the fortuguefe lying in an Ambuf. 

 cadehad given them a fhrewd Rebuke, had not Schuppe, hearing the Guns, fent away 

 the Captains Vicard and Garjiman, who coming out from amongft the Sugar.Canes, 

 put the Enemy to flight , yet the fortuguefe "began to increafe daily, infomuch that 

 they cot above two thoufand Men together AtArryal, whileft the Dutch Army began 

 to want Provifions . wherefore Jacob Huigen was order'd to fetch a Supply from 

 <Heuffa ■ but as he was coming up the River with the Exeter Ketch, and a Boat hung 

 about with Hides to fecure his Men from the Bullets, and being within Mufquet- 

 fhot from the Works where Captain Schuppe lay, the Enemy's whole Power (hot 

 fo vehemently upon him from the top of a Hill, that both the K^tch and Boat 

 /«.»**» were funk . Huigen himfelf receiv'd two mortal Wounds, and moft of his Men Were 

 kill'd, a few wounded onely efcapingwith Life. Schuppe therefore was forc'd Co 

 return for want of Provifions,and the rather, becaufe he was inform'd that <Bagno\a 

 was coming with a Supply of feven hundred Men. 



Mean while the two Captains,Smie«t and Dunkirken pcrform'd a valiant Exploit, 

 Viz.. they went with a few Men in a Boat, and took a great Tortuguefe Veflel richly 

 laden, having no more than four Blunderbufles and their Swords in the Boat 



with them. 



fyrna alfo fell upon the Village Moriwere, where he found moft of the People at 



fbin 



A notable 



Van R.orn\ 

 Exploits. 



^Ur Church. Albuquerque inform'd thereof; fent two hundred Men immediately, Com. 



Z7:! ! ° * manded by Franctfco Jlmeda, to intercept him in his Return , but he marching on to 

 Tamarica, they purfu'd him } he marching but flowly, becaufe the narrow Way was 

 ftopt up withfell'd Trees, they overtook him half a League beyond Gara/u, near 

 <Peter <I{pcbas Sugar.Millj where after a fharp Encounter between them, a greac 

 flaughter was made amongft the Spaniards, Almeda and many other Perfons being 

 flain, and the reft put to flight. 2yma having obtain'd this Viftory, march'd to Go. 

 rafu and burnt the fame, fparing onely the Churches and Cloyfters, according to 

 the Articles made between Albuquerque and %embach. 



Schuppe prevented from eroding the River Jangada by the many muddy Creek 

 return'dback to %eciffa with great Booty ,which he had taken out of a Storchoufe. 

 The Dutch Cruifers alfo brought in many Prizes. 



The Exploits perform'd by John jobnf^oon Van Boom, with four Ships, three 

 Ketches, and a Sloop, are likewife very remarkable ; for with this Fleet in the 

 firft place he took the City Truxillo, and from thence Sailing towards the City Cam- 

 pecbe, and Storming the fame valiantly, foon became Mafter of it; the Booty of 

 which two Places being brought aboard, increas'd confiderably the Weft-hdia Com- 

 panies Stock. 



In regard Albuquerque underftood the Situation of Ternambuco better than the Hol- 

 landers, and had all the Natives to affift him, and by conference was the better able 

 to defend himfelf againft their continual Alarms, the Council at <%eciffa therefore 

 judg'd it convenient to make a farther Voyage to the South, that the <Portuguefe, who 

 were highly difcontented about the Loffes which they had fuftain'd, might be the 

 fooner indue'd to fubmit to their Government : To which purpofe ten Ketches, 

 Mann'd with feven hundred Soldiers, befides Seamen, fet Sail on the tenth of Otfo- 

 btr, under the Command of John Gyfeling, Schuppe, and Series Carpentier, who firft 

 ran into the River <Porro de Piedrat, where they took a confiderable number of 

 Cheftsof Sugar, out of Mills, Barques, and Store-houfes, waded through the little 

 Stream Tatona Man/a, burnt a Village of the fame Denomination, and Sail'd to the 

 River Camarigibi, which they Rowing up in the Night, were got not above four 

 Leagues by Daybreak, the contrary Tide, and the Plants call'd Mangues having 



hindred 



