Chap. VI L <iA M E %^I C A. 55 j 



Cloyfter, builc near a Lake, and inclos'd vvichin a Wall by a broad Bay, which the 

 River Tarayba makes before the City . the Countrey about which is mountainous : 

 In other places, efpecially along the River, lie many fruitful Plains, abounding 

 in fome places with the Grain Mandihoca, which is ground to Meal, Potato's, Lem- 

 mons, Cabbages, Cucumbers, Bananas, Cocoa-Nuts, Ginger, Ardba, very delicious 

 when Preferv'd with Sugar, and Carious, fomewhat like Chefnuts, of which the 

 Natives make an intoxicating Liquor. 



Whiieft all things were put in good order at Tarayba, Colonel ficard march'd 

 with eight Companies to the Houfe Validarts, if poffible, there to take the Governor 

 Jntonio Albuquerque Prifoner . but he being forfaken by all the Brazilians (who camJ 

 back with Ticard and their Commander, the Jefuit Emanuel de Morals) abfeonded 

 himfelf; not long before which a Proclamation had been publifh'd in the Name 

 of the States of the United Netherlands and the WeJIJndia Company, promifing great 

 Civilities and Advantages to all the Inhabitants of Parayba, whether Natives or 

 others, that would come in and fubmit to their Government. 



This Invitation was fo well receiv'd, that many who were kept back fo long as 

 Albuquerque appeared, as foon as they heard of his obfeuring himfelf, came in to the 

 Hollanders, as Duarte Gomes, and feveral eminent fortuguefes, with a confiderablc 

 number of indifferent quality . as alfo the Inhabitants of the Province of <%to Grand* 

 came to Frederick-Stadt, to claim the benefit of the Proclamation. 



Jrciffemky and Stackbo^er marching to Goyana with feven hundred and fifty Men, 

 took up their Quarters in the Village Qtf'^aribi, lying at a River of the fame Name - 

 where all the Inhabitants of Goyana being fully fatisfi'd with the Hollanders Propo- 

 fals, own'd their Govtrnment, and fell off from the King of Spain. But the Spanifb *jM«16* 

 Captain %ebelltno y animated by the Jefuits in the Village Atofuick, got three hundred ZLZ$?» 

 Soldiers together, befides a confidcrable company of Brafilians, Commanded by pkce * 

 Qtmaron, and burnt all the Sugar-Canes and Brafile Wood in Goyana . whither Arcif- 

 feusky marching, Toon put them to flight, and burnt the Village Mofuick, with the 

 Church and Jefuits Cloyfter, from whence the Enemy ran to the ftrange Mountain 

 Mtritbi, which in the rainy Scafon, efpecially when great Showers fall, makes a 

 noifc like claps of Thunder, or like great Guns. The fame Wonder is obferv'd of 

 the Mountain Tafayra, in a Wood behind Girgolio Barro's Sugar-Mills . the myftery 

 whereof we leave to Philofophers to enquire into. Arcijfeusky follow'd %ebeUino y 

 who had ambufcado'd himfelf about half a League from Mofuick ; from whence he 

 being alfo driven, his Men began more and more to defert him, whileft Scbuppe 

 with a confiderable number of Men came to Arcijfeusky ; Encamping themfelves 

 about Mufarope y they fent eighty Mufquetteers, Commanded by Lieutenant Mettin^ 

 to an adjacent Wood, where ^ebellino Quartering, Engag'd with Mating, till Scbuppe 

 coming to his afliftance, he fled to TSU^aretta. After which the Countrey there- 

 abouts enjoy 'd the happinefs of Peace. 



Arcijfeusky (laying to fettle all things in good order in Tarayba, took up his Quar- T^.CaMa 

 ters near the Caftle %eal y about a Cannon-fhot from the River Afogados, and a *24<5b* 

 League and a half from the Hollanders Fort fo call'd 5 yet hisDefign was not to lay 

 clofe Siege to the fame, but to prevent all manner of Aid from coming to it, the 

 rather, becaufe he was informed, that there were not above fixty fix hundred Cans 

 of Meal, and fixty five Head of Cattel in the Fort, for three hundred Tortugueje and 

 feven hundred Bra/Mans- to which purpofe he built feveral Redoubts, Batteries 

 and Platforms : after he had lay'n before it three Moneths it was furrendred upon 

 thefe following Articles, vi%. " That the Befieged ftiould march out with lighted 

 ^Matches, Bullets in their Mouths, flying Colours, and with Bag and Baggage, 



Ecc j and 



ii 







