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* and be Tranfported either to Termor A/Jo*. The Church Ornaments 

 had alfo leave to carry away with them, but the Guns and other Ammunmon were 

 co remain in the Fort. Hereupon the Governor Jndres Uarm march d out w.th 

 five hundred cho.ce Soldiers, befides a hundred and fifty wh.ch he had out of the 

 Countrey , and two hundred Families that dwelt about ^ ranfom d the.r Goods 

 for sooo /. In the Fort the Hollanders found fifteen Brafs,and five Iron Guns. 



Mean while Lkhthart fet Sail with fix Ships and five little Ketches, carry. ng five 

 Companies j with which Landing on Sana Grande, he march'd two Leagues along 

 the Shore to the Churchof St. <Bento, built on a high Hill, round about wh.ch he 

 Encamp'd himfelf, and fortifi'd the fame with Pallilado's. 



Hither the Inhabitants of Porto Qaho came in great numbers to take the Oath or 

 Allegiance to the WeftJndia Company. 



Lkhthart affifted by Captain CorneUs Exel's Company, march d d.reftly to Porto 

 Caho, notwithftanding he had but three hundred and twenty feven Men, with wh.ch 

 he went along a troublefom Way, up Hill and. down Hi 1, and com .ng near 

 Porto Caho, was inform'd by a fortuguefe, Thatthe Duke <Bagnola poffefs d a Church 

 there full of Port-holes, with two hundred choice Men, befides a Company newly 

 M„,— arriv'd there from Serinhain- and that he had a ftrong Fortification near the Ri- 

 &* ver. neverthelcfs Lkhthart marching towards him,difcover*d his Forces rank d on a 

 fteep Mountain, whither he running with his Men.forc'd <Bagnola to quit the Church, 

 as alfo thole that lay in Ambufcade near the High.way, whileft eighty <Brafilt*ns, 

 feme Torturuefes, and a Company of Neapolitan,, thought to have fall'n upon the 

 Barques of the Hollanders . but feeing the States Flag upon the Church, and Sagnola 

 routed, they foon Retreated. This Victory coft the Hollande^ but feven Men, be- 

 fides eighteen wounded ; for which the fortuguefe loft many more. 



The Inhabitants of Camarigibi, Antonio, and about fortoCaho, accept.ng of the 

 Articles proposed in Varayba, took the Oath of Allegiance to the Hollanders. 



In the interim after Jrciffeusky had taken the Fort %*/, and given Command 

 thereof to Verdoes, he fet forthwith ten Companies and three hundred Zraftltans, 

 to joyn with Schuppe, who Befieg'd the Fort Na^aretta near the Promontory St. Ah. 

 guftine . but the Governor Albuquerque fearing he mould be furpris'd.fled from thence 

 with three hundred Men, and left Teter Correa de Gamba, and Lewis <Btrbalho <Bi K erra 

 in hisftead. But Sc^eapproach'd Co near with his Trenches and Granado's, that 

 Correa inform'd of Jrciffemkys coming, furrendred the Caftle upon advantageous 



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After this Succefs Schuppe march'd along the Shore, and Arcijfeusky up into the 

 Countrey, both with intention to fall upon the Enemy in Serinhain. Jrcijfemky 

 marching along a troublefom Way, came to Utguel de <Poyaca with fix Compan.es, 

 where the Councellor Schotte had fortifi'd a Church • and fomewhat farther he met 

 with a brave Francijcan Cloyfter, where he was inform'd, that the Governor Albw 

 m. c.iv> jerque had again furpris'd the Fort Porto Caho • which prov'd too true 5 for Schuppe 

 X4- haftening to his afliftancethrough Serinbain,Una,znd &jno,ftaid at Furicofo, a League 

 from TortoCaho, for Jmjfeusky, who was coming thither with feven Companies 

 over the deep and crooked Stream Serinhain , and before Villa Foamofa, a pleafant Vil- 

 lage, in which ftood anoldJe/«ifr Cloyfter and a little Church, both their Forces 

 joyn'd together,making up feventeen Companies of Foot.and one Troop of Horfe ; 

 but they came too late : for after a long and ftout Aflault, and no lets Refiftance 

 from the Befieged, the Place was furrendred to Albuquerque, who caus'd Domingo 

 Calabar to be Quarter'd; a Man not inferior for Strength and Atfivity to that W» 

 Crotoniatcs, fo famous amonsft the ancient Grecians : Amongft other proofs of his 

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