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was no way but co (land to the hazard of Battel. About Day-break bath Arrriie* 

 flood an hour looking upon one another . the place where they flood being 

 furrounded with Woods and deep Valleys. Borgia drew out his Men on a Hill, 

 overgrown with Bullies. Jrcifieu5kyhiL& drawn out his Men on fomewhata lower ^/^ A *< 

 Ground. Borgiazt laft fent fomeof his Mufquetteers down the Hill, who hYd with $j$S$ 

 a full Volley upon the Dutch, whileft Arcifumky onely difcharg'd a Field-piece at anl! 

 Tree, under which Borgia flood to take a view of the Hollanders Forces . upon the 

 firing of which Gun Borgia began to come down the Hill with all his Army,againft 

 whom Arciftusky drew out his firft and fecond Divifion, whileft Captain Vanden 

 Brande led his Companies within two Pikes length from the Enemy, before he dif- 

 charg'd, which was no fooner done> but contrary to Order they broke into the left 

 Wing of Borgia's Army, and put his Mufquetteers to flight, who were foon fol. 

 low'd by the whole Spanijh Army, fome running into the Woods, others into the 

 Morafles,but moft of them along the narrow Way which leads to Porto Qaho. Among 

 the Slain was Borgiahimklf, who was Descended from the greateft Families of the 

 Dukes oiLerma and Borgia - y he was about forty eight years of Age, and had ferv'd 

 the Spanijli King a confiderable time in the Netherlands. This Victory coft the Hol- 

 landers about forty Men, befides as many more wounded. Amongft the Spanijh Pri- 

 foners was a Neopolitan Gentleman, call'd Hetlor de la Qalce, who upon Examination 

 inform'd the Hollanders, That with the laft Spanijh Fleet there Landed two thoufand 

 four hundred Men in Jlagoa, with twenty Brafs Field.pieces> abundance of Wheel- 

 barrows, Spades and Pick-jixcs, which coft in Portugal eight hundred thoufand Crtt- 

 j "ado's ; with which great warlike Preparations Borgia made no doubt to have got 

 faft footing in the Countrey, and to have cut ofFall manner of Afliftance from the 

 Hollanders . That the Spanijh King rais'd a great many Men both in Spain, Italy, and 

 Germany, that with the firft opportunity he might fit out a Fleet, which was to be 

 conducted by four thoufand two hundred Seamen, to whom the Cajlilians were to 

 add eight thoufand five hundred Soldiers and two hundred Seamen, and the Porttt- 

 guefe the like number, to ferveafliore, and to drive all Strangers out of Brafile - 

 That this Defign had long fince been put in Execution, had not the Albuquerquers 

 continually deceived the King of Spain,undcv pretence that Brafile was in no danger; 

 TIm Albuquerque would be fore'd to refign up the Intcreft which he had in Brafile, 

 for which the King would give him a Dukedom in Portugal in exchange. 



Schuppe and ArcifSemky judging it no way convenient to fall upon the Enemy in 

 Porto Caho, Garrifon'd Partyuera with four hundred Men, under the Command of 

 the Captains Day and Philip Andrews, whom they furnifli'd with Provifions for five 

 Moneths, and left Order to defend the Countrey againft the Incurfions of the Ene- 

 my ; which done, they went aboard with eleven hundred Men, and took in two 

 Companies oiBrafilians ztBarra Grande ; with whom Landing behind thelfle Alex'to; 

 they came to Serinhain before Day-light, and found all the Inhabitants fled into the 

 Woods, fearing they would take Revenge on them for murdering of their Sick 

 which they had left there. They were no fooner Encamp'd here, but they received 

 Information from John Talibon, that the Spanijh Army intended to Befiege the Re^ 

 doubt in Barra Grande, which therefore, as lying on an ill place, and not able to re- 

 fill long, they flighted : After which being furnifli'd with Provifions out of fome 

 Ketches Commanded by the Admiral Lichthart, they return'd, With Intentions to 

 take up their Quarters in Serinhain during the Winter Seafon, whileft the Enemy 

 lay in Cockau, on one fide of Una and Serinhain, and kept private Correfpondence 

 With fome of the Portugueje that had taken the Oath of Allegiance to the Hollan- 

 ders • but Arcifieutky fell fo fiercely upon them, that they all fled to Porto Caho, and 



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