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Enemy, notwithftanding there fell great Showers of Rain, reftcd a little in the de- 

 ferted Village Tapijerica, formerly inhabited by three thoufand People, who pof. 

 fefs'd feveral fair Structures, brave Walks, a large Jefuits Cloyfter, and a Church 

 The Iweet Water and pleafant Paftures invited the Hollanders to ftay here a Niaht 

 The next Morning marching forward to Terra Firm, they fiiw a ftcong Fortifica- 

 tion newly rais'd.but without People.and heard the Enemy's Sentinels fire : where- 

 upon Jrcffeutkj appointing part of the Army to follow at a diftance, march'd be- 

 fore with the reft, and being fir'd upon from an Ambufcade by Camaron's Party he 

 order'd Capta.n TaUbon to prefs in upon the Ambufcade . but becaufe it was per. 

 form'd in great diforder, he fell in himfelf on the right-hand of the Enemy whileft 

 Ucbthart's kcond Divifion flood ftill , which fo affrighted the Enemy, that without 

 making the leaft refiftance he fled into the Woods, leaving many dead behind him. 

 The next day Captain Sobarfs Party tracking the flying Enemy, fell in amongft 

 them, and gave them a total Rout. 



Arciffeusky rcfolv'd to ftay fome time in Terra Firma to wait for Camaron, but he 

 not appearing, he laid wafte the Countrey thereabouts. 



<%ebel!ino and Lewis de Sofa falling upon the Councellor Ey/Jens, Governor of !p4. W~- "*• 

 rayba, routed him, and fet fire on the Sugar-Mills belonging to Emanuel fire^, which «f B «* 

 fore'd them with their Swords in their Hands to break through Flame and Smoak *""""' 

 upon the Enemy, who kill'd nine of them upon the Spot (amongft whom Ey/fens 

 and his Secretary) the reft being either taken or fled. 



Immediately after Jrciffeusky being inform'd by two Prifoners, that the Spanip? 

 Forces Commanded by So/a, Via*, and ^ebeUino, were all joyn'd together in the 

 Wood Antonio, where Qmaron was alfo expected, he march'd away prefently with 

 half his Army, and as foon as the Captains Meeting and Tourhn, whom he com- 

 manded to follow him the next day, were come up to him, he fell upon the Ene- 

 my, who lay on a Hill, at whofcFoot was a deep Valley, through which he climb'd 

 to the top -, which valorous Attempt fo amaz'd the Spaniards, that without firing a Mm 

 Gun they fled into the Wood : After which Melting and Tourhn went back to Lau- t^g 

 renzp . and Jrci/Jettsky deftroy'd the %offai, of which the Farinba is made, that fo by 

 fcarcity of Provifions he might prevent the Enemy from fo often joyning together 

 in Parties : In the mean time ten Ships from Holland arriv'd with frefh Forces, Am- 

 munition, Provifions, and two taken Prizes, at <%eciffa. 



Houte-been being releas'd from his Imprifonment in Dunkirk, fet Sail from Hoi- sm,d ph. 

 land with three Ships, and took ten Iron Guns out of one Ship, and feveral Pipes of £„"£?. by 

 Wine out of another before Matanca ., after that a Tartan from Havana, two Frigats S' n , Kc: 

 with Meal, one full of Wood with two Guns, two Barques carrying Bananas, a rich 

 laden Pink, two Ships with Hides, and one with Sugar. Near the Ifland <Baru he 

 heard feveral great Guns moot off,whereupon making thither, he found the Zealand 

 Privateer Martman Engag'd with a Ketch carrying ten Brafs and fix Iron Guns, 

 which was run afhore ; whereupon Houte-been went to his affiftance with a well 

 Mann'd Boat 5 which the Spaniards feeing, fet fire on their Ketch and fled ■ but the 

 Flame having onely hurt the Stern, fifty Men were order'd to get her afloat, who 

 having begun to unlade the Tobacco, and to take out the Brafs Guns, the Gun- 

 Room took fire, and blew up both Men and Goods , of which twenty four being An »„iud r 

 fadly hurt, dy'd, the reft efcaping miraculoufly. Not long after Houte-been took ^"^ 

 a Ship with Hides, fraighted the Alcmatr Pink with his Prizes for the Texel, ran 

 clofe by Carthagena, &nd kept a considerable time in fight of the Plate.Fleet, of which 

 hecarry'doneofthehcavieft Sailers away with him • Being thus enrich'd, here, 

 turn'd home. 



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