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Crave Maw 

 rice few by 

 the "United 

 States w Go- 

 vern Brafilt. 



He is joyfully 

 receiVd at 

 Rjciff*, 



«e marches 



againft the 

 Pcrtuguefes. 



A M E%I C A. Chap. VII. 



Whileft Bufincffes were carry'd on after this manner both by Land and Sea in 

 <Brajile } the WeJIAndia Company refolv'd to fend fome Perfon of Quality thither as 

 Prcfident or fupream Governor ; and after no long Confutation who fliould be 

 the Perfon firaVe Maurice of Najjar* was pitch'd upon,as being not only eminent for 

 his Noble Alliance by Marriage to Emperors and Kings, but alfo for his excellent 

 skill in Martial Affairs, the proofs whereof were known to all Men, as his 

 marching to the Palt^ againft Spinola, his being in the great Siege of Grol, Hcrtogen-- 

 <Bofib ) MaeJ}ricbc,Fenlo 7 Q{bjnberk, and Scbenkenfcbans , at all which he receiv'd great 

 Honor 5 all which confider'd, they made him chief Governor of Braftle, giving him 

 a Commiffion Sign'd by the States of the UnitedNetberlands and Wejl-India Company, 

 to Govern with abfolute Power, as well in Civil as Martial Affairs, to the beft ad. 

 vantage of that State. At firft they refolv'd to fend a Fleet of thirty two Sail thi* 

 ther, but they afterwards redue'd that number to twelve, which they Mann'd with 

 two thoufand feven hundred Men. Grave Maurice fet Sail on the twenty fifth of 

 Ociober 1636. onely with four Sail, whereof the Admiral Ship call'd The Zutfen, 

 carry'd but three hundred and fifty Men : about the Sorlings they met with blufter- 

 ing Weather, infomuch that the Fleet was fore'd to put in at Falmouth, and after 

 forty days flay there, weigh'd Anchor, and Steer'd for Qa^e Verd, and refrefli'd at 

 the Ifle of May, famous for Salt-pans, and inhabited by a few Negro's, and ba- 

 nifh'd Portugueses. 



On the twenty third of January \6y?. Grave Maurice arriving at %ec'\JJa, was by 

 every one receiv'd with great joy ; as alfo JdriaenVander Duffen : and foon after MiN 

 tbias Van Ceulen, SerVaes Carpentier, and John Gyffeling, were chofen to be of his Privy 

 Council; whofe firft Work was exactly to know their Forces, which were either 

 Inhabitants that were to guard Towns and Fortreffes, or Soldiers that march'd in» 

 to the Field, two thoufand fix hundred whereof were appointed to defend ^eciffa, 

 the jifogados, the Promontory St. Augujline, Tamarica, and Tarayba : the greateft 

 Party, which lay in the Field, confided of two thoufand nine hundred Men, and 

 another leiTcr Party of fix hundred 5 which laft fly ingRcgiment was to be continu- 

 ally employ'd to make work for the Enemy. They alfo took an Account of what 

 Provifion and Ammunition they had in ftore, and found that there was want of 

 both, efpecially of Match. "Next he enquir'd after the Enemy's Condition and 

 Power. 



From Porto Calvo the Portuguefe made continual Sallies out into the Countrey, 

 which they fpoil'd and pillag'd, infomuch that the Brafilians being opprefs'd by 

 them, deferted their Villages, and came for refuge to the Hollanders. The Garrifon 

 in Serinbain was alfo much too weak to withftand the Incurfions of the Enemy, the 

 rather, becaufe the Tortuguefe came along private, and to the Hollanders unknown 

 Ways. All which Grave Maurice confidering, caus'daFaft«day to be proclaim'd, on 

 which they defir'd Gods affiftance in the earring on of their Defigns. After which 

 he march'd with the Army to Serinbain, from thence crofs the River Una to Sana 

 Grande, &nd thenceto meet with Bagnola, who though he was four thoufand Men 

 ftrong, befides N^egro's and Brafilians, had ftopt up all the Ways with fell'd Trees, 

 and fortifi'd others. On a Mountain, a League from Porto Calvo, Bagnola kept his 

 Station. At the foot of the Mountain flow'd a Brook, whofe Shore was overgrown 

 with Rice and young Trees, before which lay a high Bank ; oppofite to which 

 Grave Maurice Encamp'dhimfelf towards the Evening, with intentions to fall upon 

 him the next Morning, notwithstanding his Army confifted not of above fifteen 

 hundred Men, of which there were fix hundred ( Brafilians. Grave Maurice's Guard 

 marching before were follow'd by Scbupp'e and Arciffeutky, and they by Uchthart, 



whofe 



