->%6 *A M E "Kl C A. Chap. VII. 



fions at ^eciffa. As foon as he had taken the Fort, he caused it to be pull'd down 

 to the Ground, becaufe it flood in an inconvenient place, and immediately rais'd 

 another, which was much better to be defended, by reafon of the riling Ground j 

 but he could neither bring that Work, nor any other Dcfign to any perfection, be- 

 caufe of the treachery of his Soldiers, who being moft of them fyman-Catbolicks, 

 were fo inclin'd to the fortuguefe Intercft, that they daily more and more deferted 

 the Companies Service, and gave Intelligence to the Enemy of their Tranfa&ions. 

 Amongft others, an AntToerpet was apprehended for an Intelligencer, and bcino- 

 Hang'd on a Gibbet, fell three times one after another on his Feet,the Halter break- 

 ing like a burnt Thred, which gave him fo many times of refpit and opportunity 

 of fupplicating for Life j but his Crime was too hainous to admit of Pardon, 

 Mean while the fled <Portuguefes being fupply'd with frefli Supplies from all Places, 

 efpecially from St. Salvador, to the number of twelve hundred Men, they kill'd the 

 Out- watches, confiding of twenty Men : The next Sentinel being warn'd by the 

 noife, alarm'd the new Fort, which was fcarce finiftTd, becaufe a mighty Shower of 

 c*pt. Mn- Rain had wafli'd away the Walls. Hinderfon being wounded in the Leg, fent Cap- 

 ET y by ta * n Montague againft the Enemy, of whofe Power he was fenfiblej yet going to 

 and <hin. ' the place where the Watch that was kill'd had kept their Station, he met with two 

 hundred Tortuguefes , divided into three Companies, and drawn out for Battel, who 

 running away were purfu'd by Montague, till coming up to their Regiment, which 

 confifted in all of a thoufand Men, divided into five Companies, they fell on all 

 fides upon Montague, who fighting valiantly, was overpowcr'd and kill'd, with three 

 hundred of his Men, and almoft as many more taken Prifoners 5 amongft whom was 

 the Minifter JJlette, four hundred onely efcaping into the Fort, where Hinderfon 

 ftay'd expecting the event of Montague's Exploits. 



This Defeat fpoil'd Schuppe's Defign, who by his marching to Qfyo Francifco 

 thought to draw the Enemy from fyciffa* but now being fore'd to think of fome 

 other way, he thought it convenient to invade St. Salvador by Sea, as the Enemy 

 had done %eciffa by Land. Wherefore Hinderfon rcceiv'd order to flay with fix hun- 

 dred Men (being all that were left of fifteen hundred,) on ${io Grande, whither a 

 Barque with Provifions being fent, was taken, and the Men in cool Blood kill'd by 

 the Tortuguefe. 



At the fame time it was given out, that Scbuppe was going with the Admiral 



Bankert to Hinderfon s afliftance ; and to delude the Tortuguefe the more, Scbuppe 



went with two thoufand five hundred Men to <$jo Vrancifco, where he lay fome 



days at an Anchor . upon which the Governor of St. Salvador fending feveral Com- 



sch»ppe\vi- panies thither, Scbuppe Sail'd with all fpeed to St. Salvador, and Landing on thelfland 



aoryonthe JL -' , - * r i i 



ifianji;,/*- laperica, four Leagues in circumference, he got a rich Booty, and fpar'd none 

 whome're he met with, infomuch that two thoufand were deftroy'd, fome by the 

 Sword upon the place, others by their hafte to get over to St. Salvador 5 for moft of 

 the Veffels being too full, funk with them. Amongft the Prifoners that were taken 

 and fent to %eciffa, were two Monks, who were defign'd the fame Entertainmenc 

 as the Minifter JJlette fliould receive in St. Salvador 5 whereupon they immediately 

 wrote to their Fraternity, to take care that JJlette fliould not be burnt alive, as the 

 Tortuguefe had threatned, becaufe they were to expecT: the fame ufage : whereupon 

 JJlette was fct at liberty, and had leave to walk up and down the Streets of St. Sal- 

 vador. Scbuppe fortifi'd himfelf on Taperica, near an Inlet under the new Works, 

 and together with Licbtbart watch *d for all Tortuguefe Veffels : But Licbtbart dying 

 here, was carry 'd to %euffa, and there bury'd. On the other fide, the Governor of 

 St. Salvador fent fifteen hundred Men in the Night to the other fide of Taperica, 



where 



jichthari's 

 Death. 



