by the Ne- 



ihtrlands. 



19 o \A M E %1 C A. Chap. Vll. 



Cheft, bury'd it under the Ballaft. Mean while the Fleet approaching the 

 Flemmijh Ifles, was furpris'd by a terrible Storm, in which the Vice- Admiral's old 

 Ship fplit afunder, but moft of the People were fav'd. Between Calice and Dover 

 they met with eight Ofienders, againft whom they madethemfelves ready to Fighc ; 

 but they, according to the King of Spain s Order, inftead of Hoftility fliew'd them 

 Friendship. All their Provifions were fpent, when they happily Anchor'd before 

 Bufliing, where Bankert's Body was Interred with great Solemnity. 



In the interim the United Tether lands had fitted out another Fleet to aflift^c/^, 

 the Wefl-lndia Company having firft demanded of the King of Portugal two hundred 

 and eighty Tuns of Gold, to the value of which they affirmed themfelves to have 

 been damaged by the Infurreftion of the Portugueje. On the other fide, the King of 

 Portugal was in a quandary about the Bufinefs oiftrafik . for firft, he had no other 

 thoughts but that Bra/ile would have fall'n into his hands within the f^ace of three 

 Moneths, becaufe the Plot there was fo fubtilly laid -, neither did lie think the States 

 would have concern'd themfelves with the IVeji-India Companies Bufinefs/ which 

 now it was manifeft they did. Befides this,there was a third Inconvenience, vi^. that 

 &Icc™from f tnc Sp ani fr Crown endeavored to conclude a Peace with the United Netherlands ; 

 th «V'Sa wherefore that he might put a flop to the fending of the Fleet to ®tt*///e,he dealt with 

 the French Ambaifador to make very advantageous Proffers in his behalf, fisfy That 

 he would Surrender all the conquered Places, and make good all the Damages that 

 had been fuftain'd thereby. The Fleet appointed to go to Brafile was hereupon ftopt, 

 till the States had Confulted about an Anfwer on the fore-mention'd Propofitions; 

 but when Haeks brought news of the falfhood of the Tortuguefe, the Scale was im- 

 mediately turn'd, infomuch that the Tortuguefe Ambaffador went in danger of his 

 Life, till the Mutineers were put into Cuftody. Moreover the Fleet was order'd 

 to Sail with all fpeed poflible to P^cijfa> with promife that another Fleet fliould 

 foon follow with fix thoufand Men ; but the many difconfolate tydings that had 

 been brought of late, of the hardfhips and Sufferings of thofe that went before, 

 through the unwholfomnefs of the Climate, the want of Provifions, the Strength 

 and Cruelty of the Enemy, made the Seamen and Soldiers very unwilling to go Co 

 fatal a Voyage, infomuch that as many as could, made their efcape : yet at laft, on 

 the laft day of December, Anno 1647. the Fleet fct Sail under the Command of 

 Cornelifzpon de Wit 5 fome Weeks before which Schuppe was fore'd to defert the Ifland 

 Taperica, to go and aid Pgcijfa, which the Portuguese from a rais'd Battery on the 

 other fide of the River Siberibi (hot at fo inceflantly, that none were fafe either in 

 their Houfesor in the Streets. 



Mean while the Portuguese Agent, Francifco de Sou/a Continho, proffcr'd the States 

 to go to Brafik himfelf, and caufe to be reftor'd all thofe Places which had been ta* 

 ken from the WettJndia Company, particularly the City St. Salvador and Tercera % be- 

 fides Reparation for all other Damages. 

 Gravi Mtu- At the fame time Grave Maurice was Treated with to go to Brafile again, but his 



rict his high 1 r 1 • » 1 » 1 



Demands, Demands were fo high, that it came to nothing; forherequird 4000 /. yearly to 

 ipend at his Table, and 5000' /. befides during his Life ; alfo 2000 /.to fethim out, 

 and twelve thoufand Men to Befiege St. Salvador, which was always guarded by 

 four thoufand, and thirty Carvels lay ready before Litbon to carry four thoufand 

 more thither. 

 A " g °Jj ak* ^ things went very ill on the Hollanders fide at this prefent • for befides that the 

 hy tf< P$r ~ f° re * m ention'd Fleet had not its wifli'd fuccefs, moft of the Men being deftroy'd 

 by the immoderate Heat of the Climate, Angola and Loando were alfo taken by the 

 Portuguefe. 



Thefe 



