NO. 53—1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 



advisable to do and to take in hand in the present position 

 of affairs ; 



whereupon the said Council, having duly deliberated on 

 the same, and maturely considered various circumstances 

 thereto appertaining, has unanimously resolved and approved 

 to send out to-night 



MS.fol. 56. 



to Biligam, where as we understand the enemy intend to 

 throw up a fortress, 



a party of 300 soldiers, commanded by the Captains Paulus 

 Doncq (who in case of hostilities shall be entitled to convene 

 meetings of the other military officers, and shall preside at 

 the same) and Jan van der Laen, Lieutenant Lambert 

 Camholt, and the Ensigns Burchardt Cocqs, Jan Branden- 

 burch, and Marcus Symensz ; 



in order to prevent the throwing up of the said fortress, 

 and furthermore to inform the enemy by a letter which to 

 that intent shall be written by the Lord President, 

 that unless within 24 hours after receiving and reading the 

 said letter [which is more than time enough, seeing there 

 can be no doubt that they have been apprized of the 

 breaking out of war before us, though they have not sent us 

 word thereof] they withdraw from those parts which justly 

 belong to the Honourable Company, and retire within their 

 own boundary, they shall be attacked everywhere as 

 enemies ; 



in default whereof, if, in spite of the prohibition afore- 

 mentioned, they should persist in remaining on our terri- 

 tory ; 



our captains and chiefs hereinbefore mentioned shall 

 proceed to carry their orders into effect, and as aforesaid 

 harass the enemy everywhere and in all possible manners ; 

 on the understanding that they shall every day let us know 

 what is going on, and where the said enemy is lying, and 

 other things worth knowing, to the intent 



