NO. 53. — 1902.] GALLE DUTCH RECORDS. 501 



of a hundred soldiers, shall sail under command of the Lord 

 President Jan Thysen, with Steven Pietersz, Skipper of the 

 ship " Amsterdam," as second commander ; for which same 

 purpose the dessaves aforesaid undertake to march thither 

 with their men, in order, if possible, to attack the Portuguese 

 'by sea and land. 



Whereas, furthermore, it has been proved that the soldiers 

 are with violence taking away from the natives fish, cocoa- 

 nuts, and other necessaries which the blacks are in the habit 

 of offering for sale in the market, without duly paying for 

 the same, 



it has been resolved that as soon as possible a passer 1 or 

 public market shall be established, where the natives shall 

 be free to offer for sale their provisions and refreshments of 

 all kinds, and to sell rice and salt for ready money ; 

 that all our soldiers and sailors shall be strictly forbidden to 

 offer any violence, inconvenience, or harm to the natives 

 afore-mentioned, but shall be bound to allow the said natives 

 to sell their goods at the appointed place, free and un- 

 molested ; where 



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every one shall have to provide himself with what he wants 

 or should stand in need of, outside which passer or bazaar 

 no one shall be allowed to exchange or buy anything ; on 

 the understanding that whosoever should offer any violence 

 to the blacks aforesaid on this account, shall be punished 

 with the halter, or otherwise according as the circumstances 

 of the case shall be found to require. 



And whereas the quel " Den Hasewind" has by our 

 resolution of the 25th instant been ordained to remain 

 here, to be of use to us in embarking and landing heavy 

 cannon, and is no longer necessary for this purpose, there- 

 fore it has been resolved that the quel aoresaid shall be 



