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liiincired, were lent on board; but no fooner did they 

 prepare to weigh anchor for their departure, than the 

 lliip was boarded by feveral fmall veffels, privately arm- 

 ed and manned for the purpofe. The rebels were com- 

 pelled to furrender at difcretion, and a few days after 

 vrere tried for murder and rebellion ; when eleven of 

 the ringleaders were executed, three of them were broke 

 alive upon the rack, and eight were hanged on the gal- 

 lows in irons. The reft obtained their pardon ; but be- 

 ing no longer to be depended on, were gradually dif- 

 charged from the colonial fervice, when others could be 

 2^rocured to replace them. 



In the following year the widow of Somelfdyk offered 

 to transfer her portion in this fettlement to King William 

 the Third, but to no purpofe ; while a Mr. Scherpen- 

 hayzoen was fent over to Surinam from Holland, with a 

 frefn fupply of men and ammunition, to take the com- 

 mand in the room of the late Lord of Somelfdyk, as go- 

 vernor of the colony. Mr. Scherpenhayzoen,at his arrival, 

 finding every thing in the utmoft confufion, in order to 

 apply the fpeedieft means of redrefs, eftablhlied a court 

 of juftice, which differed from that formed by his prede- 

 celTor, Governor Somelfdyk, in this particular, that the for- 

 mer is invefted with the management of all military and 

 criminal affairs, and the latter with that of all civil pro- 

 ceffes and pecuniary matters. Both of thefe courts fti41 

 remain, and of both the governor is always prefident. 



This gentleman was alfo very diligent in eitabhfhing 



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