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and the want of feveral things neceflary 
to carry on a long Siege ; fo that after 
mature deliberation, it was judged ne- 
celTary to raife the Siege, and delay the 
Execution thereof to a more convenient 
time. 
The Siege Accordingly our Cannon, Ammuniti- 
''"'^ ' on and other Moveables being fent aboard 
upon Floats, the General made a fafe Ke- 
treatinthe Night-time without beat of 
Drum ; and the better to cover his De- 
fign, had gain'd a certain Jew by Money 
to make the Clock of S. Thomcus Church 
ftrike as uiually : to which alfo con- 
tributed not a little the ingenious Inven- 
tion of a certain Gunner, named //cwry 
Boerdorp^ who went the Rounds all Night 
long, and calling Who is there ? Stands 
and that in a different Tone, deceived 
the Enemies Centinels, that they had not 
the leaft Sufpicion of our Retreat ; fo 
The Re that all the Dutch Forces got fafely a- 
T o^^h without the Lofs of as much as 
rje j^^^^ except a A^e^ro Slave. When 
the Dutch Soldiers faw the Artillery and 
Baggage going on board, they were not 
a little dilTatisfyed thereat, but being ap- .-v_A_^ 
peafed by Commodore Roothom, who Baldam. 
told them that it was done only to fecure '-^/"y^-^ 
them againft: the Enemy, who intended 
to make a general Sally, they were after- 
wards glad to follow their Officers Direc- 
tions in the R^etreac. 
It wasalraoft noon before the Portu- 
^Me/a were convinced of our Retreat, as 
fufpefting the lame to be only a Strata- 
gem to draw them into an Ambulh j but 
when they faw us weigh our Anchors, 
they exprefs'd their Joy with the Dif- 
charge of their Cannon round the Walls. 
The Dutch General having left a fufficient 
Garifon for the guard of the Fort of A^eip- 
Orange, another at Crangamr under the 
Command of Captain Ferfpreet^ and 
conftituted Peter du Pon^ a brave Soldi- 
er, Commander in Chief of all the For- 
ces in thofe Parts, faiFd to Coulang 
which Place being likewife provided with 
all Neceflaries, he took his courfe towards 
Batavia^ with an Intention to give Cochin 
a fecond Vifit in the Spring, which he 
did accordingly with better Succefs. 
CHAP. XIX. 
The JJIe of Formofa furprized by the Chinefes. Cochin befieged a fecond time 
by the Dutch, is forced to furrendtr ; the chief Articles of the CdptuUtion. 
The City made more comfdi^ and firengthened with regular Fortifications. 
TheKom^n C2.ihoXiQk Bijhojf of the C\\n^]2Lns of S.Thomas comes to Co- 
chin. Hts Original Bull of Indulgence. 
BY this time we were fufficiently in- 
form'd of the miferable State of our 
Countrymen in the Ifle of Formofa (which 
the Portuguefes would often upbraid us 
with during the Siege) a compleat ac- 
count whereof would be perhaps too te- 
dious, and look'd upon as beyond our 
purpofe J therefore I will only for the 
SatisfaQiion of the Reader, infeit a Letter 
written by the Reverend Mr. John Kruyf, 
Minifter of the Gofpel there in the 
Fort of Zealand, and afterwards at Nega- 
p at an owiheCoz^ of Coromandel (where 
he died) and direfted to me, and Mr. A. 
Breyl my Fellow- Minifter in thefe Parts. 
*' \ Fter my Arrival here the 6th 0{f. 
i; rny Family, 1 was feized 
" with fo violent a Fever, as difabled 
" fne to write to you, yet did not hinder 
" me to remember my hearty Service to 
" you by Mr. Roos^ Captain of our Ship, 
" and the Fador Mr. Keuf. Whether the 
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" fame was brought to you or not, I am 
" ignorant as yet, having for fome time 
after been fo dangeroufly ill with my 
" Diltemper, that my Recovery was 
" almofl: defpaired of j but am now by 
God's peculiar Mercy fo far recovered, 
" that I went firft to Church on Thurf- 
day laffc, and preached twice the Sun- 
" day following, and intend to vifit the 
Sick to morrow, and to adminifter the 
Holy Sacrament on Sunday next. To ^j^;/-^^^^/^ 
" give you a particular Account of the comr,tm 
" late miferable State of the Ifle of Formo- of Formo- 
" fa, is both beyond thecompafs of a Let- 
ter, and my prefent Strength ; and 
" tho I tremble at the very Thoughts 
" of it, yet will I mention the chiefeft 
" Tranfadions: The firft Affault of the 
" furious C/jme/ei was made againft the 
" Caftleof Sacam, v»^hercabouts, after 
they had cut fome of our Soldiers in 
pieces, they took my eld eft Son and 
my Wife's Brother, who, tho very 
N n n ii . " young. 
