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veold^ in part of the Reimbarfement of 
Charges they had been at, promiling to 
deliver the reft, as foou as itcould be 
brought together at the Seaport of Sam- 
Ratificati- ^^^^'^^y and to hafteii the Ratification of 
the faid Alliance V his Majeity fent two 
AmbalTadors to Batavidy in Company of 
Mr. Weflerwold^ with fome Prefents to the 
General and Council of the Indies^ who 
being honourably received and treated 
there, were afterwards fent back with 
Letters and Prefents for his Majefty, 
with the Yachts the Grijpskerkj Faulcon 
on of the 
UU Alli- 
ance. 
and renlo, bound for the Coaft of Coro- ^^<^ , 
mmdd. Baldens. 
The Emperor's Array in the mean ^*VXf 
while being about 20000 ftrong, conti- 
nued before Columbo ; and the Portuguefes Columbc* 
having been very unfaccefsful in divers '"'f'^i^'^^ 
Sallies, it was more than probable that , 
this Place (tho the Capital City of the 
Portuguefes in this Ifle) would be forced to 
fiirrender upon the Arrival of the expec- 
ted Dutch Fleet, under the Admiral Jn- 
thony de Caan, 
Puntegale 
befieged. 
CHAP. XXIIL 
Puntegale taken bj Storm bj William Jacob Kofter, Caleture bejleged. 
THE 2th o( March, Commodore iiTf?/- 
ter being come to an Anchor about 
noon in the Bay of Puntegale, under the E- 
nemies Cannon, be landed his Men before 
Night on the North-fide without any Re- 
fiftance. Intelligence was brought by 
fome Negroes, that they expefted a Re- 
inforcement in the City of 250 Portuguefes 
from Columbo ^ notwithflanding which 
the Dutch divided their Forces into three 
Bodies, and advanced clofe under the 
Fort: The ^th early in the Morning, 
they were attacked by the faid Portuguefes^ 
whom they repuls'd, tho not without 
fome lofs. Neverthelefs they kept our 
Forces in conftant Alarm, thofe of Can- 
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