Chap.XX VI. A Defcripion f C E Y L O N. 
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Bleraifh upon your Courage, fince be- 
*' ing bereav'd of tliefe means, you have 
neverthelels given fiicli ample Proofs 
" of your Zeal and Bravery in the De- 
fence of this Place. My Requell is 
" only founded upon this, to avoid the 
Effulion of Innocent Blood, the almofl 
neceirary Confequence and unavoidable 
Fate of all Places taken by AlTiult, it 
being fufficiently known, that the Fu- 
ry of the conquering Soldiers is not 
ealily flopp'd upon thofe Occalions. 
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Nov. 9, 
Gerard Hulfi. 
The Trumpeter returning a little while 
after, told, that coming near to S. >/;n's 
Baftion, the Letter was taken from him 
by a PocfM^He/e Officer, who allur'd him, 
that the Governor fliould return an An- 
fwer the next Day : Hereupon the Can- 
non being ordered to play as before, 
three Companies under the Lieutenants 
William de Wit^ Henry Gerritfz.^ and 
Chrtjlopber Egger^ were fent to Montual^ 
in order to be put on board the two 
Yachts, the Ter Goes and the Erafmiu. 
The lotb of Novemb. an Anfwer was 
fent to the General upon his Letter. 
TheGovn- As God Almighty difpofes the 
rns An- " Chaoces of War according to his 
Pleafure, fo he may as well declare 
" now for our fide, as he has done for 
" you before : The Place you require, 
belongs to the Ring of Portugal my 
" Mafter, who having entrulled me with 
the fame, I mull be accountable to 
him for it. The Reafons atledged by 
your Excellency, arc not fufficient to 
move me to lay afidc the Defence of 
this City ; not queftloning, but that 
Time and Experience will convince 
you, that our Condition at prefent is 
much beyond what you imagine. I 
recommend you to God's Protection. 
frver, 
Nov. 9. 
Antonio de Souz.a Coutinho. 
ons for tb: 
General « c 
AjjAult. tc 
After the Receit of this refolute An- 
fwer, the General thought fit to give the 
following Inftrudtions for the intended 
General AOault. 
" The Yachts, vb., the Maid of En- 
chuyfcn., commanded by Folkert Adrian 
Shram (who afterwards rendred him- 
" felf fo famous in the North, during 
" ti\e Engltjh War) and the IVorkum., A- 
" rent Groenficld Commander, lhall ap- 
*' proach into the Bay, as near to the 
" Water- Fort as poffibly they can j for 
" which purpofe they fhall be provided 
Vol. Ill, 
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with iiQchofen Seamen, 5000 Pounds 
" of Gunpowder, and with Shot in pro- f>r^' 
" portion. '^^^^r^ 
The Yachts (hill anchor in any part 
" of the B17, vvhere they can bell an- 
" noy the W.iter-Fort, and under fa- 
"• vour of their Gimon lani their M.i.\. 
" For this parpofe the Yachts the Ttr 
Goes and EfafmuSy fnall keep vvichin 
Canrion-fiioc of the other cwoYichcs, 
"• and have aboard, bedJei their Ships 
Crew, 100 Landmen each, viz. thj 
Companies of William de IVit^ H:}vy 
Gcrntfz^^ and Cbrijiopher Egger^ in or- 
" der to Iind, in conjua£tion with the 
" Men of the other Yachts. ThcB^acs, 
" Tenders and other fmill Veflels rtiill 
keep near the before-mention'd Ship?, 
viz.. the Tender the A>n(ierdam with 
''^ her Sloop, near the Ter Go^s., and ths 
Sloop the l^e/d, the Boat of the Maty- 
" goldflmer., with her Sloop the Dclfi^ 
and the Tender the Naarden with the 
" reft. The Tenders the Hair and 
^rorpw^/^ (hall keep near the Shoar, to 
" be ready upon all Occafions to carry 
Advice where it fhall bethought ne- 
" celfary. In (hort, all the Boats fhall at- 
" tend the Veffels that are engag'd againfl 
the Fort, in order to fave their Men, 
" in cafe any of them Ihould be funk or 
" difabled. When the Companies Stan- 
" dard is fix'd above the red Flag, this 
fhall be the Signal of landing: If the 
" faid Standard is fet up on the Main- 
maft yards Arm, it fh ill be the Signal 
" for the Boats to come to fuccour the 
Ship, fhe being in danger of finking. 
" When the Prince's Standard is fet 
up on the Ramparts, it is a Sign that 
we are Mafters of that part of the 
Fortifications, when the Attack either 
upon the Caftle or Fort may ceafe, till 
the faid Standard be fet up in Captain 
Kuylenburg's Quarters, near the Sea- 
fhoar this being intended for a Signal, 
that we are alfo Mafters of the Town 
" on the Landfide, when the Officers in 
" their refpedive Attacks may either 
ftop or go forward, according as ic 
fhall be thought convenient by the Ma- 
" jority of Voices. 
Whilft the Ships the Maid of En- 
" cbuyfen and IVorkum^ are under Sail to 
enter the Bay, all the reft of the 
" Ships fhall weigh their Anchors, and 
" put up the red Flag, as if they would 
" enter the Bay, but keep without Can- 
" non-lliot. So foon as the Forces are 
" landed, all the Officers, Soldiers and 
Seamen, fhall obey Mr. Adrian Roo- 
" f&artf, as their fupreme Commander. 
Aaaaa 2 Whilft 
