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felf Mafter of all that could be faved out of the Wreck ; 
conceiving, that it would be eafy to furprife the Captain on 
his Return ; and determining to go on the Account, that 
is to fay, to turn Pirate in the Captain’s YeiTel. In order to 
carry this Defign into Execution, he thought it neceffary 
for them to rid themfelves of fuch of the Crew, as were 
not like to come into their Scheme ; but before he proceeded 
to dip his Hands in Blood, he obliged all the Confpirators 
to fign an Inftrument, by which they engaged to ftand by 
each other. 
The whole Ship’s Company were on fhore in three Wands,' 
the greateft Part of them in that where Cornells was ; which 
Wand they thought fit to call the Burying-place of Batavia. 
One Mr. Weybhays was fent with another Body into 
an adjacent Wand, to look for Water ; which, after twenty 
Days Search, he found, and made the appointed Signal,’ 
by lighting three Fires •, which, however, were not feen, 
nor taken notice of, by thofe under the Command of Cor- 
nells^ becaufe they were bufy in butchering their Com- 
panions, of whom they had murdered between thirty and 
forty ; but fome few, however, got off upon a Raft of 
Planks tied together; and went to the Wand where Mr. 
Weybhays was, in order to acquaint him with the dreadful 
Accident that had happened. Mr. Weybhays having with 
him forty-five Men, they all refolded to ftand upon their 
Guard, and to defend themfelves to the laft Man, in cafe 
thefe Villains fhould attack them. This; indeed, was their 
Defign ; for they were apprehenfive both of this Body, 
and of thofe who were on the third Wand, giving Notice 
to the Captain, on his Return, and thereby preventing 
their Intention of running away with his Veffel.- But, as 
this third Company was by much the weakeft, they began 
with them firft, and cut them all off, except five Women,- 
and feven Children, not in the leaft doubting, that they 
fhould be able to do as much by Weybhays , and his Com- 
pany ; in the mean time, having broke open the Merchants 
Chefts, which had been faved out of the Wreck, they con- 
verted them to their own Ufe, without Ceremony. 
8. The Traitor, Jerbm Cornells ,- was fo much elevated 
with the Succefs that had hitherto attended his Villainy, 
that he immediately began to failfy all Difficulties were 
over ; and gave a Loofe to his vicious Inclinations, in 
every refpedr. He ordered Clothes to be made of rich 
Stuffs, that had been faved, for himfelf and his Troop ; and, 
having chofen out of them a Company of Guards, he ordered 
them to have fcarlet Coats, with a double Lace of Gold or 
Silver. There were two Minifters Daughters among the 
Women, one of which he took for his own Miftrefs, gave 
the fecond to a Favourite of his, and ordered that the 
other three Women fhould be common to the whole 
Troop. He afterwards drew up a Set of Regulations, 
which were to be the Laws of his new Principality, taking 
to himfelf the Stile and Title of Captain-General, and 
obliging his Party to fign an Aft, or Inftrument, by which 
they acknowledged him as fuch. Thefe Points once fet- 
tled, he refolved to carried on the War. He firft; of all 
embarked on board two Shallops twenty-two Men, well 
armed, with Orders to deftroy Mr. Weybhays, and his Com- 
pany ; and, on their mifcarrying, he undertook a like Ex- 
pedition, with thirty- feven Men ; in which, however, he 
had no better Succefs ; for Mr. Weybhays , with his People, 
though armed only with Staves, with Nails drove into their 
Heads, advanced even into the Water to meet them, and, 
after a brisk Engagement, compelled thefe Murderers to 
retire. 
Cornells then thought fit to enter into a Negotiation, 
which was managed by the Chaplain, who remained with 
Mr. Weybhays ; and, after feveral Comings and Goings, 
from one Party to the othe other, a Treaty was concluded 
upon the following Terms ; viz. That Mr. Weybhays , and 
his Company, fhould for the future remain undifturbed, 
provided they delivered up a little Boat, in which one of 
the Sailors had made his Efcape from the Eland in which 
Cornells was with his Gang, in order to take Shelter on that 
where Weybhays was with his Company. It was alfo agreed, 
that the latter fhould have a Part of the Stuffs and Silks 
given them for Clothes, of which they flood in great 
Want. But, while this Affair was in Agitation, Cornells 
took the Opportunity of the Correfpondense between them 
being rcftorcd, to write Letters to fome French Soldiers tha 
were in Weybhays’ s Company, promifing them fix thou- 
fand Livies apiece, if. they would comply with his De- 
mands ; not doubting but, by this Artifice, he fhould be 
able to accomplish his End. 
His Letters, however, had no Effedt % on the contrary, 
the Soldiers, to whom, they were diredted, carried them, 
immediately to Mr. Weybhays. Cornells, not knowing that 
this Piece of Treachery v/as difcovered, went over the next 
Morning, with three or four of his People, to carry to 
Mr. W eybhays the Clothes that had been promifed him ; 
As foon as they landed, ^Weybhays attacked them, killed 
two or three, and made Cornells himfelf Prifoner. One 
Wouterlofs, who was the only Man that made his Efcape, 
went immediately back to the Confpirators, put himfelf 
at their Head, and came the next Day to attack Weybhays , 
but met with the fame Fate as before ; that is to fay, he, 
and the Villains that were with him, were foundly beat. 
9. Things were in this Situation, when Captain F el- 
fart arrived in the Sardam Frigate: Fie failed up to the 
Wreck ; and faw, with great Joy, a Cloud of Smoke 
afcending from one of the Elands ; by which he knew, that 
all his People were not dead. He came immediately to 
an Anchor ; and having ordered fome Wine and Provifions 
to be put into the Skiff, refolved to go in Perfon with 
thefe Refrefhments to one of thefe Iflands. He had hardly 
quitted the Ship; before he was boarded by a Boat from 
the Eland to which he was going ; there were four Men ini 
the Boat, ol whom Weybhays was one, who immediately ran 
to the Captain, told him what had happened, and begged 
him to return to his Ship immediately, for that the Con- 
fpirators intended to furprife her ; that they had already 
murdered 125 Perfons, and that they had attacked him, 
and his Company; that very Morning, with two Shal- 
lops. 
While they were talking, the two Shallops appeared ; 
upon which the Captain rowed to his Ship as fail as he 
could, and was hardly got on board before they arrived at 
the Ship-fide. The Captain was furprifed to fee Men in 
red Coats, laced with Gold and Silver, with Arms in their 
Elands. He demanded what they meant by coming on 
board armed. They told him he fhould know, when they 
were on board the Ship. The Captain replied, that they 
fhould come on board, but that they tnuft firft throw their 
Arms into the Sea ; which if they did not do imme- 
diately, he would fink them as they lay. As they faw, that 
Difputes were to no Purpofe, and that they were intirely in 
the Captain’s Power, they were obliged to obey. They 
accordingly threw their Arms overboard, and were then 
taken into the Veffel, where they were inftantly put in 
Irons : One of them, whofe Name was John Bremen , and 
who was firft examined, owned, that he had murdered, with 
his own Hands, or had affifted in murdering, no lefs than 
twenty-feven Perfons. The fame Evening Weybhays 
brought his Priloner Cornells on board, where he was put 
in Irons, and ftrictly guarded. 
10. On the 1 8th of September, Captain Pelfart , with 
the Mafter, went to take the reft of the Confpirators in Cor - 
nelis’s Eland. They went in two Boats. The Villains, 
as foon as they faw them land, loft all their Courage, and fled 
from them. They furrendered without a Blow, and were 
put in Irons with the reft. The Captain’s firft Care was 
to recover the Jewels which Cornells had difperfed among 
his Accomplices : They were, however, all of them foon 
found, except a Gold Chain, and a Diamond Ring ; the 
latter was alfo found at laft, but the former could not be 
recovered. They went next to examine the Wreck, which 
they found ftaved into an hundred Pieces ; the Keel lay 
upon a Bank of Sand on one Side ; the fore Part of the 
F efiel ftuck faft on a Rock ; and the reft of her lay here 
and there, as the Pieces had been driven by the Waves, 
fo that Captain Pelfart had very little Elopes of faying any 
of the Merchandife. One of the People belonging to 
W eybhays\ Company told him, that one fair Day, which 
was the only one they had in a Month, as he was fiffiing 
near the Wreck, he had (truck the Pole in his Hand 
againft one of the Chefts of Silver; which revived the 
Captain a little, as it gave him Reafon to expect, that fome- 
thing might ftill be laved. They fpent all the 19th in 
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