Chap. IIL of the DUTCH 
what the Dutch called Severity, which, in any other Lan- 
guage, would have been denominated Cruelty. He had 
ferved with Reputation in the Eajl Indies, and was allowed 
to have a furprizing Power over the Seamen. He had 
under him four Captains of eftablifhed Charabler, and his 
Squadron confided of five Sail of flout Ships, on board of 
which he had eighteen hundred Men, with every thing 
that was thought neceffary, either for making a Defcent, 
or for eilabliihing a Colony. 
General Brewer, and his Squadron, failed from the 
I’exel the 6th of November, 1642, and arrived at Pernam- 
buco on the Coaft of Brazil, in 9 Degrees of South La- 
titude, on the 2 2d oi December following; where, having 
confulted with Count Maurice of Naffau, General and 
Commander in chief for the Dutch in Brazil, he failed 
from Fernojnbuco with five Ships well equipped, and pro- 
vided with Neceflaries, on the i6th of January 1642-3 *, 
and, on the 5th of March, they came in Mght of the 
Str eights of Pa Maire, as they were then called, which 
is only a Pafiage between States Ifland and the mod Ead- 
erly Point of Perra del Fiigc, in 45 Degrees fome Mi- 
nutes South Latitude, and fince diled BreweF s-Streights, 
in Memory of this Expedition. They came to an An- 
chor in a Bay of States Ifland, to the Eadward of the 
Streights of Pa Maire ; where, having remained till the 
25th of March, they failed round Ca-pe Horn, fuffering 
pretty much by dormy Weather ; and lofing the Com- 
pany of one of their Ships, called the Orange Tree, and 
arrived with the other four on the Coad of Chili, on 
the 30th of April 1643; and on the 9th May they 
came to an Anchor in a Bay of the South Sea, in 41 
Degrees 30 Minutes South Latitude, to which they gave 
the Name of BreweF s-Haven. 
An Officer being fent on Shore with a Company of 
Soldiers, they difcovered great Herds of Oxen, Sheep, 
and Horfes, and fome Lloufes ; but the Inhabitants were 
fied. However, they fuppofed that Part of the Country 
to be in the PoiTeffion of , the Spaniards, by the large 
wooden CroflTes they faw fixed at the Entrance of the 
Houfes ; and going afhore the next Day they difcovered 
a Party of Spanijh Horfe, and fome Cannon-fiiot were 
fired at the Boat. A Company of fifty Soldiers being 
fent affiore again, the 20th of May, they difcovered 
the Town of Carehnappa, and had a fmart Engagement 
with SpanifoBdxXf, confiding of ninety Men, Horfe 
and Foot, whom they defeated wh&vtupon tht Spaniards 
abandoned the Town of Carelrnappa, and the Dutch took 
PoiTeffion of it, wffiere they remained till the 25th, and 
then fetting fire to the Town, and killing the Horfes 
they had taken in the Engagement, they retired to their 
Ships. They afterward^s failed to the Town of 
Cajlro, on the Ifland of Chiloe, where they arrived on 
the 6th of June. 
There appeared a good Body of Spanijls Horfe and 
Foot on Shore ; but the Dutch no fooner landed fome 
Soldiers, than the Inhabitants fet fire to the Tov/n, and 
abandoned it, having before carried away everyThing that 
was valuable. This Place, called Cajiro, had been a fine 
SpaniJIo Town, adorned with magnificent Buildings plea- 
fantly fituated on a Hill, furrounded with fruitful Orchards 
and Gardens, and the Fields beyond well cultivated, and 
at the Time when the Dutch arrived there, the Fruit then 
remained on many of the Trees, though it was in the 
Beginning of their Winter. The Dutch, taking an hun- 
dred Sheep and fome Hogs off the Ifland, rc^embark- 
ed on the 1 7th of June and returned to BreweF s-Harbour. 
From hence they propofed to fail to the River Baldivia ; but 
theNorthWind blowing hard in their Teeth, they altered 
their Minds, and came before Carelrnappa again ; where 
landing a Company of Soldiers, on the 1 6th of July, 
they took three Spanijh Prifoners, who informed them, 
that the Winters on that Coaft were ufually tempeftiioiis, 
but that the moft ftormy Month was paft : That there 
Were Gold Mines at Orforn'o, and more at Baldivia ; but 
that the Mines were not wrought of late, and that at 
Cajlro there were none to be feen, the Indians not having 
been compelled to work in the Mines fince the general 
Revolt in 1595. 
They learned alfo, from an old SpaniJhSU omd.n. they 
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had taken, that before the faid general Revolt, the Spa-^ 
niards lived in great Splendor at Orforno, that the mean- 
eft of them had three' hundred hidian Vaffals at leaftj who 
were compelled to pay their refped'ive Lords a certain 
weekly Tribute in Gold; and were ufed fo cruelly by the 
Spaniards, that the Chilefe arofe as one Man, drove 
them from Orforno, and other Spanijh Towns •, and they 
poffeffed little more in this Part of Chili, than Carelrnappa 
and St. Michael de Calemhuco ; fince which, however, tlie 
Indians ol.Orforno, Baldivia, Villarica, Imperial, jneatef 
Aurauco, 2 .nd Puren, had lived in a pretty good Intelli- 
gence with the Spaniards till very lately, when the Indians 
took up Arms again, and they were actually here in a 
State of War with the Spaniards, which was confirmed 
by Fvt Indian Caziques, who came on board the 20th of 
July, and affured the Dutch they were extremely rejoiced 
that they were come to aflift them againft their ancient 
Enemies the Spaniards. 
The Dutch anfwered, They had brought good Store of 
Arms to exchange with their Countrymen Orforno, BaP 
divia, and otherPlaces, for fuch Merchandize as Chili afford- 
ed, that they might be enabled to carry on that War againft 
the Spaniards, and were ready to aflift them to the utmoft 
of their Power. The Chilefe replied. They lived very 
uneafy under the Spanifj Government of Carehnappa, 
and were contriving how to get to their Friends at 
Orforno and Baldivia *, but the Spaniards had pofleffed all 
the Paffes, and the Country was fo overflowed by the 
Winter Rains, that they found it impracticable to go by 
Land at prefent •, and therefore defired the Dutch, that 
they would carry them to Baldivia in their Ships ; wliicli 
the General agreeing to, they returned afhore, to give 
their Friends an Account of it, and make Preparations 
for their Voyage. The next Day, more Chilefe went on 
board, and one of them brought the Head of a Spaniard 
with him whom he had killed, and declared they were 
determined to fhake off the Spanifo Yoke. Whereupon 
the General made a Prefent to them of fome Spears and 
Swords, as alfo Mufltets with Powder and Ball ; and 
the Chilefe fent fome black Cattle on board in Return. 
3. Thus far this Expedition had fucceeded perfedlly 
well, as being entirely under the Management of one 
who was altogether equal to the ProjeCl he went upon ; 
for it is effential to great Defigns that fucceed, that they 
are contrived and concerted by great Men, and that they 
are executed by great Men alfo ; for when once People 
of mean Parts and narrow Underftandings come to be 
lifted up into Employments beyond their Capacities, they 
foon ruin all that wifer Heads have been long framing ; 
and this, notwithftanding they do their beft, and ufe their 
utmoft Endeavours to profecute their Predeceflbr’s Plan. 
T\\t Dutch Officers, who perhaps never confidered this 
Maxim, were experimentally taught the Truth of it, 
by , the Death of their General Henry Brewer, which 
happened on the yth of Augitfi a fatal Day to them, 
though they did nor perceive it at the Time. He 
had fet his Heart upon the Undertaking, and died in 
the full Perfuafion, that it might have been accoiuplifhed. 
Though Capt. who fucceeded him in the Com- 
mand, might have no lefs Zeal to ferve his Country, yet 
he certainly mifearried for want of proper Addrefs. ITe 
too foon difcovered to the Natives with what View the 
Hollanders vifited their Coafts, and created j ealoufies in 
them, which he found it impofiible afterwards to remove, 
as will appear hereafter. The late General was fo confident 
of the Succefs of the Enterprize, that he diredled his 
Countrymen to take his Corpfe with them, and bury it at 
Baldivia, which he had intended to fortify ; and appoint- ‘ 
ed the Chilefe to rendezvous there and meet the Fleet, not 
doubting of a general Revolt in their Favour. His great 
Ambition was, to have a Tomb erefted in that Place, 
which might perpetuate the Memory of his being the 
Author of fo great a Good to his Country. But to pro- 
ceed : The Dutch having taken four hundred and feventy 
Chilefe on board, who had furnifhed themfelves with 
Corn and Cattle, and other Provifions for the Voy- 
age, fet fail for the River Baldivia on the 21ft ol Augujl, 
where they arrived the 24th of the fame Month. 
The River is about a League over at the Mouth, and 
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