arrived in tlie SI dp the Mill, to the great joy of the Luther i iS aiid especial discontent and disappointment of the congregation of this place j yea of the whole land even of the Enghsh. We, therefore, went to the Honi^ie Director General & the Burgomasters & Sc lepens of this city and presented the accompanying petition. WJ'.ereupon it followed that they cited the Lutheran Parson before their Honors ; demanded of him with what intention he was come here, and what he had as a commission and credentials. He answered, that he had come to be Lutheran Preacher here, but he had no other commission than a letter from the Lutheran consistory at Amsterdam to tlie Lutheran congregation nere. Whereupon he was informed by the Hon^ie Authorities here that he should abstain from all church service or from holding any meeting, and not to deliver the letter from the Lutherans at Amsterdam which he had brought with him, without further order ; regulating himself in the meantime according to tlie Placards of this Province enacted against private conventicles, which he promised to do ; but he was expecting further order and commission by the first ships. In the meanwhile, we already have the snake in our bosom. We would liave been glad t'lat the Lords Regent had opened the letter of the Lutheran consistory in order to ascertain from it the secret of the mission. But they h.ave as yet been unwilling to do this. We demanded also that t'le Noble Lords Regent should send the Lutiieran Miiiister back in the same ship in wliich he arrived inasmuch as lie came liitlier witiiout tlie consent of tlie Noble Directors, in order to put a stop to their work wliich they seem to intend to push forward with a hard Lutheran pate in despite and opposition of tlie Regents ; for we suspect tliat he came to see if he will be permitted and suffered here, and to found other progress thereupon.