Indeed when we broke up the seige and retired, without effecting any thing, only because of his leg, which was shot off by the first cannon shot from Fort St. Martin, we left every thing behind, and among other things 5 or 6 field pieces. Was that a fine Roman achievement? Who knows how much that expedition cost the company? Such a prudent hero deserved indeed to be advanced to director, and chosen and sent to New Netherland as redresser-General of all abuses.

B. When he comes thence, the governors may send him as president to Brazil, in order to spoil the little that still remains there, just as he is alWays used to do.

J. He is now, however, getting older, and ought to improve his conduct in order to wipe out former faults. How does he get on in New Netherland?

B. improve do you say, messmate? Like old wolves and old ships, worse from day to day.

J. Does he still foam and rage and storm as much as he used to do, even to striking and beating? |

B. In all that he is just the man he has always been ; and so there is no change to be expected but for the worse.

J. What was his reception in New Netherland?

B. There was so much shouting on all sides, that they were obliged to send to another place to buy Remar for exercising and in case of need.

J. I could have guessed as much, but fin did he treat the inhabitants from the very first?