Extract of a Report made to the States General, of the business transacted at the Assembly of the XIX. of the West India Company, at Amsterdam, in the year 1642.

Monday, 3"* March, J 642. Is also opened a paket of letters received from Cura§ao, through New Netherland, wherein is one from Jan Claessen van Campen, Director at Curagao, without date or place, with some enclosures. One from Director William Kieft, from New Netherland, dated 7"" January, 1642. And another from John van der Hil,i from New Netherland, dated 6"" January, 1642. ' Capt. John Underbill. --Ed.

126 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. And they are referred to the Mess" Looten, de Raet, Loyssen, Halewyn, Loose and van Royen, to examine said letters and papers, as well as the whole state and condition of New Netherland, and to report thereon to the Assembly. Admonition being given, &c.

Thursday, G"- March, 1642. Read a despatch from Ambassador Joachimi, dated Canterbury, 25th February, 1642, with certain appendices containing some declarations and complaints of the English in New England against our people in New Netherland; and placed the same in the hands of the Commissioners on the affairs of New Netherland.

Friday, the T'" March, 1642.

Read a petition of Cornells van Hoykens, fiscal in New Netherland, soliciting increase of salary, with good accommodation in his quarters. And resolved to place the same in the of the Commissioners on the affairs of New Netherland.

Wednesday, 12"> March, 1642. The Commissioners on the affairs of New Netherland, having reported on the despatch of the ambassador Joachimi, and the complaints of the English, therein contained, It is resolved, to place the said despatch, with all papers and maps touching New Netherland, in the hands of the Advocate, to form a rescript for Mr. Joachimi. The Committee nominated on the S"* instant to examine the papers from New Netherland and Curagao, report that they are of opinion still to preserve the said places at the smallest expense possible, conforming to the letter of the Director there, dated 4"" July, the resolution of the XIX., and letter of the 20"" September, 1641, sent to the aforesaid Director by the ship the Brandaris, which the Assembly approves; and resolves, moreover, to postpone the sending of a Clergyman or Vicar.