considered, their High Mightinesses wished the said Lords a favorable journey; recommended to them the interests of the Country in general and of the aforesaid West India Company in particular; and requested them to use all due diligence, to the end that the business mentioned in the report be accomplished, which the aforesaid, their High Mightinesses' Deputies, had made verbally on the first of this month, and afterwards delivered in writing; whereunto, for brevity sake, reference is had. Ilem, that generally all abuses and excesses at present prevailing

be remedied and repaired, and specially that, pursuant to their High Mightinesses' resolution of the 20"" instant, they inform themselves and investigate the true circumstances and condition of the state of affairs in New Netherland, and assist in making such order as the interest of the Country in general and those of the above mentioned Company in particular shall require. Their High Mightinesses further deputed Mr. Viersen in the place of Mr. Nauta (in consequence of the latter's absence) to accompany and assist them in presiding in the aforesaid Assembly of the XIX. with and in addition to the aforesaid Mr. van der Capelle and others their High Mightinesses' deputies.

Mr. Spieringh to the States General. [ From the Original in the Koyal Archivea at the Hague ; File, Weet Indi6.'\

Mr. Peter Spiring Silvercroon, hereditary proprietor of North Holm, Councillor of Finance to her Royal Majesty of Sweden, and her Resident near your High Mightinesses, being, at his request, in conference on the 26"" October with some of your High Mightinesses' Deputies, proposed that he, the Resident, be furnished with a copy of your High Mightinesses' resolution of the IS"" October, in answer to the Memorial he presented relative to the discharging of her Majesty's Ship the Fame, which, coming from New Sweden, had run in to these parts; stating, in substance, that your High Mightinesses declared the cargo of the above named ship, the Fame, should be regulated in regard to duties, the same as the ships of the French, English, Danish and other foreign nations that bring and discharge such or similar loading here, to wit the ordinary import duty, and in addition 8 percent, both made over, among other things, to the West India Company of this Country, in conformity to your High Mightinesses' resolution in this regard.