A first class ship and flyboat will have to be sent from Fatherland with 70 soldiers and 20 seamen, for the purpose of conveying the people, provisions, etc., to Curagao, and relieving the old garrison, on the calculation that 26 men can be selected from the old hands, which would then make up the 116 persons, as hereinbefore stated. Which aforesaid ship and flyboat will have to carry out from Fatherland all the necessaries, agreeably to list number 1, already enumerated, together with the necessaries, according to lists Nos. ^, 3 and 4. Having arrived at Cura§ao and landed the people, the first class ship should retain the necessaries in list No. 2, which amount to the sum of fl. 6,698.14. And there embark 130 of the old forces, and deliver to the Cat the necessaries in list

No. 3, fl. 3,999.4. The aforesaid yacht, the Cat, to be manned with 60 of the old forces at Curasao.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : III. 167 And also to deliver over to the yacht Ncptmjnis, the like necessaries, according to list No. 3, amounting to fl. 3,999.4. The aforesaid Nepfuynis to be, in like manner, manned with 60 of the old forces. In the aforesaid first class ship and two yachts, ought to be laden the 2700 first quality hides, lying there; and thus return home after cruising together through the West Indies, as long as their provisions permit. The flyboat and the ship Swol, ought to take on board all the old iron, unnecessary ordinance and other useless stores, along with as many horses, and as much salt and dried codfish, as can be stored therein; with which the Director and the remainder of the old forces, being about 60 persons, should proceed to New Netherland, taking with him the stores, as per list No. 4, amounting to fl. 779.5.