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. On arriving in New Netherland, the ship Swol, being old, ought to be sold,' together with the horses, the salt and old iron ; the soldiers who are to be brought along, should be retained in garrison there; and the flyboat, with the guns from Curasao, the dried codfish and the New Netherland soldiers, sent home, with intelligence whether peace has been concluded with the Indians. If so, it will be necessary to send a fast sailing frigate or boat, to be dispatched from New Netherland with provisions to Curagao to return thence with horses and salt, ;

which can be sold in New Netherland, especially the horses, at a high price. Were Cura9ao also placed under the government of New Netherland, the garrison could be maintained at little expense, and the poor people preserved from the dreadful famine to which they have sometimes been subject. It had been much more advantageous for the Company to abandon the island of Curasao; but this cannot be effected without the coi'iperation of their High Mightinesses and his Highness; and although it could be accomplished, yet we are obliged to incur the greater part of the aforesaid expense to bring the people thence.