there was a more suitable means devisable, by which the poor Commonalty could be spared (to wit), that the private traders, who had drawn excessive profits from the country, by their injurious usury, should contribute something to the public service. And what further followed is seen in two different Remonstrances; but the Director was pleased to disregard this; rejected it, as utterly unworthy, and allowed Gerrit Vastrick to depart with some thousand skins, without taking a penny from him ; from what motive is unknown to us. With all that, the Director, a few days before the Blue Cock sailed, had a placard published without our knowledge, wherein the aforesaid duty was demanded from others, and laid at 15 stuyvers per beaver ; and 2 guilders for every tun of beer, from the brewers as well as from the tapsters; but the former were allowed in return to charge the burgher a guilder more; and the tapster to charge one stiver (more) per pot ; so that this will probably have to be paid by the poor, who are unable to procure beer for the sick and wounded, except by the can. We understand here, that the Director sent to the Lords, by the Blue Cock, a Book ornamented with various pictures in water colors, in which he dilates at length on the origin of the war. On that subject it contains as many lies as lines as we are informed by the ;

Minister and others who have read it; and from our time to his, as few facts as leaves. It is to be embellished with an oil painting. We shall not question what sort of birds are in the woods, nor what species offish resort the rivers here; nor the length and breadth of the land. All tins is more copy, and has been long ago described by others.