dissembling; but it is sufficiently notorious, and has been heard from himself, was not pleased with, and disapproved of that administration. Brian that he Muyson [Nuton], lieutenant of the soldiers, comes next. This man dreads the Director, and honors him as his benefactor; besides being very ignorant and n«mSCnd''o'u? inexperienced in the law, he is totally unacquainted with our Dutch language, ""' eaj^Tel!'^" SO that he is entirely unqualified to reply to the elaborately written opinions, except that he indeed must and will say, Yes. Adrian Keyser, the Commissary, cnmmissary Adri- who cauic here as Secretary, is also sometimes admitted to the Council. This man hath not forgotten much law, but says, himself, that he lets God's water run over God's field. This man, then, can say nothing, and dare not say anything; for so much devolves on him that it is best that he keep quiet. The The Captains of the Captains of the ships have also a vote in the Council when they are ashore, ships have a vote m r r J

8iuyTSant°"'aiis''"at such as Jclmcr Tomas and Paulus Lenaersse, who was appointed Naval agent whi?h they di^'not OH his first arriving here, and has always had a seat in the Council, but he is, now, a freeman. Every one can easily imagine the amount of knowledge these men, who have spent all their lives at sea and have been brought up to ship business, possess of matters of law and of husbandmen's disputes; besides which, the Director keeps them so dependent that they dare not speak, as will appear from this circumstance at Curasao, before the Director ever saw New -1 Netherland. As they were discoursing about the value of Caracks, the Director himself said to the minister and others: "Domine Johannes, I thought I had " bi ought honest sliippers vpith me, but I find that I have brought a pack of thieves." And this was said of these gentlemen Councillors, but principally of the Naval officer, for Captain Jelmer was mostly all the time at sea.