Further, we duly received your High Mightinesses' letter of the 12"" instant slilo loci, that we should confer at the Hague with your High Mightinesses' Committee on the 26"" March, on the subject of the resort to New Netherland and of its trade, upon certain information transmitted by the Amsterdam Directors to your High Mightinesses' Committee for the afiairs of the West India Company, we would not willingly fail to depute thither some one of our Chamber, but inasmuch as we possess very little knowledge thereof, having never traded to that place; and as in these ham times every e.xpense must be avoided, we therefore request your High Mightinesses will be pleased to excuse us in this instance. We will, meanwhile, conform ourselves to whatever your High Mightinesses' Committee, with the assistance of the Directors delegated from the other Chambers, shall do and determine in the premises. Herewith concluding, we will commend you. High and Mighty Lords, to God's Holy protection. Your High Mightinesses' obedient friends. The Directors of the West India Company at the Chamber of Stadt Groningen and Ommelanden. Done, Groningen, the 14"' March, 1650. (Signed) Rengers. Received 31 March, 1650.

Resolution of the States General.

[ From the Register of West India Affairs, 1638--1651, in the Eoyal Archives at the Haguo. ]

Thursday, 31" March, 1650. Folio 54S. Received a from the Directors of the West India Company at the letter Chamber at Gronin- Chamber of the city of Groningen and Ommelanden, written at Groningen, Provisions for Bra- the 14"" iustant stilo loci, regarding the sending provisions to Brazil, and also the New Netherland. of New Netherland. affair Whereupon, deliberation being had, it is resolved and concluded that the aforesaid letter shall be placed in the hands of Mess" van Aertzbergea and other their High Mightinesses' deputies for the affairs of the West India Company, to inspect, examine and to report upon it.