Coming subsequently, on the 21"' September, 1649, New Netherland with our aforesaid bark, having in a storm lost the after divers rencounters to prize which was driven by wind and weather into New England, we applied to Director Stuyvesant, who took our declaration under oath, as already stated, promising to write to Wilhelm Nobel hath further declared it to be true their High Mightinesses on this subject. that public affairs in New Netherland have come to that point that neither the people nor the Select men chosen on their behalf, have anything to say, and dare not say anything, but must observe silence and hold their peace, as if every thing went on well and to their liking;

alleging as a reason for his knowing the circumstance, that the Select men did not speak and dare not participate in all this affixir. The deponent terminating his declaration here, further

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saith not; renew all that is stated above, when required, before ail lords, offering to courts, judges and justices. Thus attested, on the day aforesaid, at the Hague, in presence of Jacob van Couwenhoven and Jan Evertss, hereunto required as witnesses.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Papers. [ From the Kegister of 'WeBt India Affairs, 1638 -- 1651, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Tuesday, 12"" April, 1650. Folio B52. Presented to the Assembly, a petition from the Delegates of New Netherland, in ^^^ they received a certain Ne'Sand."' substance purporting that on this day, 12"" April, deposition of William Nobel, late surgeon on board Captain Blaeuw's yacht La Garse, Spaniards in the representing r O that the Spaniards r in the West Indies were ignorant o of the peace r 7 West Indies ignorant which of the peace never that both parties r continued hostilities there;' and, also, that the rpeace had never > ' has