Divine service will not be interrupted, by the absence of D^ Johannes Backerus, who, however, has been there only 27 months. The place is again supplied with a learned and godly clergyman, who requires no interpreter when defending the Reformed Religion against any minister of our neighbors, the English Brownists. The preceding are, in fact, the points requiring any answer. We shall add thereunto only some particulars respecting the persons who have signed the Remonstrance. They are as follow Adriaen van der Donck has been about 8 years in New Netherland he originally ;

went thither as sheriff, in the employ of the co-proprietors in the Colonic of Renselaers wyck, but did not long hold that office ; he resided in the Colonic, however, until the year 1646. Arnoldus van Hardenberch accompanied Hay Jansen, in 1644, to New Netherland, with a cargo for his brother, where he never suffered any let or damage, to our knowledge but ;

he knows how to charge the colonists well for his wares. AuGUSTYN Heermans Went out in the Maecht van Enchmjsen, being, as he now is, clerk to Gabri, in the trading business. Jacob van Couwenhoven having, when a lad, accompanied his father to that country, was taken by Wouter van Twiller into the Company's service as an assistant, and becoming afterwards a tobacco planter, the Company helped him, as is to be seen by the books, with necessaries; but they have been paid for. Olof Stevensen, brother-in-law of Govert Loockermans, went out in the year 1637, in the ship the Haring, as a soldier in the Company's service ; was promoted by Director Kieft and finally appointed Commissary of the store; he has profited by the Company's service and is