Received a letter from the Directors of the West India Company, Chamber at Boundary of New Amsterdam, dated the 26"" instant, together with some inclosures, relating to the Nethuriand. Bouudary in New Netherland, between the English and this State. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, that the aforesaid letter and inclosures be placed in the hands of Messrs. van der Capelle to Ryssel, and the other their High Mightinesses' Deputies, for the affairs of the abovenamed West India Company, to inspect, examine and report thereon.

Don Estevan de Gamarra y Contreras to the States General. [ From th« Origlaal, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague ; File, Spanje. ]

[TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.] The undersigned Ambassador of Spain, represents to Messrs. the States General, that notwithstanding their Lordships were pleased, on the request he had made in his Memorial of the 10"" of July last, to order the Magistrate of the city of Amsterdam, to apprehend the person and effects of Captain Sebastian de Raeff, who, on his own confession, (exhibited at the same time to their Lordships in an authenticated form,) acknowledged having

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: VII. 577 committed piracies in the West Indies on the subjects of the King, his master, and that his Lieutenant Jan van Campen continued the same robberies with his ship, and by his orders ;

having among other things captured near the Island of Jamaica, after a bloody engagement, a Spanish ship which he carried into and sold with all its cargo at. New Netherland, according to the allegations of divers authentic affidavits; and Juan Gallardo Ferara, a native of St. Lucar de Barrameda, and pilot of said ship, was particularly interested in said prize, having lost, exclusive of many articles of considerable value, nine negroes, his own property, and thirty-six others, the property of Antonio de Rivera, who were under his care.