Read at the meeting a certain Memoir from the Ambassador of Spain, B anish Atnbaa- Complaining of and against one Captain Sebastian RaefFand his Lieutenant Jan '^''"'- van Campen, for committing piracies in the West Indies on the inhabitants and subjects of the King of Spain, and especially for having robbed and plundered Captain Eaeff.

Jan Gallardo Ferrara, at sea, of some Negroes and other goods on his voyage to Spain from the Indies. Which being considered, it is resolved and concluded, that the aforesaid memorial be placed in the hands of Messrs. Huygens and others, their High Mightinesses' Deputies for conferring with the abovementioned Ambassador, to inspect, examine and report thereupon.

Amlassador Nieupoovt to the States General.

I From the Original in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague ; File, Enyeland. ]

High and Mighty Lords.

My Lords. I saw a letter a few days since which was written in Plymouth the 22'^ instant, stating that three Dutch ships, coming on private account from New Netherland, were obliged by stress of weather to run into that port, and that in them arrived Mr. John Risen with several Swedish who report that three forts and whatever they possessed thereabouts had been seized soldiers,

by the Dutch in those parts that the Savages or Indians had, at the same time, made a descent ;

on the Dutch Colonies, but were repulsed, and that they killed only about 30 Dutchmen and burnt some few mean farm-houses. The aforesaid Risen had given out that it is his intention to apply to the Swedish Ambassador here, but has not yet made his appearance. Those three ships which are homeward bound, will be able to give the most correct information of what has occurred. Letters have also been received from the city announcing the arrival of a frigate called the Namptwich, which, with a man-of-war named the Assurance, had, after conveying some merchantmen as far as the Latitude of the river of Lisbon, captured three French ships-of-war coming from the bay of Cascais.